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Item and letter never reached their destination in Denmark because Royal Navy seized cargo ship in 1807
A 200-year-old sweater in a style closely resembling Faroese national dress has been found in “pristine” condition among a stash of 19th-century letters at the National Archives.
The jumper was intended for a woman in Denmark but never reached its destination because the vessel on which it was being transported was seized by the Royal Navy during the second battle of Copenhagen in 1807.
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