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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.

Whealey, William B

Printed as: William B Whealey

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Wheatley, William

Printed as: William Wheatley

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Wheatley, William B

Printed as: William B Wheatley

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

Wheatly, John

Printed as: John Wheatly

3 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 14, 1836
Last Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 13, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Wheeler, Benjamin

Printed as: Benjamin Wheeler

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

Wheeler, John H

Printed as: John H Wheeler

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

Wheeler, John R

Printed as: John R Wheeler

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

Wheeler, Joseph B

Printed as: Joseph B Wheeler

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

Whelan, Patrick

Printed as: Patrick Whelan

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

Whie, John K

Printed as: John K Whie

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

Whie, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Whie

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Whitaker, Augustus

Printed as: Augustus Whitaker

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Whitaker, Charles S

Printed as: Charles S Whitaker

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

Whitaker, E M

Printed as: E M Whitaker

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

Whitaker, John

Printed as: John Whitaker

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 5, 1831
Last Appearance Jan. 5, 1831
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 5, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Whitaker, W F

Printed as: W F Whitaker

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

Whitaker, William F

Printed as: William F Whitaker

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

White

Printed as: Mr. White

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

White, Edward

Printed as: Edward White

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

White, Elizabeth

Printed as: Elizabeth White

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

White, J W

Printed as: J W White

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

White, James K

Printed as: James K White

6 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Last Appearance Oct. 12, 1837
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 17, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 9, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 13, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 13, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 13, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 12, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

White, John

Printed as: John White

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Last Appearance Oct. 8, 1840
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Apr. 9, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 8, 1840 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

White, Joseph A

Printed as: Joseph A White

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

White, Josiah

Printed as: Josiah White

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 14, 1836
Last Appearance Jul. 14, 1836
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 14, 1836 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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