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.

May, James R

Printed as: James R May

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

Mayag, Patrick

Printed as: Patrick Mayag

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Last Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 10, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Maybury, Susan

Printed as: Susan Maybury

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 13, 1837
Last Appearance Jul. 13, 1837
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jul. 13, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Mayer, Eliza

Printed as: Eliza Mayer

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Last Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 9, 1840 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Mayer, John L

Printed as: John L Mayer

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

Mayers, A G

Printed as: A G Mayers

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Last Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 10, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Maynord, Arnold

Printed as: Arnold Maynord

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

Mayor, Frederick W

Printed as: Frederick W Mayor

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

Mays, James

Printed as: James Mays

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1830
Last Appearance Apr. 7, 1830
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 7, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Mays, John

Printed as: John Mays

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Oct. 9, 1834
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 10, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Unknown newspaper View source list
Oct. 9, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McAbe, Dorothy H

Printed as: Dorothy H McAbe

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

McAlister, J C

Printed as: J C McAlister

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Last Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 12, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McAlister, John C

Printed as: John C McAlister

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

McAnulty, Patrick

Printed as: Patrick McAnulty

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

McArvy, Peter

Printed as: Peter McArvy

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

McAtee, Ignatius

Printed as: Ignatius McAtee

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 7, 1824
Last Appearance Jan. 7, 1824
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 7, 1824 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list

McAuley, Charles

Printed as: Charles McAuley

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 11, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McAvey, Michael

Printed as: Michael McAvey

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 9, 1835 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McBee

Printed as: Mrs McBee

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

McBee, A

Printed as: A McBee

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

McBee, Alen

Printed as: Alen McBee

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

McBee, Allen

Printed as: Allen McBee

3 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 23, 1834
Last Appearance Jan. 8, 1835
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 23, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 8, 1835 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McBee, Benjamin

Printed as: Benjamin McBee

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

McBee, D

Printed as: Mrs D McBee; D McBee

3 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Last Appearance Jan. 8, 1835
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 18, 1833 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

McBee, Deborah

Printed as: Miss Deborah McBee; Deborah McBee

4 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 19, 1832
Last Appearance Jan. 11, 1838
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 19, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 10, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 13, 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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