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.

Birl, Lucy

Printed as: Lucy Birl

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

Birnside, John N

Printed as: John N Birnside

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

Bishop, Henderson

Printed as: Henderson Bishop

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 23, 1834
Last Appearance Jan. 23, 1834
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 23, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Bishop, Henry

Printed as: Henry Bishop

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 11, 1838
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 11, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1839 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Bishop, Joel

Printed as: Joel Bishop

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

Bishop, Loyd

Printed as: Loyd Bishop

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 7, 1836
Last Appearance Jan. 7, 1836
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 7, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Bishop, Samuel

Printed as: Samuel Bishop

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

Bishop, Sarah

Printed as: Sarah Bishop

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 19, 1832
Last Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 19, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 11, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Black, George W

Printed as: George W Black

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 10, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Black, James

Printed as: Rev. James Black

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

Blackburn, C

Printed as: Miss C Blackburn

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 7, 1836
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1840
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 7, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 9, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Blackburn, Ellen

Printed as: Ellen Blackburn

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

Blackburn, John

Printed as: John Blackburn

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Last Appearance Jan. 11, 1838
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Jan. 10, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 11, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Blackburn, John S

Printed as: John S Blackburn

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

Blackburn, Judith

Printed as: Judith Blackburn

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

Blackburn, Judith B

Printed as: Judith B Blackburn

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 14, 1830
Last Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Post Offices Charles Town; Shepherdstown
Jul. 14, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 10, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Blackburn, R S

Printed as: Dr. R S Blackburn; Dr R S Blackburn

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 7, 1836
Last Appearance Apr. 13, 1837
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 7, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 13, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Blackburn, Richard

Printed as: Richard Blackburn

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

Blackburn, Richard S

Printed as: Richard S Blackburn

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

Blackburn, S A E

Printed as: Mrs S A E Blackburn

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

Blackburn, S. J.

Printed as: S. J. Blackburn

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

Blackburn, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Blackburn

5 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 7, 1824
Last Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Jan. 7, 1824 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Oct. 6, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 10, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 10, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 18, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Blackford, Abigail M

Printed as: Abigail M Blackford

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 14, 1841
Last Appearance Jan. 14, 1841
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 14, 1841 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Blackford, Corban

Printed as: Corban Blackford

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Last Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 17, 1839 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 9, 1840 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Blackford, Corbin

Printed as: Corbin Blackford

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 8, 1835
Last Appearance Jan. 14, 1841
Post Offices Shepherdstown; Charles Town
Oct. 8, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 14, 1841 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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