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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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Names are shown as printed when possible. Spelling variations, initials, abbreviations, titles, and newspaper errors are common.

Found 9,428 matching names.

Nelson, C

Printed as: Mrs C Nelson

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

Nelson, George W

Printed as: George W Nelson

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Nelson, Richard

Printed as: Richard Nelson

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

Nelson, William

Printed as: William Nelson

4 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Oct. 9, 1834
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 7, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 7, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 10, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 9, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Nelson, William B

Printed as: William B Nelson

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

Nelson, William H

Printed as: William H Nelson

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 14, 1836
Last Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 13, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Nerse, Lewis

Printed as: Lewis Nerse

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

Nett, Samuel

Printed as: Samuel Nett

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

Nettleton, D

Printed as: D Nettleton

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

Neuse, Mary

Printed as: Mary Neuse

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

Nevin, William

Printed as: William Nevin

4 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Last Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Post Offices Charles Town; Harpers Ferry
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
Oct. 17, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 10, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Unknown newspaper View source list

Newcomer

Printed as: Mrs. Newcomer

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

Newcomer, Andrew

Printed as: Andrew Newcomer

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

Newcomer, Ann

Printed as: Mrs. Ann Newcomer

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Last Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 13, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Newcomer, Daniel B

Printed as: Daniel B Newcomer

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

Newcomer, Elizabeth

Printed as: Elizabeth Newcomer

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 7, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Newcomer, Jacob

Printed as: Jacob Newcomer

7 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Post Offices Charles Town; Harpers Ferry
Jan. 6, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 7, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 5, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 5, 1832 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
Apr. 12, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Newcomer, Joshua

Printed as: Joshua Newcomer

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Newcomer, Marten

Printed as: Marten Newcomer

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 14, 1830
Last Appearance Jul. 14, 1830
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 14, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Newelier, Johanna

Printed as: Johanna Newelier

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

Newell, Elizabeth A

Printed as: Elizabeth A Newell

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

Newell, Mason T

Printed as: Mason T Newell

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

Newin, William

Printed as: William Newin

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

Newman, Abner

Printed as: Abner Newman

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 5, 1831
Last Appearance Jan. 5, 1831
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 5, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Newman, Edgar N

Printed as: Edgar N Newman

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 8, 1835
Last Appearance Oct. 8, 1835
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 8, 1835 Shepherdstown 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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