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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.

Button, Jane

Printed as: Jane Button

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 12, 1838
Last Appearance Jul. 12, 1838
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 12, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Butts, Charles

Printed as: Charles Butts

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

Butts, Eliza

Printed as: Mrs. Eliza Butts

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

Butz, Jacob

Printed as: Jacob Butz

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

Byer, William

Printed as: William Byer

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

Byers

Printed as: Mr Byers

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 7, 1836
Last Appearance Oct. 8, 1840
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 7, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 8, 1840 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Byers, Daniel

Printed as: Daniel Byers

4 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jul. 18, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 13, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 10, 1839 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1839 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Byers, Emily

Printed as: Emily Byers

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

Byers, George

Printed as: George Byers

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Last Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 5, 1832 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 10, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Byers, Henry

Printed as: Henry Byers

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

Byers, Henry S

Printed as: Henry S Byers

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

Byers, Isaac

Printed as: Isaac Byers

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

Byers, Jacob

Printed as: Jacob Byers

6 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Last Appearance Jan. 14, 1841
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 5, 1832 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 9, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 13, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 12, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 11, 1839 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 14, 1841 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Byers, John

Printed as: John Byers, Jr.; John Byers

3 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Last Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 5, 1832 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 13, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 9, 1840 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Byers, John A

Printed as: John A Byers

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

Byers, John J

Printed as: John J Byers

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Apr. 7, 1831 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Byers, Joseph

Printed as: Joseph Byers

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

Byers, Newland

Printed as: Newland Byers

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 8, 1835
Last Appearance Jul. 14, 1836
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 8, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 14, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Byers, Newlen

Printed as: Newlen Byers

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

Byrd, Jane C

Printed as: Jane C Byrd

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Last Appearance Jul. 12, 1838
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 11, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 12, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Byrd, Jane F

Printed as: Jane F Byrd

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

Byrd, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Byrd

4 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 19, 1832
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 19, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 10, 1833 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 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Byrne, Barnard

Printed as: Barnard Byrne

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

Byrne, Charles

Printed as: Charles Byrne

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

Byrne, Denis

Printed as: Denis Byrne

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 11, 1838
Last Appearance Jan. 11, 1838
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 11, 1838 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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