It appears odd pieces of letters related to Charles I are preserved in many local arcihves in Britain (I reported one such case some years ago.)
Sixth Report of the Historical Manuscripts Commissions (1877) has a section "Second Report of the Manuscripts of His Grace the Duke of Argyll, K.T. By William Fraser, Edinburgh" (p.606 ff.), in which no.25 may be an undeciphered letter of Queen Henrietta Maria to a recipient written in cipher (p.612). The record reads:
no.25 Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles the First: Addressed in ciphers thus : 109. q. O : 303. 13. 502.
St. Germain, 22 January 1648. This letter is written chiefly in ciphers, and subscribed "votre affectionne cousine et amie. / Henriette Mame E."
This is a period during which no letters are known in the collection of her letters (Internet Archive).
I wonder where the letter is now archived. I think it's somewhere around Campbell faimly, Dukes of Argyll, Papers, but I could not locate it in the catalogue. If someone finds its current location (or better still, solve it), please let me know.
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