Remaining Letters Issues

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Letters Remaining at Local Post Offices

A searchable index of people named in nineteenth-century newspaper lists of unclaimed mail.

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Letter Index Results

Names are shown as printed when possible. Spelling variations, initials, abbreviations, titles, and newspaper errors are common.

Found 9,894 matching names.

Dunnavan, Daniel

Printed as: Daniel Dunnavan

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 17, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Dunniven, John

Printed as: John Dunniven

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 13, 1837
Last Appearance Jul. 13, 1837
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 13, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Durery, Simon

Printed as: Simon Durery

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jul. 10, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Durke, William

Printed as: William Durke

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Durning, John

Printed as: John Durning

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 23, 1834
Last Appearance Jan. 23, 1834
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 23, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Durr, John

Printed as: John Durr

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Last Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 11, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Dust, Isaac

Printed as: Isaac Dust

5 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 19, 1832
Last Appearance Jan. 11, 1838
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jul. 19, 1832 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1832 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 10, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 1, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 11, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Dust, Joseph

Printed as: Joseph Dust

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 14, 1841
Last Appearance Jan. 14, 1841
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 14, 1841 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Dust, Joseph E

Printed as: Joseph E Dust

3 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 5, 1831
Last Appearance Oct. 8, 1840
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Shepherdstown
Jan. 5, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 5, 1832 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 8, 1840 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Dust, R E

Printed as: R E Dust

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 9, 1834
Last Appearance Oct. 9, 1834
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 9, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Dust, Rebecca E

Printed as: Rebecca E Dust

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 8, 1835
Last Appearance Jan. 8, 1835
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 8, 1835 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Dust, Valentine

Printed as: Valentine Dust

17 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Jan. 14, 1841
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Shepherdstown
Jan. 6, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 7, 1831 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 19, 1832 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 10, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 18, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 10, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 9, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 12, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Unknown newspaper View source list
Jul. 13, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 11, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 12, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 12, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 11, 1839 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 9, 1840 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 14, 1841 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Dust, William

Printed as: William Dust

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 12, 1837
Last Appearance Jan. 12, 1837
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 12, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Unknown newspaper View source list

Dustin, Robert B

Printed as: Robert B Dustin

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Last Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 11, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Dutch, James

Printed as: James Dutch

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 9, 1821
Last Appearance Oct. 9, 1821
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 9, 1821 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list

Dutch, Withleben

Printed as: Withleben Dutch

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 11, 1838
Last Appearance Jan. 11, 1838
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 11, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Dutton

Printed as: Mr. Dutton

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 11, 1839
Last Appearance Jul. 11, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 11, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Duval, Ann

Printed as: Ann Duval

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 8, 1835
Last Appearance Jan. 8, 1835
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 8, 1835 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Duval, Isaac

Printed as: Isaac Duval

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Jul. 7, 1831
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 7, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Duval, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Duval

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 11, 1838
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1838
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 11, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Duvall, Ann

Printed as: Mrs Ann Duvall

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Duvall, Benjamin

Printed as: Benjamin Duvall

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 10, 1822
Last Appearance Apr. 10, 1822
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 10, 1822 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list

Duvall, Eliza

Printed as: Miss Eliza Duvall

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 9, 1823
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1823
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 9, 1823 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list

Duvall, Jacob

Printed as: Jacob Duvall

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Duvall, John

Printed as: John Duvall

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1830
Last Appearance Apr. 7, 1830
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 7, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

How to Use These Records

A letter remaining notice does not prove permanent residence, but it can place a person near a particular post office at a particular moment in time. For laborers, migrants, women, tenants, and others who appear only rarely in formal records, these newspaper lists may be one of the few surviving traces of their presence in the area.

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