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 9,894 matching names.

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; Mrs McDaniel

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 8, 1835
Last Appearance Oct. 8, 1840
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Jan. 8, 1835 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 8, 1840 Charles Town 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

McDaniel, Hugh

Printed as: Hugh McDaniel

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 6, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 10, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McDaniel, Isaac

Printed as: Isaac McDaniel

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

McDaniel, James

Printed as: James McDaniel

4 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 11, 1838
Last Appearance Jul. 11, 1839
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
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
Jul. 11, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McDaniel, James W

Printed as: James W McDaniel

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

McDaniel, John

Printed as: John McDaniel

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 14, 1836
Last Appearance Apr. 13, 1837
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 14, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 13, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McDaniel, Lot

Printed as: Lot McDaniel

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 11, 1839
Last Appearance Jul. 11, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 11, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McDaniel, Mary

Printed as: Mary McDaniel; Mrs Mary McDaniel

3 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Jul. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 11, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 9, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McDaniel, Matilda

Printed as: Matilda McDaniel

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

McDanon, James

Printed as: James McDanon

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

McDevit, Felic

Printed as: Felic McDevit

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

McDevit, Patrick

Printed as: Patrick McDevit

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 11, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McDirrah, James

Printed as: James McDirrah

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

McDonagh, William

Printed as: William McDonagh

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 4, 1839
Last Appearance Apr. 4, 1839
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 4, 1839 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McDonah, William

Printed as: William McDonah

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

McDonald

Printed as: Mr McDonald

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 8, 1835
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Jan. 8, 1835 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McDonald, Bernard

Printed as: Bernard McDonald

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

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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