A LETTER FOUND | AdventAI

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jun 9, 1890

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 16, No. 22.

A LETTER FOUND.

NEARLY thirty years ago a young Englishman named Robert Brown left his native Surrey and came to America. For several years he corresponded with his sister at home, then the letters grew infrequent, and finally ceased. When last heard from he was in Boston. The sister wrote, only to have her letters returned through the Dead Letter Office, marked, "Not found." Finally, in despair, as a last resort, she addressed a letter to "President Harrison, Washington, D. C., U. S. A.," relating these facts, and imploring his aid in finding her brother. This letter found its address a few weeks ago.

Instead of going to the waste-basket, it was forwarded to Mayor Hart, of Boston, with a request that he look Mr. Brown up. In a short time response came that Robert Brown was dead, leaving two sons, both prosperous young business men in Boston, and the news was sent to their aunt in Surrey last week.—Washington Post.