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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Names are shown as printed when possible. Spelling variations, initials, abbreviations, titles, and newspaper errors are common.

Found 9,428 matching names.

Douglas, William

Printed as: William Douglas

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

Douglass, Elizabeth

Printed as: Elizabeth Douglass

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

Douglass, I R

Printed as: I R Douglass; Hon I R Douglass

5 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 8, 1835
Last Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 8, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 7, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 13, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jul. 11, 1839 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 9, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Douglass, Isaac R

Printed as: Isaac R Douglass

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Last Appearance Oct. 13, 1836
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 13, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Douglass, James

Printed as: James Douglass

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

Douglass, Margaret G

Printed as: Margaret G Douglass

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

Douglass, R

Printed as: Rev R Douglass

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

Douglass, Robert

Printed as: Robert Douglass; Rev. Robert Douglass

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

Douglass, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Douglass

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

Douly, Andrew

Printed as: Andrew Douly

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

Dowell, James

Printed as: James Dowell

2 appearances
First Appearance Jul. 10, 1834
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
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

Dowell, Thomas

Printed as: Thomas Dowell

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

Dowling, Newton

Printed as: Newton Dowling

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 12, 1838
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1838
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Apr. 12, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1838 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Downer, Joel

Printed as: Joel Downer

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 7, 1824
Last Appearance Jan. 7, 1824
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 7, 1824 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list

Downey, John

Printed as: John Downey

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 6, 1830
Last Appearance Oct. 6, 1831
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 6, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 6, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Downey, Mary Ann

Printed as: Mary Ann Downey

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

Downey, Mary H

Printed as: Mary H Downey

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 19, 1837
Last Appearance Jan. 19, 1837
Post Offices Charles Town
Jan. 19, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Downey, Samuel

Printed as: Samuel Downey

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 1, 1823
Last Appearance Oct. 1, 1823
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Oct. 1, 1823 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list

Downey, Susan

Printed as: Susan Downey

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

Downing, James

Printed as: James Downing

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

Downing, Nancy

Printed as: Nancy Downing; Mrs Nancy Downing

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 17, 1833
Last Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 17, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 9, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Downing, William

Printed as: William Downing

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

Downs

Printed as: Mrs Downs

1 appearance
First Appearance Jan. 7, 1824
Last Appearance Jan. 7, 1824
Post Offices Harpers Ferry
Jan. 7, 1824 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press View source list

Downs, Mary S

Printed as: Mary S Downs

1 appearance
First Appearance Jul. 12, 1838
Last Appearance Jul. 12, 1838
Post Offices Charles Town
Jul. 12, 1838 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Downs, Robert

Printed as: Robert Downs

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

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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