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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.

Sanks, Joshua

Printed as: Joshua Sanks

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

Sant, Thomas Van

Printed as: Thomas Van Sant

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

Saporton, J

Printed as: J Saporton

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

Sappington, Edmond

Printed as: Edmond Sappington

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 10, 1822
Last Appearance Apr. 10, 1822
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 10, 1822 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list

Sappington, G W

Printed as: G W Sappington

3 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Last Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 10, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 11, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 18, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Sappington, George

Printed as: George Sappington

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

Sappington, George W

Printed as: George W Sappington

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 19, 1837
Last Appearance Jan. 19, 1837
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 19, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Sappington, J B

Printed as: J B Sappington

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

Sappington, John

Printed as: John Sappington

3 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 9, 1823
Last Appearance Jul. 11, 1839
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town; Shepherdstown
Apr. 9, 1823 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Jan. 19, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 11, 1839 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Sappington, John B

Printed as: John B Sappington

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Last Appearance Oct. 8, 1835
Post Offices Charles Town; Shepherdstown
Jan. 5, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 8, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Sappington, Martha

Printed as: Martha Sappington

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

Sappington, Robert

Printed as: Robert Sappington

3 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 10, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 11, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Sappington, Samuel

Printed as: Samuel Sappington

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

Sauders, James

Printed as: James Sauders

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 17, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Saum, John

Printed as: John Saum

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

Saunders, George

Printed as: George Saunders

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

Saunders, Henry B

Printed as: Henry B Saunders

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

Saunders, Henry L

Printed as: Henry L Saunders

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

Saunders, J W

Printed as: J W Saunders

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

Saunders, John

Printed as: John Saunders

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

Saunderson, Charles Thompson

Printed as: Charles Thompson Saunderson

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 14, 1830
Last Appearance Jul. 14, 1830
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 14, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Savage, John A S

Printed as: John A S Savage

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

Saventen, George

Printed as: George Saventen

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

Sayres, John

Printed as: John Sayres

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

Sayrs, John J

Printed as: John J Sayrs

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 1, 1833
Last Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Apr. 1, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 18, 1833 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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