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Jim,
Have you been able to locate any other relatives who you may be able to make contact with? I agree that there is some reason for her son to pick up the certified letter..he must be doing a lot of her errands, and the "activity" you say she continues to have may be on her behalf by her son. If his name is on her accounts, it can appear as though she is conducting all business, while in fact her son is doing it.
I take it you have her maiden name and have checked census records for household members and marriage license for spouse name(s) in order to locate other possible contacts? Have you been able to determine any church affiliation through your resources? What about contacting a different neighbor?
I have acted as intermediary for others, by authoring letters and by making telephone calls. I find nothing wrong in the way you have handled your contact or with the letter you sent. This is a sibling you are hoping to connect with, not a birth parent. If she was 15 at the time of your birth, she most likely was aware of you or had heard rumor that you may exist. And, I doubt that what was written in the non-id would have been any surprise to her. I have to go along with the theory that her son is screening your contact and either attempting to protect her, or his own interests.
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