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.

Row, John L

Printed as: John L Row

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

Rowan, Ann

Printed as: Mrs. Ann Rowan; Ann Rowan

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Jul. 19, 1832
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Oct. 6, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 19, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Rowan, John W

Printed as: John W Rowan

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

Rowe, Charles

Printed as: Charles Rowe

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

Rowland, Daniel

Printed as: Daniel Rowland

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

Rowland, Elizabeth

Printed as: Elizabeth Rowland

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

Rowland, John

Printed as: John Rowland

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Last Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 9, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Rowland, John H

Printed as: John H Rowland

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

Rowland, Lucy

Printed as: Lucy Rowland

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

Rowland, Susan

Printed as: Susan Rowland

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

Rowles, George W

Printed as: George W Rowles

3 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1830
Last Appearance Jan. 23, 1834
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 7, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 23, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Rowles, W P

Printed as: W P Rowles

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

Rowles, William P

Printed as: Dr. William P Rowles; William P Rowles

6 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 9, 1823
Last Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Apr. 9, 1823 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Jan. 7, 1824 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Jan. 6, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 6, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 11, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Rowley, Doct.

Printed as: Doct. Rowley

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

Rowley, George

Printed as: George Rowley

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

Rowls

Printed as: Dr Rowls

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

Rowls, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Rowls

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

Rowls, William P

Printed as: William P Rowls

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 9, 1821
Last Appearance Oct. 9, 1821
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 9, 1821 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list

Royston, Mathew

Printed as: Mathew Royston

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

Ruckheart, Elijah

Printed as: Elijah Ruckheart

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

Ruckle, Margaret A

Printed as: Margaret A Ruckle

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

Ruckle, Samuel

Printed as: Samuel Ruckle

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Oct. 9, 1834
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Apr. 10, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 9, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Ruckle, Smauel

Printed as: Smauel Ruckle

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

Rudd, William

Printed as: William Rudd

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Oct. 6, 1830
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 6, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Ruffin, Daniel

Printed as: Daniel Ruffin

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

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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