Letter delivered 83 years late

In this July 1, 2014 photo, an envelope and nine pages of a letter that was written and mailed in 1931 are displayed in Skowhegan, Maine. Miriam McMichael, 23, sent the letter from Houlton, Maine, to her mother Dollena McMichael, in Pittsfield, Maine. Both women have since died. The letter was recently found at the Pittsfield post office. The postmaster and town officials located Dollena’s granddaughter Ann McMichael in Cornville, and delivered the letter. The spelling of the family name had changed. AP/Centralmaine.com, David Leaming

SKOWHEGAN, Maine — A letter written by a school teacher in 1931 to her mother has finally been delivered — 83 years later.

Twenty-three-year-old Miriam McMichael sent the nine-page letter to Dollena McMichael. Both women have since died.

The letter was lost and only recently found at the post office in Pittsfield, Maine. Postal worker Michelle Rowell found it and tells the Morning Sentinel she knew it was old because of the 2-cent stamp.

The postmaster and town officials tracked down the family, and the letter is now in the hands of 69-year-old Ann MacMichael, Miriam’s niece and Dollena’s granddaughter. The spelling of the family name has changed.

MacMichael says the irony is that the writer apologizes for not writing sooner.