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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.

Jefferson, M

Printed as: Dr M Jefferson

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

Jefferson, Robert

Printed as: Robert Jefferson

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Oct. 6, 1831
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 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

Jefferson, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Jefferson

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

Jefferson, William

Printed as: William Jefferson

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 13, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Jeffery, Samuel

Printed as: Samuel Jeffery

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

Jeffries, William

Printed as: William Jeffries

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

Jenkens, John

Printed as: John Jenkens

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

Jenkins, Ann E

Printed as: Ann E Jenkins

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

Jenkins, Charles

Printed as: Charles Jenkins

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

Jenkins, Elizabeth

Printed as: Elizabeth Jenkins

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 14, 1836
Last Appearance Oct. 12, 1837
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 14, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 12, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Jenkins, F H

Printed as: F H Jenkins

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

Jenkins, Mary

Printed as: Mrs Mary Jenkins; Mary Jenkins

4 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Apr. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 12, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 11, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Jenkins, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Jenkins

3 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 5, 1831
Last Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
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
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Jenkins, William

Printed as: William Jenkins

13 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. 7, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 5, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 14, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 7, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
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
Apr. 13, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
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
Apr. 12, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Jenkins, William R

Printed as: William R Jenkins

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

Jenks, William

Printed as: William Jenks

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

Jenners, Mary Ann

Printed as: Mrs Mary Ann Jenners

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

Jennings, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Jennings

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

Jennings, Thomas J

Printed as: Thomas J Jennings

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

Jet, James

Printed as: James Jet

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 5, 1831
Last Appearance Jan. 5, 1831
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 5, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Jett, R

Printed as: R Jett

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

Jett, Rawlin

Printed as: Rawlin Jett

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

Jett, Rollins

Printed as: Rollins Jett

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

Jett, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Jett

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

Jewell, Mary

Printed as: Mary Jewell

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Last Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Apr. 12, 1838 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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