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 March 1830
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A
- David Adams Adams, David
- Edward H Alexander Alexander, Edward H
- George Anderson Anderson, George
B
- Albert Beal Beal, Albert
- William Beall Beall, William
- Camp Beckham Beckham, Camp
- Fountain Beckham Beckham, Fountain
- Elijah Becroft Becroft, Elijah
- Francis Arnold Berger Berger, Francis Arnold
- John Best, Jr Best, John
- Miss S Bestor Bestor, S
- Edward Bloxton Bloxton, Edward
- Hezekiah Boteler Boteler, Hezekiah
- Thomas Boteler Boteler, Thomas
- John Bridgeman Bridgeman, John
- Philip Burnes Burnes, Philip
- Washington Busy Busy, Washington
C
- Thomas B Clagett Clagett, Thomas B
- William Conner Conner, William
- Joseph D Creamer Creamer, Joseph D
- Robert Cunningham Cunningham, Robert
D
- Geore W Danks Danks, Geore W
- N W Dearing Dearing, N W
- Samuel L Delaplane Delaplane, Samuel L
- William Demory Demory, William
- Killis Dickson Dickson, Killis
- Eliza Josephine Dwin Dwin, Eliza Josephine
E
- George Everson Everson, George
F
- Louis Fadanger Fadanger, Louis
- Wilson M C Fairfax Fairfax, Wilson M C
- John Farling Farling, John
- Adam Free Free, Adam
G
- John S Gallaher Gallaher, John S
- John Gust Gust, John
H
- John Hally Hally, John
- Edward Healy Healy, Edward
- Samuel Hinkle Hinkle, Samuel
J
- George Jacobs Jacobs, George
- Michael Jorade Jorade, Michael
K
- Nelly Kelley Kelley, Nelly
L
- John J Laley Laley, John J
- Jacob Lambrecht Lambrecht, Jacob
- Esther Lard Lard, Esther
- Betsy Lee Lee, Betsy
- George Little Little, George
- Robert Lucas Lucas, Robert
M
- Hezekiah Maddox Maddox, Hezekiah
- A McClelland McClelland, A
- Robert McCoach McCoach, Robert
- Mary McKiney McKiney, Mary
- Michael Mellhorn Mellhorn, Michael
- John Melvin Melvin, John
- John Miller Miller, John
- Hannah Mills Mills, Hannah
- John Molatt Molatt, John
- Sylvanus G Moler Moler, Sylvanus G
- Benjamine Moore Moore, Benjamine
N
- Richard Nelson Nelson, Richard
O
- Dennis O'Byrne O'Byrne, Dennis
P
- Henry Packer Packer, Henry
- John Peter Peter, John
- S A Pilcher Pilcher, S A
- Mary Piles Piles, Mary
- Joel Tomson Polard Polard, Joel Tomson
- William T A Pollock Pollock, William T A
- John Priestley Priestley, John
- Susan Prim Prim, Susan
- Levy Prince Prince, Levy
R
- Mrs Ann E D Riley Riley, Ann E D
- Stephen Roots Roots, Stephen
- Doctor James Roper Roper, Doctor James
- George W Rowles Rowles, George W
S
- Mr Schnewdaway Schnewdaway
- Moses Scott Scott, Moses
- Mary Selig Selig, Mary
- John Sigafoose Sigafoose, John
- Thomas Skiles Skiles, Thomas
- Solomon Snook Snook, Solomon
- Thomas Sprigs Sprigs, Thomas
- Charles Steadman Steadman, Charles
- Mrs Levy Steadman Steadman, Levy
- James Stephenson Stephenson, James
- Henry Strider Strider, Henry
- John Strider Strider, John
- Margarett Strider Strider, Margarett
- Philip Strider Strider, Philip
- Doctor Stubblefield Stubblefield, Doctor
- James Stubblefield Stubblefield, James
T
- John Taylor Taylor, John
W
- Gerard B Wager Wager, Gerard B
- Elishe Webb Webb, Elishe
- Abraham Winning Winning, Abraham
- John Winning Winning, John
- Alexander Worke Worke, Alexander
Z
- Henry Zolb Zolb, Henry
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)
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[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 10
[filter] => raw
)
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[term_id] => 5071
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[slug] => schnewdaway
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[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
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[count] => 1
[filter] => raw
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[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 11
[filter] => raw
)
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[term_id] => 5072
[name] => Selig
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[term_group] => 0
[term_taxonomy_id] => 5072
[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 1
[filter] => raw
)
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[term_id] => 5020
[name] => Sigafoose
[slug] => sigafoose
[term_group] => 0
[term_taxonomy_id] => 5020
[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 2
[filter] => raw
)
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[term_id] => 5073
[name] => Skiles
[slug] => skiles
[term_group] => 0
[term_taxonomy_id] => 5073
[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 1
[filter] => raw
)
[75] => WP_Term Object
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[term_id] => 2473
[name] => Snook
[slug] => snook
[term_group] => 0
[term_taxonomy_id] => 2473
[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 4
[filter] => raw
)
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[term_id] => 5074
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[slug] => sprigs
[term_group] => 0
[term_taxonomy_id] => 5074
[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 1
[filter] => raw
)
[77] => WP_Term Object
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[term_id] => 3299
[name] => Steadman
[slug] => steadman
[term_group] => 0
[term_taxonomy_id] => 3299
[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 9
[filter] => raw
)
[78] => WP_Term Object
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[term_id] => 296
[name] => Stephenson
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[term_group] => 0
[term_taxonomy_id] => 296
[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 29
[filter] => raw
)
[79] => WP_Term Object
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[term_id] => 311
[name] => Strider
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[term_group] => 0
[term_taxonomy_id] => 311
[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 72
[filter] => raw
)
[80] => WP_Term Object
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[term_id] => 1623
[name] => Stubblefield
[slug] => stubblefield
[term_group] => 0
[term_taxonomy_id] => 1623
[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 12
[filter] => raw
)
[81] => WP_Term Object
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[term_id] => 254
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[term_taxonomy_id] => 254
[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 50
[filter] => raw
)
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[term_id] => 1381
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[term_taxonomy_id] => 1381
[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 23
[filter] => raw
)
[83] => WP_Term Object
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[term_group] => 0
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[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 18
[filter] => raw
)
[84] => WP_Term Object
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[term_id] => 5075
[name] => Winning
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[term_taxonomy_id] => 5075
[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 1
[filter] => raw
)
[85] => WP_Term Object
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[term_id] => 5076
[name] => Worke
[slug] => worke
[term_group] => 0
[term_taxonomy_id] => 5076
[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 1
[filter] => raw
)
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[term_id] => 5077
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[slug] => zolb
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[term_taxonomy_id] => 5077
[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.

