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.

Perry, Eveline S

Printed as: Eveline S Perry

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 11, 1839
Last Appearance Jul. 11, 1839
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jul. 11, 1839 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Perry, George

Printed as: George Perry

3 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Shepherdstown
Apr. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 12, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 9, 1840 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Perry, Helen

Printed as: Helen Perry

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

Perry, James

Printed as: James Perry

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 8, 1835
Last Appearance Oct. 8, 1835
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 8, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Perry, Jane

Printed as: Jane Perry

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Jul. 7, 1831
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jul. 7, 1831 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Perry, Jane A

Printed as: Jane A Perry

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

Perry, John

Printed as: John Perry

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

Perry, Marshall B

Printed as: Marshall B Perry

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

Perry, Mary

Printed as: Mary Perry

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 12, 1837
Last Appearance Oct. 12, 1837
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 12, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Perry, Mary E

Printed as: Mary E Perry

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 12, 1837
Last Appearance Oct. 12, 1837
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 12, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Perry, Nancy

Printed as: Nancy Perry

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1831
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Post Offices Charles Town; Shepherdstown
Oct. 6, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Perry, Sarah

Printed as: Miss Sarah Perry; Sarah Perry

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 7, 1836
Last Appearance Jul. 12, 1838
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 7, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 12, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Perry, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Perry

3 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Jan. 11, 1838
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 7, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 7, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 11, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Pershburger, Henry

Printed as: Henry Pershburger

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

Peter, Colin

Printed as: Colin Peter

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Jan. 10, 1839
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Oct. 6, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 10, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Peter, John

Printed as: John Peter; John Peter, Esq

7 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 9, 1823
Last Appearance Apr. 13, 1837
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Apr. 9, 1823 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Apr. 7, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 10, 1833 Harpers Ferry 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
Oct. 9, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 13, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Peter, Joy

Printed as: Joy Peter

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

Peter, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Peter

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

Peterman, John

Printed as: John Peterman

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

Peters, Abraham

Printed as: Abraham Peters

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 17, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Peters, Branson

Printed as: Branson Peters

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

Peters, David A

Printed as: David A Peters

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

Peters, John

Printed as: John Peters

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

Peters, Samuel

Printed as: Samuel Peters

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

Peters, Warner

Printed as: Warner Peters

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Jan. 6, 1830
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 6, 1830 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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