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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.

Ware, Joseph

Printed as: Joseph Ware

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

Ware, Josiah W

Printed as: Josiah W Ware

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

Ware, Matilda

Printed as: Miss Matilda Ware

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Jan. 7, 1836
Post Offices Shepherdstown; Harpers Ferry
Apr. 7, 1831 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 7, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Waring

Printed as: Mr. Waring

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

Wark, Jacob

Printed as: Jacob Wark

3 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 9, 1821
Last Appearance Jul. 19, 1832
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 9, 1821 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Jan. 7, 1824 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Jul. 19, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Warkins, Thomas

Printed as: Dr. Thomas Warkins

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

Warmaldorph, John

Printed as: John Warmaldorph

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 9, 1834
Last Appearance Oct. 9, 1834
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 9, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Warner, E G

Printed as: E G Warner

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 10, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Unknown newspaper View source list

Warner, Jacob

Printed as: Jacob Warner

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Apr. 10, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 9, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Warner, William

Printed as: William Warner

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Last Appearance Jan. 7, 1836
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Apr. 9, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 7, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Warnick, John

Printed as: John Warnick

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

Warters, Jacob

Printed as: Jacob Warters

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

Wasfield, Henry

Printed as: Henry Wasfield

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

Washbourn

Printed as: Mrs Washbourn

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

Washburn, P B

Printed as: P B Washburn

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

Washburn, Paul B

Printed as: Paul B Washburn

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

Washburn, S A

Printed as: Mrs S A Washburn

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 9, 1835 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Washington, B C

Printed as: B C Washington

9 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 7, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 18, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 9, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 12, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 10, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 9, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Washington, Bushrod C

Printed as: Bushrod C Washington

3 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Last Appearance Apr. 14, 1836
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 11, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 14, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Washington, E B

Printed as: E B Washington

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Washington, E C

Printed as: Mrs E C Washington

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1830
Last Appearance Apr. 7, 1830
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 7, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Washington, George

Printed as: George Washington

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Last Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 11, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 18, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Washington, George F.

Printed as: George F. Washington

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

Washington, H L

Printed as: Miss H L Washington; H L Washington

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 6, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Washington, Hannah L

Printed as: Hannah L Washington

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 5, 1831
Last Appearance Jan. 5, 1831
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 5, 1831 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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