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Over 2,000 Scottish historical letters were stolen. They were found in Canada

The snatched artifacts were mix of family, estate and business correspondence

CBC RadioCatherine Zhu

As It Happens6:15Over two thousand Scottish historical letters were stolen. They were found in Canada

After three decades, thousands of historical documents have been returned to their rightful home at the National Records of Scotland. 

Alan Borthwick, an archivist at the National Records of Scotland who played a key role in bringing them back, expressed a "sense of satisfaction" as they're now ready to be used by a new generation of historians. 

The lost letters, which were returned on March 25, …

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Over 2,000 Scottish historical letters were stolen. They were found in Canada

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