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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.

Dickinson

Printed as: Mr Dickinson

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Jan. 6, 1830
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 6, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Dickinson, James

Printed as: James Dickinson

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

Dickson, Killis

Printed as: Killis Dickson

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1830
Last Appearance Apr. 7, 1830
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 7, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Dickson, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Dickson

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

Didenhover, William

Printed as: William Didenhover

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Jul. 19, 1832
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jul. 7, 1831 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 19, 1832 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Diguran, Owen

Printed as: Owen Diguran

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

Dillin, John

Printed as: John Dillin

1 appearance
First Appearance Apr. 4, 1839
Last Appearance Apr. 4, 1839
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 4, 1839 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Dillow, David

Printed as: David Dillow

3 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 11, 1833
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1838
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 11, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 12, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Dillow, Joseph

Printed as: Joseph Dillow

4 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 7, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 19, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 10, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 10, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Unknown newspaper View source list

Dillow, Mary

Printed as: Mary Dillow

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 13, 1837
Last Appearance Jul. 13, 1837
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 13, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Dillow, Peter

Printed as: Peter Dillow

5 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 9, 1821
Last Appearance Jan. 19, 1837
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Oct. 9, 1821 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Jul. 14, 1830 Unknown post office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 6, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 11, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 19, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Dillow, William

Printed as: William Dillow

10 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 20, 1824
Last Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Post Offices Harpers Ferry; Charles Town
Oct. 20, 1824 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list
Jan. 6, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 19, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 17, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 9, 1835 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 13, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 12, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 9, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Dipen, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Dipen

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

Discell, Mackel

Printed as: Mackel Discell

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

Ditto, Trueman

Printed as: Trueman Ditto

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

Ditto, Truman

Printed as: Truman Ditto

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

Divier, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Divier

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

Divire, Simon

Printed as: Simon Divire

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

Dixon, Geminis

Printed as: Geminis Dixon

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 12, 1837
Last Appearance Oct. 12, 1837
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 12, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Dixon, J

Printed as: J Dixon

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

Dixon, Jemmima

Printed as: Jemmima Dixon

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

Dixon, Jemmims

Printed as: Jemmims Dixon

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

Dixon, Margaret

Printed as: Margaret Dixon

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 9, 1835
Last Appearance Apr. 13, 1837
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 13, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Dixon, Sarah Lucinda

Printed as: Sarah Lucinda Dixon

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

Dixson, James

Printed as: James Dixson

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

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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