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 9,428 matching names.

Cahel, James

Printed as: James Cahel

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

Caheon, Allen [?]

Printed as: Allen [?] Caheon

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

Cahill

Printed as: Mr. Cahill

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 1, 1823
Last Appearance Oct. 1, 1823
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 1, 1823 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list

Cahill, Dennis

Printed as: Dennis Cahill

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

Cahill, James

Printed as: James Cahill

3 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Jul. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 9, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Cahill, William

Printed as: William Cahill

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

Cahoon

Printed as: Cahoon

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

Cahoon, Joel B

Printed as: Joel B Cahoon

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

Cahoun, D

Printed as: D Cahoun

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

Cahoun, J

Printed as: J Cahoun

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

Cain, John

Printed as: John Cain

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

Caithy, Patrick

Printed as: Patrick Caithy

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

Calagan, John

Printed as: John Calagan

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

Calahan, Hugh

Printed as: Hugh Calahan

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

Calahan, William

Printed as: William Calahan

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

Calame

Printed as: Miss Calame

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

Calame, Oliver

Printed as: Oliver Calame

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 9, 1821
Last Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 9, 1821 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Jan. 10, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Calamme, Oliver

Printed as: Oliver Calamme

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 1, 1823
Last Appearance Oct. 1, 1823
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 1, 1823 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list

Calbert, James

Printed as: James Calbert

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

Caldwell, John

Printed as: John Caldwell

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

Caldwell, Joseph

Printed as: Joseph Caldwell

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

Caldwell, Mary

Printed as: Mary Caldwell

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 14, 1836
Last Appearance Apr. 14, 1836
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 14, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Caldwell, S

Printed as: Mr. S Caldwell

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 10, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Caldwell, Sarah

Printed as: Sarah Caldwell; Mrs. Sarah Caldwell

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 11, 1839
Last Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 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

Calhoun, N W

Printed as: Rev N W Calhoun

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

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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