Database
Letters Remaining at Local Post Offices
A searchable index of people named in nineteenth-century newspaper lists of unclaimed mail.

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Charles Town PO, 31 March 1834
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A
- Jose P Adams Adams, Jose P
- Levi Auston Auston, Levi
B
- Isaac C Baker Baker, Isaac C
- J C Baker Baker, J C
- Jacob Balz Balz, Jacob
- Robert W Baylor Baylor, Robert W
- Juliet A Bealim Bealim, Juliet A
- Bumberry Bennett Bennett, Bumberry
- George W Black Black, George W
- Catharine Blue Blue, Catharine
- Jesse Brown Brown, Jesse
- Joseph Brown Brown, Joseph
- Sarah B Bryan Bryan, Sarah B
- Claudius Buster Buster, Claudius
- Charles Butts Butts, Charles
C
- Mr. S Caldwell Caldwell, S
- William Cameron Cameron, William
- Mary E Chamberlin Chamberlin, Mary E
- E Chapman Chapman, E
- John Coleran Coleran, John
- T Conner Conner, T
- P A Cromwell Cromwell, P A
- J D Crouch Crouch, J D
D
- B Davenport Davenport, B
- Mr Davis Davis
- James Dixson Dixson, James
- V B Donally Donally, V B
- Robert Dorretle Dorretle, Robert
- Richard Duffield Duffield, Richard
- Mark Duke Duke, Mark
E
- W E Easterday Easterday, W E
F
- Patrick Finn Finn, Patrick
- Ann Franceroy Franceroy, Ann
- Mary Fry Fry, Mary
G
- H K Goran Goran, H K
- John Gorden Gorden, John
- Rebecca Grubb Grubb, Rebecca
H
- William W Heartwell Heartwell, William W
- John High High, John
- James Hite Hite, James
- William Hooff Hooff, William
- William Hulls Hulls, William
J
- Henry Johnston Johnston, Henry
K
- James Kelly Kelly, James
- George Kisinger Kisinger, George
L
- Richard Larrow Larrow, Richard
- George Lay Lay, George
- R K Littleton Littleton, R K
M
- Thomas McBride McBride, Thomas
- Michael McCarty McCarty, Michael
- Rebecca McCarty McCarty, Rebecca
- A McElroy McElroy, A
- Effalinda McEntree McEntree, Effalinda
- J C McFarland McFarland, J C
- Patrick McHenry McHenry, Patrick
- Jeremiah Mclony Mclony, Jeremiah
- Samuel Miller Miller, Samuel
- William Morrow Morrow, William
- Elizabeth Mouser Mouser, Elizabeth
- William Murphy Murphy, William
- Adams Myers Myers, Adams
- John Myers Myers, John
N
- R Natkins Natkins, R
- Joseph Neal Neal, Joseph
- William Nelson Nelson, William
- Jacob Nichols Nichols, Jacob
- William North North, William
- James Nowning Nowning, James
O
- F O'Neale O'Neale, F
- Fanny Obannon Obannon, Fanny
P
- C Patton Patton, C
- S Poland Poland, S
R
- R Reidenour Reidenour, R
- George Rissler Rissler, George
- George Robinson Robinson, George
- David Rock Rock, David
- B Roderick Roderick, B
- D Roderick Roderick, D
- Robert Rutter Rutter, Robert
S
- B W Saddeth Saddeth, B W
- George Saventen Saventen, George
- H F Schenk Schenk, H F
- Mr Shane Shane
- Mrs Sherman Sherman
- William Shirley Shirley, William
- Charles Simon Simon, Charles
- C H Smith Smith, C H
- Daniel Snyder Snyder, Daniel
- George Sommers Sommers, George
- T L Strider Strider, T L
T
- William Thomas Thomas, William
- J A Thompson Thompson, J A
- John Thompson Thompson, John
- G W Turner Turner, G W
V
- J O Vanvacter Vanvacter, J O
W
- E Walker Walker, E
- Margaret Walker Walker, Margaret
- J Waltman Waltman, J
- J C Washington Washington, J C
- J Waterman Waterman, J
- John Watkins Watkins, John
- L H Weaver Weaver, L H
- Thomas West West, Thomas
- Sarah Williams Williams, Sarah
- Milton Woods Woods, Milton
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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.

