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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.

Davis

Printed as: Miss Davis; Mr Davis

3 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 18, 1833
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 10, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 9, 1835 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Davis, Alchel

Printed as: Alchel Davis

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

Davis, Amos

Printed as: Amos Davis

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 23, 1834
Last Appearance Jan. 23, 1834
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 23, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Davis, Ann

Printed as: Miss Ann Davis

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 9, 1835 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Davis, Ann E

Printed as: Ann E Davis

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

Davis, Ann S

Printed as: Ann S Davis; Miss Ann S Davis

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 9, 1834
Last Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 9, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 13, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Davis, Ann W

Printed as: Ann W Davis; Miss Ann W Davis

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 13, 1837
Last Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 13, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 9, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Davis, Anne

Printed as: Mrs Anne Davis

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 5, 1831
Last Appearance Jan. 5, 1831
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 5, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Davis, Aquila

Printed as: Aquila Davis

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

Davis, Aquilla

Printed as: Aquilla Davis

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

Davis, Asel

Printed as: Asel Davis

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

Davis, Garland M

Printed as: Garland M Davis

3 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1830
Last Appearance Oct. 8, 1835
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 7, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
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

Davis, George

Printed as: George Davis

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 11, 1838
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1838
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 11, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Davis, George W

Printed as: George W Davis

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

Davis, Hugh

Printed as: Hugh Davis

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 12, 1838
Last Appearance Jul. 11, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 12, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 11, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Davis, Isham

Printed as: Isham Davis

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

Davis, James

Printed as: James Davis

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

Davis, John A

Printed as: John A Davis

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

Davis, Joseph

Printed as: Joseph Davis

4 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Jul. 11, 1839
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town; Shepherdstown
Oct. 6, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 5, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 11, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 11, 1839 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Davis, Joseph C

Printed as: Joseph C Davis

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Last Appearance Jul. 11, 1839
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 12, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 11, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Davis, Leonard

Printed as: Leonard Davis

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

Davis, Leonard Y

Printed as: Leonard Y Davis

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

Davis, Leriah H

Printed as: Leriah H Davis

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

Davis, Lydia

Printed as: Lydia Davis

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

Davis, Maria

Printed as: Maria Davis

3 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 13, 1837
Last Appearance Apr. 11, 1839
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jul. 13, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 11, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 11, 1839 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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