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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.

McNeill, F A

Printed as: Dr F A McNeill

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

McNeir, George

Printed as: George McNeir

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

McNulty, John

Printed as: John McNulty

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 20, 1824
Last Appearance Oct. 20, 1824
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 20, 1824 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list

McPhelemy, Dennis

Printed as: Dennis McPhelemy

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 9, 1821
Last Appearance Oct. 9, 1821
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 9, 1821 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list

McPherson

Printed as: Mr McPherson; McPherson

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Last Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Post Offices Charles Town; Shepherdstown
Jan. 10, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 10, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McPherson, Daniel

Printed as: Daniel McPherson

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 12, 1837
Last Appearance Jul. 9, 1840
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 12, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 9, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McPherson, James

Printed as: James McPherson

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 9, 1835 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McPherson, Jane

Printed as: Jane McPherson

3 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Last Appearance Jan. 19, 1837
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 11, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 8, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 19, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McPherson, John C

Printed as: John C McPherson

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Last Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 18, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McPherson, Jonas

Printed as: Jonas McPherson

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

McPherson, Louisa

Printed as: Louisa McPherson

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

McPherson, Martha E

Printed as: Martha E McPherson

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Last Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 18, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

McPherson, Ruth

Printed as: Ruth McPherson

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 9, 1834
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 9, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

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, Abram R

Printed as: Abram R McQuilkin

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 9, 1840
Last Appearance Jul. 9, 1840
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jul. 9, 1840 Shepherdstown 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

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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