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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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Names are shown as printed when possible. Spelling variations, initials, abbreviations, titles, and newspaper errors are common.

Found 9,428 matching names.

Burton, Joshua

Printed as: Joshua Burton

3 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Last Appearance Jan. 10, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 5, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 14, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 10, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Burus, Jonathan

Printed as: Jonathan Burus

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 17, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Burwall, Charles

Printed as: Charles Burwall

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

Burwell, Ann E

Printed as: Ann E Burwell

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

Burwell, Bacon

Printed as: Bacon Burwell

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

Burwell, James

Printed as: James Burwell

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

Buser, Jeremiah

Printed as: Mrs. Jeremiah Buser

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

Busey, Benjamin

Printed as: Benjamin Busey

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 12, 1837
Last Appearance Jan. 12, 1837
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 12, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Unknown newspaper View source list

Busey, Edward

Printed as: Edward Busey

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

Busey, Ezra F

Printed as: Ezra F Busey

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

Busey, Washington

Printed as: Washington Busey

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

Buskirk, Orra M

Printed as: Orra M Buskirk; Mrs Orra M Buskirk

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 11, 1839
Last Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 11, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 9, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Buskirk, Orra M V

Printed as: Orra M V Buskirk

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Last Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 12, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Buskirk, William V

Printed as: William V Buskirk

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

Buster, Bernard T

Printed as: Bernard T Buster

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1830
Last Appearance Apr. 7, 1830
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 7, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Buster, Claudius

Printed as: Claudius Buster

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 6, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 10, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Buster, George W

Printed as: George W Buster

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

Bustle, Matilda

Printed as: Matilda Bustle

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 20, 1824
Last Appearance Oct. 20, 1824
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 20, 1824 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list

Busy, Edward

Printed as: Edward Busy

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 8, 1835
Last Appearance Oct. 8, 1835
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 8, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Busy, Washington

Printed as: Washington Busy

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1830
Last Appearance Apr. 7, 1830
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 7, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Butcher, M H

Printed as: M H Butcher

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

Butler, Alcey

Printed as: Alcey Butler

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

Butler, Alsa

Printed as: Alsa Butler

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

Butler, Charles

Printed as: Charles Butler

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

Butler, Fanny

Printed as: Fanny Butler

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 9, 1821
Last Appearance Jan. 8, 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

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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