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.

Barnet, John

Printed as: John Barnet

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 12, 1838
Last Appearance Jul. 12, 1838
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 12, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Barnet, John H

Printed as: John H Barnet

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

Barnet, Raymond

Printed as: Raymond Barnet

3 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Oct. 13, 1831
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Shepherdstown
Apr. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 6, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 13, 1831 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Barnet, Rebecca

Printed as: Rebecca Barnet

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 13, 1831
Last Appearance Oct. 13, 1831
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 13, 1831 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Barnett

Printed as: Mr. Barnett

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 9, 1840
Last Appearance Jul. 9, 1840
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jul. 9, 1840 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Barnett, John H

Printed as: John H Barnett

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 17, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Barnett, Raymund

Printed as: Raymund Barnett

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Oct. 6, 1830
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 6, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Barnhard, Samuel

Printed as: Samuel Barnhard

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Last Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 10, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Barnhart, Edward

Printed as: Edward Barnhart

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

Barnhart, Henry

Printed as: Henry Barnhart

3 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 13, 1837
Last Appearance Jul. 9, 1840
Post Offices Charles Town; Shepherdstown
Jul. 13, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 9, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 9, 1840 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Barnhart, Maria

Printed as: Miss Maria Barnhart; Maria Barnhart

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Apr. 1, 1833
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Apr. 7, 1831 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 1, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Barnhart, Mary

Printed as: Mary Barnhart

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 14, 1836
Last Appearance Jul. 14, 1836
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jul. 14, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Barnhart, Nancy

Printed as: Nancy Barnhart

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

Barnhart, William

Printed as: William Barnhart

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Last Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 10, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Barns, Alexander

Printed as: Alexander Barns

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1831
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 6, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Barns, William

Printed as: William Barns

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

Barr, Michael C

Printed as: Michael C Barr

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 14, 1836
Last Appearance Apr. 14, 1836
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Apr. 14, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Barr, Thomas H

Printed as: Thomas H Barr

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

Barr, William

Printed as: William Barr

3 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Last Appearance Jul. 11, 1839
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Oct. 11, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 13, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 11, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Barret, Charles

Printed as: Charles Barret

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 12, 1837
Last Appearance Jan. 11, 1838
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 12, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 11, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Barret, John

Printed as: John Barret

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

Barrett, B

Printed as: B Barrett

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

Barrett, Charles

Printed as: Charles Barrett

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 7, 1836
Last Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 7, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 12, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Barrett, John

Printed as: John Barrett

3 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Last Appearance Jan. 14, 1841
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 9, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 8, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 14, 1841 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Barrett, R

Printed as: R Barrett

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 11, 1839
Last Appearance Apr. 11, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 11, 1839 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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