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.

McPherson, Samuel

Printed as: Samuel McPherson

4 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 14, 1830
Last Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 14, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 13, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 12, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McPherson, William

Printed as: William McPherson

3 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Post Offices Charles Town; Harpers Ferry
Oct. 6, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 6, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McQuilkin, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas McQuilkin

3 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 9, 1835
Last Appearance Apr. 13, 1837
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jul. 9, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 14, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 13, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McSherry

Printed as: Mrs. McSherry

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

McSherry, Catharine G

Printed as: Catharine G McSherry

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1831
Last Appearance Oct. 6, 1831
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 6, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McSherry, Margaret

Printed as: Margaret McSherry

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 19, 1832
Last Appearance Jul. 19, 1832
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 19, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McSherry, Sally Ann

Printed as: Sally Ann McSherry

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

McWilliam, Samuel P

Printed as: Samuel P McWilliam

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 12, 1837
Last Appearance Jan. 12, 1837
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 12, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Unknown newspaper View source list

McWilliams, Cyrus F

Printed as: Cyrus F McWilliams

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 9, 1835
Last Appearance Jul. 9, 1835
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Mead

Printed as: Mr Mead

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

Mead, Abraham

Printed as: Abraham Mead

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

Mead, William

Printed as: William Mead

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

Meatheys, Samuel

Printed as: Samuel Meatheys

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Last Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 5, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Meddler

Printed as: Mr Meddler

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

Meddler, Maria

Printed as: Mrs Maria Meddler

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 1, 1833
Last Appearance Apr. 1, 1833
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Apr. 1, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Medlar, Jane

Printed as: Jane Medlar

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

Medler, Christian

Printed as: Christian Medler

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

Medler, Henry

Printed as: Henry Medler

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

Medler, Sebastian

Printed as: Sebastian Medler

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

Medler, W

Printed as: W Medler

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

Mehan, James

Printed as: James Mehan

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

Meinhard, Peter

Printed as: Peter Meinhard

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

Melhorn, Elizabeth

Printed as: Elizabeth Melhorn

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

Melhorn, Michael

Printed as: Michael Melhorn

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

Melhorn, Milton

Printed as: Milton Melhorn

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

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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