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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.

Allemong, S. H.

Printed as: S. H. Allemong

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

Allemong, Samuel H

Printed as: Samuel H Allemong

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1830
Last Appearance Oct. 6, 1831
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 7, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 6, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Allen

Printed as: Mr. Allen; Lieut Allen; Miss Allen

3 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 9, 1834
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Oct. 9, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 7, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Allen, Amos

Printed as: Amos Allen

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Last Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 13, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Allen, George F

Printed as: George F Allen

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Last Appearance Jul. 9, 1835
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Allen, James

Printed as: James Allen

3 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 9, 1821
Last Appearance Apr. 14, 1836
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Shepherdstown; Charles Town
Oct. 9, 1821 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Apr. 9, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 14, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Allen, John

Printed as: John Allen

4 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 7, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 19, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 11, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Allen, Maria

Printed as: Maria Allen

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 13, 1837
Last Appearance Jul. 13, 1837
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 13, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Allen, Oliver

Printed as: Oliver Allen

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

Allen, Reuben B

Printed as: Reuben B Allen

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

Allen, S. S.

Printed as: S. S. Allen

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 14, 1830
Last Appearance Jul. 14, 1830
Post Offices Unknown
Jul. 14, 1830 Unknown post office Virginia Free Press View source list

Allen, Temperance

Printed as: Mrs. Temperance Allen

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

Aller, James

Printed as: James Aller

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

Allibone, Mary E. B.

Printed as: Mary E. B. Allibone

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

Allison

Printed as: Mr Allison

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

Allison, Caharine

Printed as: Caharine Allison

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

Allison, Catharine

Printed as: Catharine Allison

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

Allison, Elizabeth

Printed as: Elizabeth Allison

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

Allison, James

Printed as: James Allison

3 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 11, 1838
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 11, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 10, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Allison, John

Printed as: John Allison

3 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 9, 1821
Last Appearance Apr. 10, 1822
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 9, 1821 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Jan. 8, 1822 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Apr. 10, 1822 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list

Allison, John B

Printed as: John B Allison

4 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Jul. 7, 1831
Post Offices Charles Town; Harpers Ferry
Jan. 6, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 6, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 7, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Allison, N O

Printed as: N O Allison

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

Allstadt, Betsy

Printed as: Betsy Allstadt

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

Allstadt, J H

Printed as: J H Allstadt

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 12, 1837
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1838
Post Offices Charles Town; Harpers Ferry
Oct. 12, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Allstadt, Jacob

Printed as: Jacob Allstadt

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Oct. 9, 1834
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Jul. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 9, 1834 Charles Town 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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