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.

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

10 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1830
Last Appearance Oct. 8, 1840
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
Oct. 8, 1840 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

Merchant, Read

Printed as: Read Merchant

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

Merchant, Washington

Printed as: Washington Merchant

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 19, 1837
Last Appearance Jan. 19, 1837
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 19, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Mercier, Randell H

Printed as: Randell H Mercier

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 9, 1834
Last Appearance Oct. 9, 1834
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 9, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Merick, James

Printed as: James Merick

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

Merix, Randell

Printed as: Randell Merix

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

Merrick, James

Printed as: James Merrick

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

Merrick, Randal

Printed as: Randal Merrick

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

Merricks, Bandall

Printed as: Bandall Merricks

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

Merricks, Randall

Printed as: Randall Merricks

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Last Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 11, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Merriel, John A

Printed as: John A Merriel

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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