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.

Lindsay, James

Printed as: James Lindsay

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Jul. 7, 1831
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 7, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 7, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Lindsay, John R

Printed as: John R Lindsay

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

Lindsay, S J

Printed as: S J Lindsay

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

Lindsay, Samuel J

Printed as: Samuel J Lindsay

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

Lindsey, Ann O

Printed as: Ann O Lindsey

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 14, 1830
Last Appearance Jul. 14, 1830
Post Offices Unknown
Jul. 14, 1830 Unknown post office Virginia Free Press View source list

Lindsey, Samuel

Printed as: Samuel Lindsey

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

Lindsey, Samuel J

Printed as: Samuel J Lindsey

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 11, 1838
Last Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 11, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 12, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Line, Bushrod

Printed as: Bushrod Line

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1839
Last Appearance Jan. 10, 1839
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 10, 1839 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Line, Jacob

Printed as: Jacob Line

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Apr. 7, 1831 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 5, 1832 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Line, Mary

Printed as: Mary Line

3 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 1, 1833
Last Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Apr. 1, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 13, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 12, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Line, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Line

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 8, 1835
Last Appearance Jan. 8, 1835
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 8, 1835 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Link, Adam

Printed as: Adam Link

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

Link, Alexander

Printed as: Alexander Link

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

Linmore, Ruthy

Printed as: Miss Ruthy Linmore

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

Linn, John

Printed as: John Linn

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

Linter, William T

Printed as: William T Linter

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Last Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 13, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Lipe, Mary

Printed as: Mary Lipe

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

Lippeneott, Joshua

Printed as: Joshua Lippeneott

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

Lisle, John M

Printed as: John M Lisle

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

Litchfield, John

Printed as: John Litchfield

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

Little

Printed as: Mr Little

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 17, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Little, Catharine

Printed as: Catharine Little

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1839
Last Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 10, 1839 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 9, 1840 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Little, Clara E

Printed as: Clara E Little

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

Little, Dick

Printed as: Dick Little

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

Little, Ephatha M

Printed as: Ephatha M Little

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Jul. 7, 1831
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 7, 1831 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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