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

The Name

That was not it. The envelope also had addressee’s name on it. The letter addressed Orrin W. Shepherd coming from Croton, Newaygo Co., Michigan. Well, this detail helped a great deal in figuring out as to why the letter came to this small town of Michigan. However, the mystery of it landing on the desk of Boes after 150 years was still uncovered.