Remaining Letters Issues

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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.

Whitson, John

Printed as: John Whitson

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 7, 1836
Last Appearance Apr. 11, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 7, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 11, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Whitson, Mary A

Printed as: Mary A Whitson

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

Whitstone, John

Printed as: John Whitstone

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

Whittaker, A

Printed as: A Whittaker

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Jan. 7, 1836
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 10, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Unknown newspaper View source list
Jan. 7, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Whittaker, Betsy D

Printed as: Mrs. Betsy D Whittaker

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

Whittaker, Charles S

Printed as: Charles S Whittaker

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 19, 1837
Last Appearance Jan. 19, 1837
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 19, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Whittaker, John S

Printed as: John S Whittaker

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 17, 1839 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Whitter, Thomas A

Printed as: Thomas A Whitter

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

Whittington, James

Printed as: James Whittington

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

Whittington, William

Printed as: William Whittington

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

Whitton, John W

Printed as: John W Whitton

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Last Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 9, 1840 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Whorley, Peter

Printed as: Peter Whorley

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

Wickham, M T

Printed as: M T Wickham

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

Wickham, M. T.

Printed as: M. T. Wickham

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

Wickham, Matilda

Printed as: Matilda Wickham

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

Wickham, R H

Printed as: R H Wickham

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

Wicks, Jeremiah

Printed as: Jeremiah Wicks

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

Widirman, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Widirman

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

Wies, John

Printed as: John Wies

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Last Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 9, 1840 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Wiggenton, Presley

Printed as: Presley Wiggenton

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 14, 1836
Last Appearance Apr. 14, 1836
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Wiggington, Benjamin

Printed as: Benjamin Wiggington

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

Wiggington, Presley

Printed as: Presley Wiggington

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

Wigginton, Amanda

Printed as: Amanda Wigginton

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

Wigginton, J D

Printed as: J D Wigginton

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 14, 1836
Last Appearance Apr. 14, 1836
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 14, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Wigginton, John

Printed as: John Wigginton

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1831
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 6, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 9, 1835 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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