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 9,428 matching names.

Blue, Catharine

Printed as: Catharine Blue

6 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Jul. 13, 1837
Post Offices Shepherdstown; Charles Town
Jul. 7, 1831 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
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
Jul. 18, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 10, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 13, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Blue, Catherine

Printed as: Catherine Blue

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Last Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 5, 1832 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 13, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Blue, Eleanor

Printed as: Eleanor Blue

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

Blue, Joel

Printed as: Joel Blue; Mrs. Joel Blue

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1830
Last Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Post Offices Charles Town; Shepherdstown
Apr. 7, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 12, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Blue, Katy

Printed as: Katy Blue

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

Blue, Mahala

Printed as: Mahala Blue

3 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Last Appearance Jan. 12, 1837
Post Offices Charles Town; Shepherdstown
Oct. 17, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 9, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 12, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Unknown newspaper View source list

Blue, Michael

Printed as: Michael Blue

3 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jul. 10, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 9, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 13, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Blue, Micheal

Printed as: Micheal Blue

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

Boadenhamer, Jacob

Printed as: Jacob Boadenhamer

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

Boaks, Frederick

Printed as: Frederick Boaks

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

Boannan, L W

Printed as: L W Boannan

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 9, 1835
Last Appearance Jul. 9, 1835
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jul. 9, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Board, Henry

Printed as: Henry Board

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

Board, Jacob

Printed as: Jacob Board

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

Board, Sarah

Printed as: Sarah Board

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 8, 1835
Last Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 8, 1835 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 13, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Boardly, Eliza C

Printed as: Eliza C Boardly

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Last Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 10, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Boardly, Richard K

Printed as: Richard K Boardly

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Last Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 10, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Boarman, George W

Printed as: George W Boarman

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

Boarman, Leo

Printed as: Leo Boarman

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

Boarman, Leonard W

Printed as: Leonard W Boarman

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

Bobtitze, David

Printed as: David Bobtitze

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

Bockise, Erasmus

Printed as: Erasmus Bockise

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

Boden, Henry

Printed as: Henry Boden

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Last Appearance Jan. 23, 1834
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 23, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Boden, James

Printed as: James Boden

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Last Appearance Jan. 23, 1834
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 23, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Boers, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Boers

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

Boetler

Printed as: Dr. Boetler

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

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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