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.

Polton, John W

Printed as: John W Polton

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1831
Last Appearance Oct. 6, 1831
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 6, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Pomfrey, Loyd

Printed as: Loyd Pomfrey

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

Porke, John

Printed as: John Porke

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

Porter, Ann

Printed as: Mrs Ann Porter

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

Porter, C C

Printed as: C C Porter

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 11, 1838
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1838
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 11, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Porter, Colin C

Printed as: Colin C Porter

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 11, 1839
Last Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 11, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 9, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Porter, Elenor

Printed as: Elenor Porter

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 12, 1837
Last Appearance Jan. 12, 1837
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 12, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Unknown newspaper View source list

Porter, George

Printed as: George Porter

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

Porter, Jesse

Printed as: Jesse Porter

3 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1831
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 6, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 5, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Porter, Jessey

Printed as: Jessey Porter

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

Porter, John

Printed as: John Porter

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

Porter, William

Printed as: William Porter

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

Posey, Anthony

Printed as: Anthony Posey

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Last Appearance Jan. 12, 1837
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 11, 1832 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 12, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Unknown newspaper View source list

Potter, Benjamin

Printed as: Benjamin Potter

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 9, 1823
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1823
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 9, 1823 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list

Potter, James

Printed as: James Potter

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

Potter, John H

Printed as: John H Potter

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

Potts, John

Printed as: John Potts

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

Potts, Zacariah

Printed as: Zacariah Potts

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

Potts, Zachariah

Printed as: Zachariah Potts

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

Powel, Mary

Printed as: Mary Powel

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

Powell, A M

Printed as: A M Powell

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 12, 1838
Last Appearance Jul. 12, 1838
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jul. 12, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Powell, Archibald M

Printed as: Archibald M Powell

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jul. 10, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 12, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Powell, George

Printed as: George Powell

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 11, 1832 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Powell, Grafton T

Printed as: Grafton T Powell

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Last Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 5, 1832 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Powell, John R

Printed as: John R Powell

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

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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