postmaster receives letters addressed to her written 153 years ago by a Civil War soldier

In Person

Boes explained, “You’re not going to believe what I just received.” She added, “I’ll deliver them in person. They’re too precious to trust to the mails.” Irony must have had its hardest laugh that day. She got into her car and drove off to Grand Rapids to her boss. Her boss was only 45 minutes away.