Database
Letters Remaining at Local Post Offices
A searchable index of people named in nineteenth-century newspaper lists of unclaimed mail.
Source List
Shepherdstown PO, 1 January 1832
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Names Listed in This Notice
Names are shown as printed in the newspaper. Spelling variations, initials, titles, abbreviations, and newspaper errors are common.
B
- Nathaniel Billington Billington, Nathaniel
- Catherine Blue Blue, Catherine
- Eve Brantner Brantner, Eve
- Alexander H Brook Brook, Alexander H
- George Byers Byers, George
- Jacob Byers Byers, Jacob
- John Byers, Jr. Byers, John
C
- George A Clark Clark, George A
- Ann Coontz Coontz, Ann
- John Crow Crow, John
- Daniel Crowt Crowt, Daniel
D
- John Devoncher Devoncher, John
- Richard Duffield Duffield, Richard
- Joseph E Dust Dust, Joseph E
E
- Elias Eathy Eathy, Elias
- James T Engle Engle, James T
- Robert Evans Evans, Robert
- Walter Evans Evans, Walter
F
- Ann Franceway Franceway, Ann
G
- George W Gill Gill, George W
- Adam Gondar Gondar, Adam
- Miss Drusilla Griffith Griffith, Drusilla
H
- Henry Hanes Hanes, Henry
- Michael Hawn Hawn, Michael
- Fanny B Henry Henry, Fanny B
- Abraham Huffman Huffman, Abraham
- E C Hutchinson Hutchinson, E C
J
- Dines Johnson Johnson, Dines
- John Johnson Johnson, John
K
- Miss Margaret Kearsley Kearsley, Margaret
- Kerney
- James A Kerney Kerney, James A
- Daniel G Krought Krought, Daniel G
L
- Jacob Line Line, Jacob
M
- William Madison Madison, William
- Simon Manner Manner, Simon
- Robert Manohon Manohon, Robert
- Mrs Sarah McGlincey McGlincey, Sarah
- Daniel Miller Miller, Daniel
- George Miller Miller, George
- John Miller Miller, John
- William Miller Miller, William
- O R Morgan Morgan, O R
N
- Gabriel Nourse Nourse, Gabriel
P
- John Patterson Patterson, John
- Samuel Peirpoint Peirpoint, Samuel
- Grafton T Powell Powell, Grafton T
R
- George Randles Randles, George
S
- Miss Margaret Seaton Seaton, Margaret
- Henry Show Show, Henry
- Edward Spencer Spencer, Edward
- Peter Staley Staley, Peter
- Dennis Stevens Stevens, Dennis
T
- Hillary Talbott Talbott, Hillary
- James Taylor Taylor, James
- Carey Thompson Thompson, Carey
V
- Miss Alleta VanDoran VanDoran, Alleta
- Jacob VanDoran VanDoran, Jacob
W
- John A Walker Walker, John A
- John J Welch Welch, John J
- John Willason Willason, John
- Sarah Wilshaur Wilshaur, Sarah
- Ephraim Wisboy Wisboy, Ephraim
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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.