Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Michigan

My deceased wife (Date of death, 7/2006) leased some equipment for her personal business around 2005. Upon her death, I reached a verbal agreement w/the lease company that I would release the equipment back to them with the stipulation that they would cancel the contract. I received an e-mail from a salesperson that the contract was cancelled. Subsequently, I was dunned for about six months for the lease amount to the end of the contract term. After many phone calls to the leasing company, I finally received a letter from the lease company saying the contract was terminated. That letter was dated around mid-2007. There was no further communication between us.

On March 6, of this year, I received a dunning letter from xxxxxxxx,corp in their standard boilerplate language that the (my wife's) company has failed to pay "after repeated demands".

My initial thoughts are to send an (almost) anonomous letter to them asking for proof of the debt (a signed contract by my deceased wife); Proof date of last payment. I do not want these people knowing my identity or address for fear they will make the situation worse.

My question(s):

AM I liable for payment?

Should I identify myself to them?

Should I contact them via return receipt requested mail?

Has the statute of limitations run in this situation?

I was naive enough to believe the contract cancellation letter and have since dicarded all written communications which I now see as a bad mistake.

Sincerely:

surprised

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