Database
Letters Remaining at Local Post Offices
A searchable index of people named in nineteenth-century newspaper lists of unclaimed mail.
Source List
Harpers Ferry PO, 31 October 1821
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A portion of the Q, R and S surnames are missing.
Indexed Names
Names Listed in This Notice
Names are shown as printed in the newspaper. Spelling variations, initials, titles, abbreviations, and newspaper errors are common.
A
- David Adam Adam, David
- Frederick Adamson Adamson, Frederick
- James Allen Allen, James
- John Allison Allison, John
B
- Mr. Baughman Baughman
- Nathan Benton Benton, Nathan
- E. C. Breedin Breedin, E. C.
- Dorothy Brown Brown, Dorothy
- Henry Buckles Buckles, Henry
- J. C. Buckles Buckles, J. C.
- Marb. Buckles Buckles, Marb.
- Fanny Butler Butler, Fanny
- Milly Butler Butler, Milly
C
- Oliver Calame Calame, Oliver
- James Calbert Calbert, James
- John Casiour Casiour, John
- Thomas Coulter Coulter, Thomas
- John Cowgill Cowgill, John
- Ruth Crawford Crawford, Ruth
- Peter Curley Curley, Peter
- Elizabeth Currens Currens, Elizabeth
D
- Asel Davis Davis, Asel
- Peter Dillow Dillow, Peter
- James Dutch Dutch, James
E
- Elizabeth Evans Evans, Elizabeth
- Susannah Eversoll Eversoll, Susannah
F
- Mary Ann Fisher Fisher, Mary Ann
- William Fletcher Fletcher, William
- Jacob Foreman Foreman, Jacob
- John Foreman Foreman, John
- Isaac Fouke Fouke, Isaac
- J. G. Funson Funson, J. G.
G
- Robert Gallaher Gallaher, Robert
- John Garrett Garrett, John
- John A Gore Gore, John A
H
- Frederick Hendshay Hendshay, Frederick
- Catharine Henkle Henkle, Catharine
- Daniel Henkle Henkle, Daniel
- John Henkle Henkle, John
- William Hickman Hickman, William
- Samuel Hobbs Hobbs, Samuel
- John Hogueland Hogueland, John
- Joseph Houlgrave Houlgrave, Joseph
J
- Christian Jacobs Jacobs, Christian
K
- John Kalb Kalb, John
- Mary Kenney Kenney, Mary
- Thomas Keyes Keyes, Thomas
L
- John F Lafever Lafever, John F
- Joseph Lancaster Lancaster, Joseph
- Col. Jacint Lavall Lavall, Jacint
- Louisa H Lavall Lavall, Louisa H
M
- George Malleary Malleary, George
- Jacob McFarren McFarren, Jacob
- John P. McGuire McGuire, John P.
- Thomas McKnight McKnight, Thomas
- Dennis McPhelemy McPhelemy, Dennis
- Eliza Miller Miller, Eliza
- George Miller Miller, George
- Charles Mills Mills, Charles
- Patrick Munford Munford, Patrick
N
- David Neer Neer, David
- Peter Neff Neff, Peter
- Uriah A Norris Norris, Uriah A
Q
- Hugh Quinn Quinn, Hugh
R
- George Richards Richards, George
- William P Rowls Rowls, William P
S
- John Scheaffer Scheaffer, John
- Cornelius Seaman Seaman, Cornelius
- Amos Sigler Sigler, Amos
- John Smith Smith, John
- William Spencer Spencer, William
- William Stidman Stidman, William
- Christopher Stonebraker Stonebraker, Christopher
- William Strider Strider, William
T
- Charles Taylor Taylor, Charles
- Jacob R Thomas Thomas, Jacob R
- Leonard Thomas Thomas, Leonard
- Margaret Thomas Thomas, Margaret
- Catharine Thompson Thompson, Catharine
- John S Tyson Tyson, John S
W
- James Walton Walton, James
- Jacob Wark Wark, Jacob
- Charles Wilstach Wilstach, Charles
Y
- Conrad Yeager Yeager, Conrad
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[count] => 2
[filter] => raw
)
[70] => WP_Term Object
(
[term_id] => 1674
[name] => Walton
[slug] => walton
[term_group] => 0
[term_taxonomy_id] => 1674
[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 5
[filter] => raw
)
[71] => WP_Term Object
(
[term_id] => 4136
[name] => Wark
[slug] => wark
[term_group] => 0
[term_taxonomy_id] => 4136
[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 3
[filter] => raw
)
[72] => WP_Term Object
(
[term_id] => 4866
[name] => Wilstach
[slug] => wilstach
[term_group] => 0
[term_taxonomy_id] => 4866
[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 1
[filter] => raw
)
[73] => WP_Term Object
(
[term_id] => 4867
[name] => Yeager
[slug] => yeager
[term_group] => 0
[term_taxonomy_id] => 4867
[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 1
[filter] => raw
)
)
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.