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.

Colbert, James

Printed as: James Colbert

6 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 14, 1830
Last Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Shepherdstown
Jul. 14, 1830 Unknown post office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 10, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 14, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 12, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Colbert, James P

Printed as: James P Colbert

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

Colbert, Jane

Printed as: Jane Colbert

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

Colbert, Leonora

Printed as: Leonora Colbert

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

Colbert, Rebecca

Printed as: Rebecca Colbert

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

Cole, M

Printed as: M Cole

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

Cole, Michael

Printed as: Michael Cole

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Last Appearance Jan. 5, 1832
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 5, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Cole, Thomas D

Printed as: Thomas D Cole

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 10, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Unknown newspaper View source list

Coleman, A H

Printed as: A H Coleman

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

Coleman, Mich

Printed as: Mich Coleman

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

Coleman, Orange

Printed as: Orange Coleman

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

Coleman, Patrick

Printed as: Patrick Coleman

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

Coleman, Sally

Printed as: Sally Coleman

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Last Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 11, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Coleman, Washington

Printed as: Washington Coleman

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

Coleran, John

Printed as: John Coleran

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

Colflesh, Jeremiah

Printed as: Jeremiah Colflesh

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 8, 1840
Last Appearance Oct. 8, 1840
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 8, 1840 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Colgate, Edward

Printed as: Edward Colgate

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

Colins, Barny

Printed as: Barny Colins

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

Collens, B

Printed as: B Collens

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

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

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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