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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 9,894 matching names.

Smith, James

Printed as: James Smith

3 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 11, 1839
Last Appearance Jan. 14, 1841
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 11, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 8, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 14, 1841 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smith, Jefferson

Printed as: Jefferson Smith

4 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1840
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 13, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 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
Apr. 9, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smith, Jeremiah

Printed as: Jeremiah Smith

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

Smith, John

Printed as: John Smith

10 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 9, 1821
Last Appearance Jul. 9, 1840
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Shepherdstown; Charles Town
Oct. 9, 1821 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
Apr. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 7, 1831 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
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
Apr. 12, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 9, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 9, 1840 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smith, John A

Printed as: John A Smith

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 8, 1822
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1823
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 8, 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

Smith, John D

Printed as: John D Smith

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

Smith, Joseph

Printed as: Joseph Smith

4 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Last Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Shepherdstown
Jan. 5, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1832 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 11, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 10, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smith, Joseph L

Printed as: Joseph L Smith

4 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Apr. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 13, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 11, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 12, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smith, Juliet

Printed as: Juliet Smith

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 8, 1840
Last Appearance Oct. 8, 1840
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 8, 1840 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smith, M P

Printed as: M P Smith

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

Smith, Margaret

Printed as: Margaret Smith; Miss Margaret Smith

3 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 23, 1834
Last Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Post Offices Shepherdstown; Harpers Ferry
Jan. 23, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 23, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 12, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smith, Mary

Printed as: Mrs Mary Smith; Mary Smith

4 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 8, 1822
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1838
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
Oct. 1, 1823 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smith, Nelson

Printed as: Nelson Smith

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

Smith, Nicholas

Printed as: Nicholas Smith

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

Smith, Patrick

Printed as: Patrick Smith

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smith, Peter

Printed as: Peter Smith

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Last Appearance Jul. 9, 1835
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 10, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smith, Phebe

Printed as: Phebe Smith

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

Smith, Robert

Printed as: Robert Smith

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

Smith, S J

Printed as: S J Smith

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smith, Samuel

Printed as: Rev. Samuel Smith

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

Smith, Samuel I

Printed as: Samuel I Smith

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Jul. 7, 1831
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smith, Samuel J

Printed as: Samuel J Smith

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

Smith, Solomon

Printed as: Solomon 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, Susan

Printed as: Miss Susan Smith; Susan Smith

3 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 23, 1834
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1840
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Jan. 23, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 9, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smith, T

Printed as: T Smith

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

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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