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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.

Mellan, Samuel

Printed as: Samuel Mellan

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

Mellentree, Joseph

Printed as: Joseph Mellentree

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

Mellhorn, Michael

Printed as: Michael Mellhorn

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

Melloney, William

Printed as: William Melloney

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

Mellroy, William

Printed as: Rev. William Mellroy

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

Meloney, J B

Printed as: J B Meloney

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

Melow, Michael

Printed as: Michael Melow

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

Melton, Robert

Printed as: Robert Melton

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

Melvin, B

Printed as: B Melvin

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 10, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Unknown newspaper View source list

Melvin, Benjamin

Printed as: Benjamin Melvin

3 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Last Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Post Offices Shepherdstown; Harpers Ferry
Jan. 10, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 13, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Melvin, David O

Printed as: David O Melvin

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

Melvin, Elizabeth

Printed as: Elizabeth Melvin

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 14, 1836
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1838
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Apr. 14, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Melvin, Jacob

Printed as: Jacob Melvin

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

Melvin, John

Printed as: John Melvin; Capt. John Melvin; Capt John Melvin; others

9 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1830
Last Appearance Apr. 13, 1837
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Shepherdstown
Apr. 7, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 6, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 5, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 18, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 9, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 13, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 13, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Melvin, Joseph

Printed as: Joseph Melvin

4 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Shepherdstown
Jan. 6, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 5, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 19, 1832 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Melvin, Samuel

Printed as: Samuel Melvin

3 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Shepherdstown
Apr. 12, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1839 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Melvin, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Melvin

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 10, 1822
Last Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 10, 1822 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Apr. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Membs, George

Printed as: George Membs

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 17, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Menamaid, E L

Printed as: Mrs. E L Menamaid

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

Mendenall, Eliza

Printed as: Eliza Mendenall

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

Mendenhall, Eliza

Printed as: Eliza Mendenhall

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

Mendinall, Abner

Printed as: Abner Mendinall

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

Menel, Aitwell

Printed as: Aitwell Menel

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

Merchan, Anderson

Printed as: Anderson Merchan

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 12, 1837
Last Appearance Oct. 12, 1837
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 12, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Merchant, Carey

Printed as: Carey Merchant

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

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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