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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.

McCoy, Jane

Printed as: Jane McCoy

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

McCoy, Josiah

Printed as: Josiah McCoy

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

McCoy, Nancy

Printed as: Nancy McCoy

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

McCoy, Samuel

Printed as: Samuel McCoy

3 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Last Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 11, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 10, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 11, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McCoy, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas McCoy

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

McCoy, William

Printed as: William McCoy

22 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Apr. 11, 1839
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Shepherdstown; Charles Town
Jan. 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
Jan. 10, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 23, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 9, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 8, 1835 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 7, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 14, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 13, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 13, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
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
Jul. 12, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 4, 1839 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 11, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McCoy, William H

Printed as: William H McCoy

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

McCrary, Mary E

Printed as: Mary E McCrary

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

McCready, Francis

Printed as: Francis McCready

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

McCreary, James M

Printed as: James M McCreary

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

McCreary, John

Printed as: John McCreary

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 23, 1834
Last Appearance Jan. 23, 1834
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 23, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McCristal, Mary

Printed as: Mary McCristal

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

McCruny, F

Printed as: F McCruny

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

McCubbin, Thomas M.

Printed as: Thomas M. McCubbin

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

McCullough, William

Printed as: William McCullough

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

McCurdy, Elizabeth

Printed as: Elizabeth McCurdy

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

McCurdy, James

Printed as: James McCurdy

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

McCurney, Mary Ann

Printed as: Mary Ann McCurney

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

McDad, Anne

Printed as: Anne McDad

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

McDade, Ann

Printed as: Miss Ann McDade

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

McDaivett, Jonas

Printed as: Jonas McDaivett

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

McDanall, William

Printed as: William McDanall

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

McDaniel

Printed as: Miss McDaniel

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

McDaniel, Alexander

Printed as: Alexander McDaniel

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

McDaniel, Henry

Printed as: Henry McDaniel

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

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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