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.

Boone, Robert

Printed as: Robert Boone

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 14, 1830
Last Appearance Jul. 14, 1830
Post Offices Unknown
Jul. 14, 1830 Unknown post office Virginia Free Press View source list

Boord, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Boord

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1831
Last Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 6, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 5, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Boorum, Cornelius

Printed as: Cornelius Boorum

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

Booth, Fanny

Printed as: Fanny Booth

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

Booth, James

Printed as: James Booth

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 19, 1832
Last Appearance Jan. 23, 1834
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 19, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 23, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Booth, John

Printed as: John Booth

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

Boothe, Frances

Printed as: Mrs Frances Boothe

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

Boothe, James

Printed as: James Boothe

3 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 6, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 14, 1830 Unknown post office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Border, Daniel

Printed as: Daniel Border

3 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 8, 1822
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Shepherdstown
Jan. 8, 1822 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Apr. 14, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1839 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Border, Sarah

Printed as: Sarah Border

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 6, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Bordley, D. C.

Printed as: D. C. Bordley

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

Bordley, Eliza E

Printed as: Eliza E Bordley

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

Bordley, Richard

Printed as: Richard Bordley

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 14, 1830
Last Appearance Jul. 14, 1830
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 14, 1830 Unknown post office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 14, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Bordley, Richard R H

Printed as: Richard R H Bordley

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

Boreland, Martha

Printed as: Martha Boreland

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

Boroff, John

Printed as: John Boroff

4 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Last Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 11, 1832 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
Jan. 9, 1840 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Borrerman, R

Printed as: R Borrerman

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

Borsuff, Samuel

Printed as: Samuel Borsuff

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

Bosenton, Nancy B

Printed as: Nancy B Bosenton

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

Bosington, Nancy

Printed as: Nancy Bosington

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

Boss

Printed as: Mr Boss

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

Boss, Cornelius

Printed as: Cornelius Boss

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

Bossey, William

Printed as: William Bossey

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

Botelar, E L

Printed as: Dr E L Botelar

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

Boteler, A R

Printed as: A R Boteler

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

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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