Researchers Read Sealed Renaissance-Era Letter Without Opening It!

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Researchers were able to read the contents of a 300-year-old letter without opening it (Credit: Unlocking History Research Group)

On July 31, 1697, a French lawyer named Jacques Sennacques wrote an urgent message to remind a cousin in the Netherlands to send him a relative's death certificate. To prevent others from reading the confidential memo, the note was carefully folded, or "letter locked." The ancient technique, which transformed the letter into its own secure package, was prevalent before the invention of envelopes.

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  • sparklylakegal
    sparklylakegal약 4년
    This was sooooo awesome. Did this for current event.
    • jonathan139
      jonathan139약 4년
      This. Is. Cool.
      • wildwolf
        wildwolf약 4년
        That is so cool! I'm not very good at all that computer stuff but that's so cool! I LOVE HISTORY TOO!!!
        • superduperdogo
          superduperdogo약 4년
          awesome! i wonder if they will figure out what it says
          • bday_summergirl
            bday_summergirl약 4년
            Oh wow!
            • thatarcticfox
              thatarcticfox약 4년
              Oh, WOW!! This is so cool! I will do the same, nightcolony442! I am so stoked to tell everyone I know about this (and maybe they'll try and learn more in history *wink, wink*).
              • nightcolony442
                nightcolony442약 4년
                I am amazed!! I LOVE HISTORY, and so this is big, big ,big. I cannot wait to tell m family about this. I might even use it in class.
                • nightwaves
                  nightwaves약 4년
                  Wow! Pretty neat. This also reminds me how young the United States is.
                  • doggy-2o21
                    doggy-2o21약 4년
                    that lucks cool
                    • theflorpa
                      theflorpa약 4년
                      Lmao I love how the letter could be it’s own envelope! Never thought of that.

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