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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.

Vorhees, Maria V D

Printed as: Maria V D Vorhees

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

Voroas, A

Printed as: A Voroas

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

Vorse, Ashford

Printed as: Ashford Vorse

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 11, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Voss, E B

Printed as: E B Voss

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

Vours, Ashford

Printed as: Ashford Vours

3 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 5, 1831
Last Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 5, 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

Wachenfeld, Frederick

Printed as: Frederick Wachenfeld

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

Wadding, Margaret

Printed as: Margaret Wadding

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

Wade, Metilda

Printed as: Metilda Wade

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

Wade, Solomon

Printed as: Solomon Wade

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

Wade, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Wade

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Last Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 13, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Wadsworth, Nancy

Printed as: Nancy Wadsworth

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

Wage, James B

Printed as: James B Wage

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

Wagely, David

Printed as: David Wagely

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Last Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 10, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 10, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Unknown newspaper View source list

Wagely, John

Printed as: John Wagely

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 19, 1832
Last Appearance Jan. 10, 1839
Post Offices Shepherdstown; Charles Town
Jul. 19, 1832 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 10, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Wager

Printed as: Major Wager

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

Wager, Charles

Printed as: Charles Wager

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

Wager, G B

Printed as: G B Wager

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Last Appearance Oct. 9, 1834
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 11, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 9, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Wager, Gerard B

Printed as: Gerard B Wager

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1830
Last Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 7, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Wager, James

Printed as: James Wager

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Apr. 4, 1839
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 4, 1839 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Wager, James B

Printed as: James B Wager

3 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 6, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 6, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 5, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Wager, Mercy

Printed as: Mrs Mercy Wager

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

Wager, Mersey

Printed as: Mersey Wager

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

Wager, P

Printed as: Maj. P Wager

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

Wagly, David

Printed as: David Wagly

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 11, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Wagner, Peter

Printed as: Peter Wagner

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1831
Last Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 6, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 5, 1832 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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