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.

Adams, Jose P

Printed as: Jose P Adams

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

Adams, Joseph

Printed as: Joseph Adams

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 11, 1838
Last Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Jan. 11, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 9, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Adams, Joseph P

Printed as: Joseph P Adams

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Jan. 6, 1830
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 6, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Adams, Mary

Printed as: Mrs Mary Adams

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

Adams, Robert

Printed as: Robert Adams

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

Adams, Samuel

Printed as: Samuel Adams

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

Adams, Samuel G

Printed as: Samuel G Adams

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

Adams, Sarah Ann

Printed as: Sarah Ann Adams; Miss Sarah Ann Adams

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 7, 1836
Last Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 7, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 13, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Adams, Stephen

Printed as: Stephen Adams

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

Adams, William

Printed as: William Adams

4 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 7, 1824
Last Appearance Apr. 14, 1836
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 7, 1824 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Jul. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Adams, William B

Printed as: William B Adams

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

Adams, William H

Printed as: William H Adams

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

Adamson, Frederick

Printed as: Frederick Adamson

3 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 9, 1821
Last Appearance Oct. 1, 1823
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 9, 1821 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Apr. 10, 1822 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Oct. 1, 1823 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list

Addy, Charles

Printed as: Charles Addy

3 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 1, 1833
Last Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Post Offices Shepherdstown; Charles Town
Apr. 1, 1833 Shepherdstown 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

Adelberger, Francis

Printed as: Francis Adelberger

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

Adkins, Mary

Printed as: Mary Adkins

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

Adkins, Robert

Printed as: Robert Adkins

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 8, 1835
Last Appearance Oct. 8, 1835
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 8, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Agee, Frederick

Printed as: Frederick Agee

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

Aiken, Patrick

Printed as: Patrick Aiken

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

Aikore, W J

Printed as: W J Aikore

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

Ainsworth, Amasa

Printed as: Amasa Ainsworth

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 1, 1823
Last Appearance Oct. 1, 1823
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 1, 1823 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list

Ainsworth, Robert

Printed as: Robert Ainsworth

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 1, 1823
Last Appearance Jan. 7, 1824
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 1, 1823 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

Aisquith, C W

Printed as: C W Aisquith

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

Aisquith, Charles W

Printed as: Charles W Aisquith

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

Aisquith, E M

Printed as: E M Aisquith

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

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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