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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, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Smith

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

Smith, Thomas F

Printed as: Thomas F Smith

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 12, 1837
Last Appearance Jan. 12, 1837
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 12, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Unknown newspaper View source list

Smith, Thomas W

Printed as: Thomas W Smith

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 23, 1834
Last Appearance Jan. 23, 1834
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 23, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smith, Thornton S

Printed as: Thornton S 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, W S

Printed as: W S 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

Smith, Washington

Printed as: Washington 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, William

Printed as: William Smith

4 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Last Appearance Jan. 14, 1841
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Shepherdstown; Charles Town
Apr. 11, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 12, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 14, 1841 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smith, William A

Printed as: William A Smith

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Last Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 12, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smith, William S

Printed as: William S Smith

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 9, 1840
Last Appearance Oct. 8, 1840
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 9, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 8, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smith, William T

Printed as: William T Smith

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

Smithey, James

Printed as: James Smithey

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

Smithley, Edward

Printed as: Edward Smithley

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 23, 1834
Last Appearance Jan. 23, 1834
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 23, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smithy, John

Printed as: John Smithy

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

Smitley, Solomon

Printed as: Solomon Smitley

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Last Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smoot, George C

Printed as: George C Smoot

3 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Last Appearance Jul. 11, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 12, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 10, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 11, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smoot, James

Printed as: James Smoot

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1839
Last Appearance Jan. 10, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 10, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smoot, John

Printed as: John Smoot

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1839
Last Appearance Jan. 10, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 10, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Smur, Sarah

Printed as: Sarah Smur

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Jul. 14, 1830
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

Smurr, Jacob

Printed as: Jacob Smurr

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

Smurr, Sarah

Printed as: Sarah Smurr

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

Smythe, Elizabeth

Printed as: Elizabeth Smythe

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

Snevily, David

Printed as: David Snevily

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Last Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 10, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Snider, Daniel

Printed as: Daniel Snider

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 17, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Snider, George

Printed as: George Snider

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

Snider, John

Printed as: John Snider; John Snider, sr.

4 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 19, 1832
Last Appearance Jul. 11, 1839
Post Offices Shepherdstown; Charles Town
Jul. 19, 1832 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 14, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 11, 1839 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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