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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 9,894 matching names.

Thomas, Lee

Printed as: Lee Thomas

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 12, 1837
Last Appearance Oct. 12, 1837
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 12, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Thomas, Leonard

Printed as: Leonard Thomas

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 9, 1821
Last Appearance Oct. 9, 1821
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 9, 1821 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list

Thomas, Margaret

Printed as: Margaret Thomas

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 9, 1821
Last Appearance Oct. 9, 1821
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 9, 1821 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list

Thomas, Mathewis

Printed as: Mathewis Thomas

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 8, 1835
Last Appearance Jul. 7, 1836
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 8, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 7, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Thomas, Nicholas

Printed as: Nicholas Thomas

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

Thomas, Noban

Printed as: Noban Thomas

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

Thomas, Rebecca

Printed as: Rebecca Thomas

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

Thomas, Robert

Printed as: Robert Thomas

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

Thomas, Shalott

Printed as: Shalott Thomas

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

Thomas, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Thomas

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

Thomas, Thomas C

Printed as: Thomas C Thomas

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

Thomas, William

Printed as: William Thomas

3 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Jan. 19, 1837
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 10, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
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

Thomason, William

Printed as: William Thomason

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

Thomasson, James

Printed as: James Thomasson

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

Thompkins, James

Printed as: James Thompkins

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

Thompson

Printed as: Mr Thompson; Mr. Thompson

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 8, 1835
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Jan. 8, 1835 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Thompson, Aquila

Printed as: Aquila Thompson

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

Thompson, Aquilla

Printed as: Aquilla Thompson

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 8, 1835
Last Appearance Oct. 8, 1835
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 8, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Thompson, Archibald

Printed as: Archibald Thompson

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

Thompson, B

Printed as: B Thompson

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

Thompson, B F

Printed as: B F Thompson

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

Thompson, Benjamin

Printed as: Benjamin Thompson

6 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 1, 1823
Last Appearance Oct. 8, 1835
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Shepherdstown
Oct. 1, 1823 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Oct. 20, 1824 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Jan. 5, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 19, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 9, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 8, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Thompson, Benjamin F

Printed as: Benjamin F Thompson

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Oct. 6, 1831
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 6, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Thompson, C

Printed as: C Thompson

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

Thompson, Carey

Printed as: Carey Thompson

8 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 20, 1824
Last Appearance Apr. 4, 1839
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Shepherdstown; Charles Town
Oct. 20, 1824 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Oct. 6, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 5, 1832 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 8, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 14, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 13, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 13, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 4, 1839 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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