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 9,894 matching names.

Wilson, Jemima

Printed as: Jemima Wilson

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Jan. 10, 1839
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 10, 1839 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Wilson, Jeremiah

Printed as: Jeremiah Wilson

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Last Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 11, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Wilson, John

Printed as: John Wilson

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

Wilson, John B

Printed as: John B Wilson

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

Wilson, John G

Printed as: John G Wilson

4 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 6, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 14, 1830 Unknown post office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Wilson, John P

Printed as: John P Wilson

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

Wilson, John W

Printed as: John W Wilson

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

Wilson, Lewis

Printed as: Lewis Wilson

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

Wilson, Margaret

Printed as: Margaret Wilson

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

Wilson, Melvina

Printed as: Melvina Wilson

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

Wilson, Moses

Printed as: Moses Wilson

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Last Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 11, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Wilson, Richard

Printed as: Richard Wilson

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

Wilson, Robert

Printed as: Robert Wilson

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Last Appearance Jul. 14, 1836
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 17, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Wilson, Sophia

Printed as: Sophia Wilson

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Jan. 6, 1830
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 6, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Wilson, T

Printed as: T Wilson

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

Wilson, Thomas D

Printed as: Thomas D Wilson

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

Wilson, Thomas M

Printed as: Thomas M Wilson

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

Wilson, W

Printed as: W Wilson

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

Wilson, W H

Printed as: W H Wilson

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 13, 1837
Last Appearance Apr. 13, 1837
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Apr. 13, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Wilson, William

Printed as: William Wilson

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

Wilson, William D

Printed as: William D Wilson

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

Wilson, William H

Printed as: William H Wilson

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 14, 1836
Last Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 12, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Wilsow, Solomon

Printed as: Solomon Wilsow

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

Wilstach, Charles

Printed as: Charles Wilstach

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

Wilt, Adam

Printed as: Adam Wilt

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

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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