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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.

Washington, Henry

Printed as: Dr. Henry Washington

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

Washington, J C

Printed as: J C Washington

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

Washington, J T A

Printed as: J T A Washington

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

Washington, Jane C

Printed as: Jane C Washington

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 9, 1835
Last Appearance Jul. 11, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 11, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Washington, John

Printed as: John Washington

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

Washington, John A

Printed as: John A Washington

3 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1831
Last Appearance Jul. 13, 1837
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 6, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 7, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 13, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Washington, John T

Printed as: John T Washington

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Last Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 5, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Washington, L

Printed as: Mrs L Washington; Mrs. L Washington

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

Washington, L W

Printed as: L W Washington

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

Washington, Lewis W

Printed as: Lewis W Washington

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

Washington, Louisa

Printed as: Louisa Washington

4 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 5, 1831
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 5, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 7, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 19, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Washington, P S

Printed as: P S Washington

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 11, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Washington, Putman T

Printed as: Putman T Washington

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

Washington, Rebecca J

Printed as: Rebecca J Washington

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

Washington, Robert

Printed as: Robert Washington

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

Washington, Samuel

Printed as: Samuel Washington

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

Washington, Samuel W

Printed as: Mrs Samuel W Washington

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 12, 1838
Last Appearance Jul. 12, 1838
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 12, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Washington, Stepney

Printed as: Stepney Washington

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

Washington, Thomas B

Printed as: Thomas B Washington

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 11, 1839
Last Appearance Jul. 11, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 11, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 11, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Washington, Warner

Printed as: Warner Washington

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

Washington, William T

Printed as: William T Washington

4 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Last Appearance Apr. 11, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town; Shepherdstown
Apr. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 19, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 11, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Wasson, James

Printed as: James Wasson

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

Water, Elmore

Printed as: Elmore Water

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 4, 1839
Last Appearance Apr. 4, 1839
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 4, 1839 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Waterman, Albert G

Printed as: Albert G Waterman

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 7, 1836
Last Appearance Jan. 7, 1836
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 7, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Waterman, J

Printed as: J Waterman

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

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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