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.

Brown, Lucretia

Printed as: Lucretia Brown

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

Brown, M

Printed as: M Brown

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Last Appearance Jul. 12, 1838
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Shepherdstown
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 12, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Brown, M J

Printed as: M J Brown

4 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 7, 1836
Last Appearance Jan. 14, 1841
Post Offices Shepherdstown; Charles Town
Jan. 7, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 9, 1840 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 9, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 14, 1841 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Brown, M S

Printed as: M S Brown

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 13, 1837
Last Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Apr. 13, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 12, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Brown, M. J.

Printed as: M. J. Brown

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 14, 1836
Last Appearance Jul. 14, 1836
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jul. 14, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Brown, Margaret E

Printed as: Margaret E Brown

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

Brown, Martin S

Printed as: Martin S Brown

3 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 9, 1834
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1838
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 9, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 13, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Brown, Mary

Printed as: Mary Brown

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

Brown, Michael

Printed as: Michael Brown

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

Brown, Milton J

Printed as: Milton J Brown

5 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Last Appearance Oct. 8, 1835
Post Offices Charles Town; Shepherdstown
Jan. 5, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 18, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 10, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 9, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 8, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Brown, Mr.

Printed as: Rev Mr. Brown

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1839
Last Appearance Jan. 10, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 10, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Brown, Naomi

Printed as: Naomi Brown

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

Brown, Nathan

Printed as: Nathan Brown

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 11, 1838
Last Appearance Jan. 11, 1838
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 11, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Brown, Philip

Printed as: Philip Brown

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

Brown, Polly

Printed as: Polly Brown

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 14, 1830
Last Appearance Jan. 23, 1834
Post Offices Charles Town; Harpers Ferry
Jul. 14, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 23, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Brown, R H

Printed as: R H Brown

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

Brown, R T

Printed as: R T Brown

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1830
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 7, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Brown, Randall

Printed as: Randall Brown

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1830
Last Appearance Jul. 19, 1832
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 7, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 19, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Brown, Robert

Printed as: Robert Brown; Mr Robert Brown

4 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Apr. 14, 1836
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Shepherdstown; Charles Town
Apr. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 10, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 7, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 14, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Brown, Robert T

Printed as: Robert T Brown

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

Brown, S

Printed as: S Brown

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

Brown, Samuel

Printed as: Samuel Brown

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 14, 1841
Last Appearance Jan. 14, 1841
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 14, 1841 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Brown, Samuel P.

Printed as: Samuel P. Brown

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

Brown, Sarah

Printed as: Sarah Brown

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

Brown, Solomon

Printed as: Solomon Brown

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 7, 1824
Last Appearance Jan. 7, 1824
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 7, 1824 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry 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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