Researchers read sealed 17th century letter without opening it
In a world first for the study of historic documents, an unopened letter written in 1697 has been read by researchers without breaking the seal.
The letter, dated 31 July 1697 and sent from French merchant Jacques Sennacques in Lille to his cousin Pierre Le Pers in The Hague, had been closed using , a process in which the letter is folded to become its own envelope, in effect locking it to keep it private. It is part of sent from all
