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 9,428 matching names.

Holliday, J

Printed as: J Holliday

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 9, 1835
Last Appearance Jul. 9, 1835
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jul. 9, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Holliday, M E

Printed as: M E Holliday

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 7, 1836
Last Appearance Jul. 7, 1836
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 7, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Hollis, Samuel

Printed as: Samuel Hollis

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Last Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Holman, Michael

Printed as: Michael Holman

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Holmes, Elizabeth

Printed as: Elizabeth Holmes

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 9, 1835
Last Appearance Jul. 9, 1835
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Holmes, Henry

Printed as: Henry Holmes

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

Holmes, J R

Printed as: J R Holmes

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

Holmes, John B

Printed as: John B Holmes

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

Holt, D

Printed as: D Holt

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Last Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Holt, David

Printed as: David Holt

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

Holt, John

Printed as: John Holt

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

Holtzman, Samuel

Printed as: Samuel Holtzman

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 7, 1836
Last Appearance Jan. 7, 1836
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 7, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Honesty, William

Printed as: William Honesty

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

Honn, William C

Printed as: William C Honn

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

Honner, George

Printed as: George Honner

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

Hoober, Elizabeth

Printed as: Elizabeth Hoober

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

Hood, Jonah

Printed as: Jonah Hood

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Last Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 13, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Hoof, William

Printed as: William Hoof

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Last Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 9, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Hooff, Francis R

Printed as: Francis R Hooff

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1839
Last Appearance Jan. 10, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 10, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Hooff, William

Printed as: William Hooff

6 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1830
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1838
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 7, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 10, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 8, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 13, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Hook, A

Printed as: A Hook

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Last Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Hook, Isaac

Printed as: Isaac Hook

3 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 14, 1830
Last Appearance Oct. 6, 1831
Post Offices Charles Town; Harpers Ferry
Jul. 14, 1830 Unknown post office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 6, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 6, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Hook, James

Printed as: James Hook

6 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 19, 1832
Last Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 19, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 10, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 11, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Hookansmith, John S

Printed as: John S Hookansmith

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 11, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Hooke, [?]

Printed as: [?] Hooke

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

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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