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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.

Lace, Charles R

Printed as: Charles R Lace

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

Lacey, Caleb

Printed as: Caleb Lacey

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

Lackland, S W

Printed as: S W Lackland

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

Lacky, Nancy

Printed as: Nancy Lacky

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

Laddie, William

Printed as: William Laddie

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

Ladwich, John A

Printed as: John A Ladwich

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

Laferty, Catharine

Printed as: Catharine Laferty

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

Laferty, Morgant

Printed as: Morgant Laferty

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

Lafever, John F

Printed as: John F Lafever

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

Lafferty, Catharine

Printed as: Catharine Lafferty

3 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Last Appearance Jul. 14, 1836
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 17, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 10, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 14, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Lafferty, Catherine

Printed as: Mrs Catherine Lafferty

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

Lafferty, David

Printed as: David Lafferty

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Last Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jul. 18, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 12, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Lafferty, Elizabeth

Printed as: Miss Elizabeth Lafferty; Elizabeth Lafferty

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Apr. 7, 1831 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 9, 1840 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Lafferty, George

Printed as: George Lafferty

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 9, 1834
Last Appearance Jul. 14, 1836
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 9, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Lafferty, John

Printed as: John Lafferty

4 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Last Appearance Jul. 14, 1836
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 10, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Unknown newspaper View source list
Apr. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Lafferty, Margaret

Printed as: Margaret Lafferty

5 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Post Offices Shepherdstown; Harpers Ferry
Apr. 10, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 14, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 12, 1837 Shepherdstown 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

Lafferty, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Lafferty

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 10, 1822
Last Appearance Jan. 7, 1824
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 10, 1822 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

Lafington, Sarah

Printed as: Sarah Lafington

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

Lahin, John

Printed as: John Lahin

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 8, 1822
Last Appearance Jan. 8, 1822
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 8, 1822 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list

Laidland, Walter

Printed as: Walter Laidland

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

Laidley, Louisa

Printed as: Louisa Laidley

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

Laing, James

Printed as: James Laing

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

Laing, John

Printed as: John Laing

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Last Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 13, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Lake, John

Printed as: John Lake

3 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Jul. 7, 1836
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 10, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Unknown newspaper View source list
Jul. 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

Laley, John

Printed as: John Laley

4 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Jan. 11, 1838
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 6, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 11, 1838 Harpers Ferry 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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