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

Found 9,428 matching names.

Hughes, Edward

Printed as: Edward Hughes

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 18, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Hughes, George

Printed as: George Hughes

4 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 1, 1823
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Shepherdstown
Oct. 1, 1823 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Jan. 23, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 11, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1839 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Hughes, H L

Printed as: H L Hughes

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

Hughes, Henry S

Printed as: Henry S Hughes

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1831
Last Appearance Oct. 6, 1831
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 6, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Hughes, Humphrey

Printed as: Humphrey Hughes

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

Hughes, Humphrey L

Printed as: Humphrey L Hughes

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

Hughes, James

Printed as: James Hughes

5 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 1, 1823
Last Appearance Jul. 14, 1836
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 1, 1823 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Jan. 7, 1824 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Jan. 10, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Hughes, James P

Printed as: James P Hughes

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

Hughes, John E

Printed as: John E Hughes

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

Hughes, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Hughes

5 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Last Appearance Apr. 4, 1839
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 10, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 11, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 12, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 4, 1839 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Hughn, Daniel

Printed as: Daniel Hughn

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

Hughs, Catharine

Printed as: Catharine Hughs

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Last Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 5, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Hughs, George

Printed as: George Hughs

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

Hughs, Griffith

Printed as: Griffith Hughs

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

Hughs, James

Printed as: James Hughs

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Last Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 5, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Hughs, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Hughs

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 5, 1831
Last Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 5, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 5, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Hugus, John

Printed as: John Hugus

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 14, 1830
Last Appearance Jul. 14, 1830
Post Offices Unknown
Jul. 14, 1830 Unknown post office Virginia Free Press View source list

Hugus, M. T.

Printed as: M. T. Hugus

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

Huiell, John

Printed as: John Huiell

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

Huit, John

Printed as: John Huit

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

Hulbert

Printed as: Mr. Hulbert

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 14, 1830
Last Appearance Jul. 14, 1830
Post Offices Unknown
Jul. 14, 1830 Unknown post office Virginia Free Press View source list

Hull, John

Printed as: John Hull

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 20, 1824
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Oct. 20, 1824 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Hull, William

Printed as: William Hull

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

Hulls, William

Printed as: William Hulls

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

Humerickhouse

Printed as: Mr. Humerickhouse; Mr Humerickhouse

3 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Apr. 7, 1831 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 13, 1831 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 18, 1833 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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