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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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Names are shown as printed when possible. Spelling variations, initials, abbreviations, titles, and newspaper errors are common.

Found 9,428 matching names.

Small, James B

Printed as: James B Small

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 11, 1839
Last Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 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

Small, William

Printed as: William Small

3 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 7, 1824
Last Appearance Jan. 5, 1831
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 7, 1824 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Oct. 6, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 5, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smallwood, Delila

Printed as: Delila Smallwood

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

Smallwood, James

Printed as: James Smallwood

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

Smallwood, Jane

Printed as: Jane Smallwood

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

Smallwood, John

Printed as: John Smallwood

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 8, 1822
Last Appearance Oct. 1, 1823
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 8, 1822 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Oct. 1, 1823 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list

Smallwood, W

Printed as: W Smallwood

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

Smallwood, William

Printed as: William Smallwood

4 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Apr. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 5, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smith

Printed as: Mr Smith; Mr. Smith; Mrs. Smith

3 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Last Appearance Jul. 7, 1836
Post Offices Charles Town; Harpers Ferry
Jan. 10, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 7, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smith, A

Printed as: A Smith

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

Smith, Albert

Printed as: Albert Smith

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

Smith, Andrew

Printed as: Andrew Smith

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

Smith, Angelina

Printed as: Miss Angelina Smith; Angelina Smith

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 6, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 11, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smith, Angelina D

Printed as: Angelina D Smith

3 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Last Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 10, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smith, Anthony

Printed as: Anthony Smith

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

Smith, Bartholomew

Printed as: Bartholomew Smith

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

Smith, Basil

Printed as: Basil Smith

4 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 8, 1822
Last Appearance Oct. 20, 1824
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 8, 1822 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Apr. 10, 1822 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Apr. 9, 1823 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Oct. 20, 1824 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list

Smith, Ben

Printed as: Ben Smith

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Last Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 11, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smith, Benjamin

Printed as: Benjamin Smith

3 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 14, 1830
Last Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 14, 1830 Unknown post office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 19, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 13, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smith, Benjamin H

Printed as: Benjamin H Smith

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Oct. 12, 1837
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 7, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 12, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smith, Benjamin R

Printed as: Benjamin R Smith

3 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Jul. 7, 1831
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 6, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 5, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 7, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smith, Benjamin S

Printed as: Benjamin S Smith

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

Smith, Berry H

Printed as: Berry H Smith

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

Smith, C H

Printed as: C H Smith

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

Smith, Charles H

Printed as: Charles H Smith

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Last Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 12, 1838 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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