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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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Surnames Beginning With A

Henry Abbott 1 appearance
Jan. 23, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Joseph F Abell 2 appearances
Jan. 5, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jul. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Mrs Sally Abell 1 appearance
Apr. 7, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Mrs. Sarah Abell 1 appearance
Oct. 6, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Sophia Abert 2 appearances
Apr. 10, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Oct. 9, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Thomas B Abraham 1 appearance
Oct. 9, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Daniel Acle 1 appearance
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
David Adam 1 appearance
Oct. 9, 1821 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press Source
Abner S Adams 1 appearance
Jul. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Abram Adams 1 appearance
Oct. 9, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Mrs Betty Adams 1 appearance
Jan. 23, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
David Adams 4 appearances
Apr. 7, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Oct. 11, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Apr. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jan. 7, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Mrs Elizabeth Adams 1 appearance
Apr. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
George Adams 1 appearance
Jan. 23, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
James F Adams 1 appearance
Jan. 5, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
John Adams 1 appearance
Oct. 9, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jose P Adams 1 appearance
Apr. 10, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Joseph P Adams 1 appearance
Jan. 6, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Mrs Mary Adams 1 appearance
Apr. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Samuel Adams 1 appearance
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Samuel G Adams 1 appearance
Jul. 18, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Sarah Ann Adams 1 appearance
Jan. 7, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
William Adams 4 appearances
Jan. 7, 1824 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press Source
Jul. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Oct. 17, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Apr. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
William B Adams 1 appearance
Oct. 6, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Frederick Adamson 3 appearances
Oct. 9, 1821 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press Source
Apr. 10, 1822 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press Source
Oct. 1, 1823 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press Source
Charles Addy 1 appearance
Apr. 1, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Francis Adelberger 1 appearance
Jan. 5, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Robert Adkins 1 appearance
Oct. 8, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Patrick Aiken 1 appearance
Oct. 9, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Amasa Ainsworth 1 appearance
Oct. 1, 1823 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press Source
Robert Ainsworth 2 appearances
Oct. 1, 1823 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press Source
Jan. 7, 1824 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press Source
John Aitken 1 appearance
Apr. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Elizabeth Akins 1 appearance
Oct. 17, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Ebin T Albert 1 appearance
Apr. 14, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jacob Alberts 1 appearance
Jul. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Daniel Albough 1 appearance
Oct. 9, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Mrs. Albright 1 appearance
Oct. 9, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Thomas Alcorn 1 appearance
Jul. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
John Alddy 1 appearance
Jul. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Rev A Alexander 1 appearance
Jan. 7, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Edward H Alexander 1 appearance
Apr. 7, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jane Alford 1 appearance
Apr. 11, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
William Alford 1 appearance
Oct. 11, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Christian Allemong 4 appearances
Jul. 14, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jan. 5, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Apr. 7, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Oct. 6, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Fanny Allemong 1 appearance
Apr. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Mrs Frances Allemong 1 appearance
Apr. 14, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
S H Allemong 1 appearance
Apr. 11, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
S. H. Allemong 1 appearance
Oct. 11, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Samuel H Allemong 2 appearances
Apr. 7, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Oct. 6, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Lieut Allen 2 appearances
Oct. 9, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jan. 7, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
George F Allen 2 appearances
Apr. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jul. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
James Allen 3 appearances
Oct. 9, 1821 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press Source
Apr. 9, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Apr. 14, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
John Allen 1 appearance
Apr. 7, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Oliver Allen 1 appearance
Oct. 6, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Reuben B Allen 1 appearance
Apr. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
S. S. Allen 1 appearance
Jul. 14, 1830 Unknown post office Virginia Free Press Source
James Aller 1 appearance
Apr. 1, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Mary E. B. Allibone 1 appearance
Jul. 14, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Mr Allison 1 appearance
Jul. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Catharine Allison 1 appearance
Jan. 23, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Elizabeth Allison 1 appearance
Jan. 5, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
John Allison 3 appearances
Oct. 9, 1821 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press Source
Jan. 8, 1822 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press Source
Apr. 10, 1822 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press Source
John B Allison 4 appearances
Jan. 6, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Oct. 6, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Apr. 7, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jul. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
N O Allison 1 appearance
Jan. 5, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Betsy Allstadt 1 appearance
Jan. 5, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jacob Allstadt 2 appearances
Jul. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Oct. 9, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
John Allstadt 1 appearance
Jan. 10, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jacob Allstodt 1 appearance
Jul. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Joseph Alsip 1 appearance
Jul. 18, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Henry Alstadt 1 appearance
Apr. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jacob Alstadt 2 appearances
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Apr. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jesse Alston 1 appearance
Oct. 6, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Joseph Amble 1 appearance
Apr. 9, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
John Ambrose 1 appearance
Jul. 18, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Lorenzo Ambrose 3 appearances
Jan. 10, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Oct. 17, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jan. 23, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Yelverton Amnon 1 appearance
Jul. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Johnston Anders 1 appearance
Apr. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Lynton Anders 1 appearance
Oct. 17, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
A B Anderson 1 appearance
Jul. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Ann B Anderson 2 appearances
Apr. 7, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jul. 7, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Anna B Anderson 1 appearance
Jan. 5, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Catharine Anderson 2 appearances
Jan. 5, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jul. 19, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Charles Anderson 1 appearance
Apr. 7, 1831 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Emily Anderson 2 appearances
Jul. 19, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jul. 18, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
George Anderson 2 appearances
Apr. 7, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jul. 18, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
James Anderson 2 appearances
Oct. 9, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Apr. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
John Anderson 6 appearances
Jan. 5, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jan. 5, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Oct. 11, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Apr. 11, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Oct. 8, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jan. 7, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Johnathan Anderson 1 appearance
Jan. 7, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jonathan Anderson 1 appearance
Oct. 20, 1824 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press Source
Samuel B Anderson 2 appearances
Apr. 11, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Thornton Anderson 1 appearance
Jan. 5, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
William Anderson 4 appearances
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jan. 23, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Oct. 9, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Apr. 9, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Rev Charles W Andrews 1 appearance
Apr. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
James Andrews 8 appearances
Oct. 6, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jan. 5, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Apr. 7, 1831 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Apr. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Oct. 13, 1831 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Oct. 9, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Apr. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Apr. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Samuel C Andrews 1 appearance
Oct. 17, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
William J B Andrews 1 appearance
Jul. 10, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Dr D Annin 2 appearances
Apr. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Apr. 9, 1835 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Daniel Annin 1 appearance
Oct. 11, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Doct Daniel Annin 1 appearance
Jan. 5, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Doct. Annin 1 appearance
Oct. 9, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jane R Annin 2 appearances
Apr. 11, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Mary J Anthony 1 appearance
Apr. 11, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
William Apsey 1 appearance
Jan. 23, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Peter F Archer 2 appearances
Apr. 11, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jan. 7, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Samuel Archer 1 appearance
Jul. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Gen Armstead 1 appearance
Jan. 7, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Eliza Armstrong 6 appearances
Jan. 6, 1830 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jan. 5, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Apr. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jan. 5, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Oct. 11, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Samuel Armstrong 2 appearances
Jan. 5, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jul. 19, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
William Armstrong 1 appearance
Oct. 11, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Frederick Arndt 2 appearances
Apr. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Oct. 8, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Daniel Arnold 2 appearances
Jul. 19, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Apr. 11, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Elias Arnold 2 appearances
Jul. 19, 1832 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jul. 18, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Hardin B Arnold 1 appearance
Apr. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
James Arnold 1 appearance
Jan. 10, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
John Arnold 2 appearances
Jul. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Oct. 9, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jeremiah Arter 1 appearance
Apr. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Miss Elizabeth Ash 1 appearance
Jul. 14, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Laurance Ashford 1 appearance
Apr. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
James Ashton 2 appearances
Jan. 23, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Apr. 10, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
James Ashtop 1 appearance
Oct. 9, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Mary Atchison 1 appearance
Oct. 9, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Francis Atellsperger 1 appearance
Oct. 9, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Lucretia Athey 1 appearance
Jul. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Washington Athey 3 appearances
Apr. 11, 1833 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jul. 10, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Unknown newspaper Source
Apr. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Joseph Atkinson 4 appearances
Apr. 7, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Oct. 11, 1832 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jul. 18, 1833 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jul. 14, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Margaret Atkinson 2 appearances
Apr. 9, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Apr. 14, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Mary Atkinson 1 appearance
Jan. 7, 1836 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
William Atwell 1 appearance
Apr. 7, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
John Augden 1 appearance
Oct. 20, 1824 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press Source
William Ault 3 appearances
Jul. 14, 1830 Unknown post office Virginia Free Press Source
Apr. 7, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Levi Austin 3 appearances
Oct. 9, 1834 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Oct. 9, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Oct. 8, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Mr Nat Austin 1 appearance
Jan. 7, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Levi Auston 1 appearance
Apr. 10, 1834 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
David Avis 1 appearance
Jan. 7, 1836 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
John Avis 4 appearances
Jan. 7, 1824 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press Source
Jan. 5, 1831 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Oct. 6, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Apr. 9, 1835 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Robert Avis 3 appearances
Jan. 5, 1831 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Jan. 5, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Apr. 11, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Susan Avis 2 appearances
Jan. 5, 1832 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Apr. 11, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source

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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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