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.

Wisenall, Lewis

Printed as: Lewis Wisenall

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 19, 1832
Last Appearance Jul. 19, 1832
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jul. 19, 1832 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Wisenall, Sarah

Printed as: Sarah Wisenall

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

Wiser, R

Printed as: Rev R Wiser

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

Wisinger, Elizabeth

Printed as: Elizabeth Wisinger

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 11, 1832 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Wissinger, Elizabeth

Printed as: Elizabeth Wissinger

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

Witherow, James R

Printed as: James R Witherow

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

Witherow, John

Printed as: John Witherow

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

Witherow, Martha

Printed as: Martha Witherow

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 18, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Witherrow, John

Printed as: John Witherrow

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

Withrow, John

Printed as: John Withrow

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

Withrow, Joseph

Printed as: Joseph Withrow

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

Withrow, Martha

Printed as: Martha Withrow

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 7, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 5, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Witmore, Mary

Printed as: Mary Witmore

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

Witson, John

Printed as: John Witson

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

Wivell, Anthony

Printed as: Anthony Wivell

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

Wivell, James

Printed as: James Wivell

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

Wivell, Lewis

Printed as: Lewis Wivell

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

Woatz, John A

Printed as: John A Woatz

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

Wolf, Henry

Printed as: Henry Wolf

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

Wolf, Michael

Printed as: Michael Wolf

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

Wolf, Washington

Printed as: Washington Wolf

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

Wolff, Elizabeth

Printed as: Elizabeth Wolff

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

Wollard, Hiram F

Printed as: Hiram F Wollard

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1831
Last Appearance Oct. 6, 1831
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 6, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Wollford, Jacob

Printed as: Jacob Wollford

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

Wols, William

Printed as: William Wols

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

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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