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A French investigation has uncovered new information about a letter flown out of Paris via hot air balloon during the Prussian siege in 1870 which is now in the National Archives of Australia. The letter, from a man named A Mesnier to his mother in Normandy, described the harsh conditions in Paris during the siege. http://ab.co/1P6KzvM http://ab.co/1P6KzvM+ -- Peterk Dallas, Tx [log in to unmask] Save our in-boxes! http://emailcharter.org “If only there were a massive entity that I were forced to fund to tell me how I should live my life, since I’m so obviously incapable of deciding for myself.” M. Hashimoto Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra