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.

Detmold, T

Printed as: T Detmold

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

Detweller, M

Printed as: M Detweller

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

Deutch, Withem

Printed as: Withem Deutch

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

Deutchess, W

Printed as: W Deutchess

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

Devinaey, John

Printed as: John Devinaey

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 8, 1835
Last Appearance Jan. 8, 1835
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 8, 1835 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Devine, James

Printed as: James Devine

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 17, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Devins, Francis

Printed as: Francis Devins

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

Devold, Gabriel

Printed as: Gabriel Devold

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

Devoncher, John

Printed as: John Devoncher

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

Devours, Benjamin

Printed as: Benjamin Devours

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

Dewin, Matthew

Printed as: Matthew Dewin

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

Dewitt, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Dewitt

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

Dewitt, Thomas H

Printed as: Thomas H Dewitt

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

Dick, Amanda

Printed as: Amanda Dick

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

Dick, Lewis

Printed as: Lewis Dick

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

Dickens

Printed as: Miss Dickens

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

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, Charles

Printed as: Charles Dickson

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 9, 1840
Last Appearance Jul. 9, 1840
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jul. 9, 1840 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

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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