The Royal Mail: Its Curiosities and Romance

"MISSOURI. "You must excuse me for writing to you for I dont know any one in England. I know the names of no lawyers, and thought I would write to you. We have seen it in our paper several times of money being left to the ---- heirs, and heard that a Lawyer of London made a flying visit to St Louis to find the heirs, but failed. My father was born and raised in ---- England. His name was ---- the oldest son of three. My parents died shortly after we came to America, and I was quite small. I know but little about any of them. I remember hearing my Father say that he had rich relatives who intended to make him their heir. I am very poor; lost everything during the war. If you know of some lawyer who will see to it without money as I have none to invest. Please answer to tell me what you think you can do for me." "As I have no correspondent in London at present I adopt this plan of procuring one that I can transact business through--the matter I wish to call your attention to is this--To the estate of ---- and the heirs. The papers were sent here once but have been lost. ---- died in London about 45 years ago and left a large estate of which my client's interest would be about seventy-five thousand dollars at the time of his death--Will you please inform me what it is necessary for us to do in the matter in full."