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 9,428 matching names.

Downy, John

Printed as: John Downy

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

Downy, Susanah

Printed as: Susanah Downy

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

Doyle, A

Printed as: A Doyle

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

Doyle, Daniel

Printed as: Daniel Doyle

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Last Appearance Oct. 17, 1839
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 17, 1839 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Doyle, Mary A E

Printed as: Mary A E Doyle

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

Draper, Isaac

Printed as: Isaac Draper

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

Drees, Henrick

Printed as: Henrick Drees

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

Drells, Francis W

Printed as: Francis W Drells

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

Drenner, Catharine

Printed as: Catharine Drenner

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

Drenner, John

Printed as: John Drenner

3 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Jul. 13, 1837
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Apr. 7, 1831 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 12, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Unknown newspaper View source list
Jul. 13, 1837 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Drenner, Nathaniel

Printed as: Nathaniel Drenner

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

Drenner, Ruhamid

Printed as: Ruhamid Drenner

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

Drew, Ann

Printed as: Mrs Ann Drew

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

Drew, Ariana

Printed as: Ariana Drew; Miss Ariana Drew

2 appearances
First Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Last Appearance Apr. 9, 1835
Post Offices Charles Town
Oct. 11, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Drew, Dolphin

Printed as: Dolphin Drew

4 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 7, 1831
Last Appearance Jan. 9, 1840
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 7, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 5, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 9, 1840 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Drew, F W

Printed as: F W Drew

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

Drew, Joseph

Printed as: Joseph Drew

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

Drew, Martha S

Printed as: Martha S Drew

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

Drill, Henry

Printed as: Henry Drill

2 appearances
First Appearance Apr. 14, 1836
Last Appearance Jan. 19, 1837
Post Offices Charles Town
Apr. 14, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 19, 1837 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Drill, John

Printed as: John Drill

4 appearances
First Appearance Jan. 7, 1836
Last Appearance Apr. 11, 1839
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Jan. 7, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Jan. 11, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Oct. 11, 1838 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list
Apr. 11, 1839 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press View source list

Driscol, Michael

Printed as: Michael Driscol

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

Driscole, Michael

Printed as: Michael Driscole

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

Driscoll, Sandy

Printed as: Sandy Driscoll

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

Drum, Edward

Printed as: Edward Drum

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

Drum, George A

Printed as: George A Drum

1 appearance
First Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Last Appearance Oct. 11, 1832
Post Offices Shepherdstown
Oct. 11, 1832 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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