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.

Jolliffe, William

Printed as: William Jolliffe

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

Jones

Printed as: Mrs Jones

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

Jones, A.

Printed as: Rev. A. Jones

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 6, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 18, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Jones, Abraham

Printed as: Abraham Jones

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

Jones, Alex

Printed as: Rev. Alex Jones

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

Jones, Alexander

Printed as: Rev. Alexander Jones

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 11, 1839
Last Appearance Apr. 11, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 11, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Jones, Ann

Printed as: Ann Jones

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 9, 1840
Last Appearance Jan. 14, 1841
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 9, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 14, 1841 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Jones, Ann N

Printed as: Mrs Ann N Jones; Ann N Jones

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Last Appearance Jul. 11, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 11, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Jones, Archer P

Printed as: Archer P Jones

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

Jones, Charles

Printed as: Charles Jones

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 9, 1840
Last Appearance Jan. 14, 1841
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 9, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 14, 1841 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Jones, David

Printed as: David Jones

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

JOnes, Ducilla

Printed as: Ducilla JOnes

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

Jones, Evans

Printed as: Evans Jones

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 12, 1837
Last Appearance Jan. 12, 1837
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 12, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Unknown newspaper View source list

Jones, Harriet

Printed as: Harriet Jones

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 11, 1838
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1838
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 11, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Jones, Henry

Printed as: Henry Jones

3 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 14, 1836
Last Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Post Offices Charles Town; Harpers Ferry
Apr. 14, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 13, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Jones, James

Printed as: James Jones

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

Jones, James H

Printed as: James H Jones

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 11, 1838
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1838
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 11, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Jones, Jeremiah

Printed as: Jeremiah Jones

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Oct. 9, 1834
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 9, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Jones, Jessy

Printed as: Jessy Jones

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

Jones, John

Printed as: John Jones

4 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Jul. 12, 1838
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Shepherdstown
Oct. 6, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 5, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 12, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Jones, Joseph

Printed as: Joseph Jones

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Last Appearance Apr. 14, 1836
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Shepherdstown
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 14, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Jones, Judy

Printed as: Judy Jones

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

Jones, Lewis

Printed as: Lewis Jones

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

Jones, Lies

Printed as: Lies Jones

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

Jones, Mary

Printed as: Miss Mary Jones

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 11, 1832 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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