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.

Kellifer, William

Printed as: William Kellifer

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

Kelly, Edward

Printed as: Edward Kelly

3 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 20, 1824
Last Appearance Jul. 14, 1836
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 20, 1824 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Kelly, Eleanor

Printed as: Eleanor Kelly

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

Kelly, Ellenor

Printed as: Mrs Ellenor Kelly

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

Kelly, James

Printed as: James Kelly

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Post Offices Charles Town; Harpers Ferry
Apr. 10, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Kelly, John

Printed as: John Kelly

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

Kelly, Lawery

Printed as: Lawery Kelly

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

Kelly, Owen

Printed as: Owen Kelly

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 19, 1832
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 19, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Kelly, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Kelly

4 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1840
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
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
Jan. 8, 1835 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 9, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Kelsey, John

Printed as: John Kelsey

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

Kelsy, John

Printed as: John Kelsy

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

Kemp, Abraham

Printed as: Abraham Kemp

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 8, 1840
Last Appearance Oct. 8, 1840
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 8, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Kemp, Ama

Printed as: Ama Kemp

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

Kemp, J

Printed as: Miss J Kemp

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

Kemp, Joseph

Printed as: Joseph Kemp

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

Kemp, Julia

Printed as: Julia Kemp

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1831
Last Appearance Jul. 12, 1838
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 6, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 12, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Kemp, Julian

Printed as: Julian Kemp

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

Kemp, William

Printed as: William Kemp

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 11, 1838
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 11, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1839 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Kempson

Printed as: Mr. Kempson

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

Kendal, Jane

Printed as: Miss Jane Kendal

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

Kendall, John S

Printed as: John S Kendall

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

Kendel, Shelton

Printed as: Shelton Kendel

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

Kendle, Jane

Printed as: Jane Kendle

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 9, 1834
Last Appearance Oct. 9, 1834
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 9, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Kendle, Shelton

Printed as: Shelton Kendle

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 9, 1840
Last Appearance Jul. 9, 1840
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 9, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Kendrick, Penelope

Printed as: Penelope Kendrick

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