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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.

Powell, William

Printed as: William Powell

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

Power, Michael

Printed as: Michael Power

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

Power, Susannah

Printed as: Mrs. Susannah Power

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

Power, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Power

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 9, 1834
Last Appearance Oct. 9, 1834
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 9, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Powers, Charles H

Printed as: Charles H Powers

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

Powers, David

Printed as: David Powers

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Jan. 8, 1835
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 8, 1835 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Powers, Richard

Printed as: Richard Powers

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

Powers, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Powers

3 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 19, 1832
Last Appearance Jan. 8, 1835
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Jul. 19, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 11, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 8, 1835 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Prater, Mary Ann

Printed as: Mary Ann Prater

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

Prather, James

Printed as: James Prather

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 9, 1835
Last Appearance Jul. 14, 1836
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jul. 9, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 14, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Prather, Laban

Printed as: Laban Prather

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

Prather, Mary

Printed as: Mary Prather

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 11, 1838
Last Appearance Jan. 11, 1838
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 11, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Prather, Mary Ann

Printed as: Mary Ann Prather

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 7, 1836
Last Appearance Jul. 11, 1839
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 7, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 11, 1839 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Prather, Polly

Printed as: Polly Prather

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

Prathon, Labon

Printed as: Labon Prathon

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

Pratt, Charles M

Printed as: Charles M Pratt

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

Pratter, Saban A

Printed as: Saban A Pratter

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

Pream, James

Printed as: James Pream

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

Preastley, John

Printed as: John Preastley

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

Preble, Joan

Printed as: Miss Joan Preble

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 8, 1822
Last Appearance Jan. 8, 1822
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 8, 1822 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list

Preverton, James

Printed as: James Preverton

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

Price

Printed as: Mr. Price

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

Price, George

Printed as: George Price

11 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town; Shepherdstown
Jul. 7, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 9, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 8, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 12, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 11, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 12, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 12, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 10, 1839 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 11, 1839 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 11, 1839 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1839 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Price, John

Printed as: John Price

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

Price, John F

Printed as: John F Price

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

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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