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.

Collens, David B

Printed as: David B Collens

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

Collier

Printed as: Mr. Collier, Sr.

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

Collin, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Collin

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

Collins, Andrew

Printed as: Andrew Collins

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

Collins, B

Printed as: B Collins

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

Collins, David

Printed as: David Collins

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Last Appearance Apr. 10, 1834
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 10, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 10, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Collins, Eli A

Printed as: Eli A Collins

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

Collins, Isaac

Printed as: Isaac Collins

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Last Appearance Jan. 10, 1833
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 10, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Collins, James W

Printed as: James W Collins

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

Collins, Richard

Printed as: Richard Collins

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

Collins, William

Printed as: William Collins

3 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Last Appearance Oct. 9, 1834
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 9, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Collwell, Joseph

Printed as: Joseph Collwell

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

Colman, Nathan

Printed as: Nathan Colman

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

Colston, Edward

Printed as: Edward Colston

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

Colston, William

Printed as: William Colston

2 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Last Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 5, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 10, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Unknown newspaper View source list

Colter, William

Printed as: William Colter

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

Colvert, Benjamin

Printed as: Benjamin Colvert

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

Colvin, Andrew

Printed as: Andrew Colvin

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Last Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 11, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Colvin, John

Printed as: John Colvin

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

Colwell, Joseph

Printed as: Joseph Colwell

5 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 14, 1830
Last Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Jul. 14, 1830 Unknown post office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 19, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 23, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 12, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Colwell, Patrick

Printed as: Patrick Colwell

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

Coly, W

Printed as: W Coly

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

Comagus, Lemuel

Printed as: Lemuel Comagus

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

Comb, Henry

Printed as: Henry Comb

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

Combs, John

Printed as: John Combs

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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