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.

Jilges, Jacob P

Printed as: Jacob P Jilges

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

Jinkens, William

Printed as: William Jinkens

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

Jinkins, Mary

Printed as: Mary Jinkins

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

Jinkins, Samuel

Printed as: Samuel Jinkins

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

Jobe, William

Printed as: William Jobe

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Last Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 11, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Johnes, Heury

Printed as: Heury Johnes

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

Johns, Mary

Printed as: Mary Johns

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Last Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 11, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Johnson, B

Printed as: B Johnson, Jr.

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

Johnson, B W

Printed as: B W Johnson

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

Johnson, Benjamin

Printed as: Benjamin Johnson

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

Johnson, David

Printed as: David Johnson

3 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1831
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Oct. 6, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 4, 1839 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Johnson, Dines

Printed as: Dines Johnson

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

Johnson, Gabriel

Printed as: Gabriel Johnson

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

Johnson, George

Printed as: George Johnson

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

Johnson, Gold

Printed as: Gold Johnson

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

Johnson, Henry

Printed as: Henry Johnson

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

Johnson, Henry J

Printed as: Henry J Johnson

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

Johnson, Hester

Printed as: Hester Johnson

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

Johnson, J K

Printed as: J K Johnson

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 19, 1837
Last Appearance Jan. 19, 1837
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 19, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Johnson, J M

Printed as: J M Johnson

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

Johnson, Jeremiah

Printed as: Jeremiah Johnson

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

Johnson, John

Printed as: John Johnson

3 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Shepherdstown
Oct. 6, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 5, 1832 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 13, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Johnson, John A

Printed as: John A Johnson

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1831
Last Appearance Apr. 11, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 6, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 11, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Johnson, John R

Printed as: John R Johnson

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 14, 1836
Last Appearance Jan. 19, 1837
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Jul. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 19, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Johnson, Joseph

Printed as: Joseph Johnson

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