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.

Hickman, Rebecca

Printed as: Rebecca Hickman

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 8, 1835
Last Appearance Oct. 8, 1835
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 8, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Hickman, William

Printed as: William Hickman

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

Hicks, Levi

Printed as: Levi Hicks

3 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Last Appearance Jul. 13, 1837
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 7, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 13, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Hicks, William

Printed as: William Hicks

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

Hicky, John

Printed as: John Hicky

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

Hict, Andrew

Printed as: Andrew Hict

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

Hide, James

Printed as: James Hide

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 17, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 9, 1835 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Hiedwhol, Jacob

Printed as: Jacob Hiedwhol

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 12, 1837
Last Appearance Oct. 12, 1837
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 12, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Hiedwholl, John

Printed as: John Hiedwholl

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

Hieks, David

Printed as: David Hieks

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

Hiett, Elizabeth D

Printed as: Elizabeth D Hiett

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

Hiette, Levi

Printed as: Levi Hiette

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 9, 1835 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Hifferman, Patrick D

Printed as: Patrick D Hifferman

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

Higgins, Emily

Printed as: Emily Higgins

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

Higgins, Emily T

Printed as: Miss Emily T Higgins

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

Higgins, George W

Printed as: George W Higgins

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

Higgins, James

Printed as: Rev James Higgins; James Higgins

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 13, 1837
Last Appearance Jul. 11, 1839
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Apr. 13, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 11, 1839 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Higgins, Michael

Printed as: Michael Higgins

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 19, 1832
Last Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 19, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 11, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Higgins, Moriah

Printed as: Miss Moriah Higgins

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 19, 1832
Last Appearance Jul. 19, 1832
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 19, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

High, David

Printed as: David High

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Last Appearance Jan. 19, 1837
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 13, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 19, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

High, Jacob C

Printed as: Jacob C High

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

High, John

Printed as: John High

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

Hilard, Joseph

Printed as: Joseph Hilard

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

Hildebrand, Matilda

Printed as: Matilda Hildebrand

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

Hileman, Jacob

Printed as: Jacob Hileman

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1839
Last Appearance Jan. 10, 1839
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 10, 1839 Shepherdstown 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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