She now specializes in men’s clothing and uniforms from 1720-1790 ... and specifically on the French and Indian War period of the 1750s. “I’m a little nutty,” Nadeau confided.

Morieux said the letters also demonstrate the difficulty of long-distance communication in the 1750s. Many of the senders, like Lemoyne, were likely illiterate and dictated their messages to a scribe.