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, 1 October 1836
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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.
A
- Miss Sarah Ann Adams Adams, Sarah Ann
- J Andrews Andrews, J
B
- George Baily Baily, George
- Lewis Baker Baker, Lewis
- Paton R Banks Banks, Paton R
- Mahlon Basford Basford, Mahlon
- Miss Rebecca Beall Beall, Rebecca
- Benjah Bill Bill, Benjah
- William Bilson Bilson, William
- Henry Board Board, Henry
- Sarah Board Board, Sarah
- Leo Boarman Boarman, Leo
- Daniel Boon Boon, Daniel
- John Booth Booth, John
- Nancy Bosington Bosington, Nancy
- B B Breeden Breeden, B B
- Mrs. Breedin Breedin
- Hannah Buckingham Buckingham, Hannah
- Ezra F Busey Busey, Ezra F
- Peter Byrnes Byrnes, Peter
C
- Cahoon
- Henry Calverly Calverly, Henry
- Dr. William M Carrick Carrick, William M
- Nathaniel Carusi Carusi, Nathaniel
- Edmund Chambers Chambers, Edmund
- John Coe Coe, John
- Timothy Cohin Cohin, Timothy
- Mrs Ann Cook Cook, Ann
- Martin Cotter Cotter, Martin
- Zachariah Craver Craver, Zachariah
- John W Cresby Cresby, John W
- George Crumpton Crumpton, George
- John W Crutchly Crutchly, John W
D
- Francis Daily Daily, Francis
- Miss Ann S Davis Davis, Ann S
- John A Davis Davis, John A
- Margaret Deaver Deaver, Margaret
- William Dillow Dillow, William
- Hannah Dorsey Dorsey, Hannah
- Edward Dougherty Dougherty, Edward
E
- Thomas Adam Emmet Emmet, Thomas Adam
F
- Octavius Fairfax Fairfax, Octavius
- Mathews Freyl Freyl, Mathews
- Jeremiah Fuss Fuss, Jeremiah
G
- Rolley Get Get, Rolley
- Charles W Graves Graves, Charles W
- Samuel Grove Grove, Samuel
H
- Joseph Hagens Hagens, Joseph
- George Hagler Hagler, George
- John H Hall, Jr. Hall, John H
- Edward Harding Harding, Edward
- William Hatfield Hatfield, William
- John G Hays Hays, John G
- James Hibbard Hibbard, James
- Philip Hoffman Hoffman, Philip
- Jonah Hood Hood, Jonah
- Frederick Houg Houg, Frederick
J
- Henry Jackson Jackson, Henry
- Mary Ann Jackson Jackson, Mary Ann
- William Jefferson Jefferson, William
- Lunnan Johnson Johnson, Lunnan
- Susannah Johnson Johnson, Susannah
- Henry Jones Jones, Henry
K
- Lawrence Keslea Keslea, Lawrence
- Benjamin Knotts Knotts, Benjamin
- Samuel Knotts Knotts, Samuel
L
- William T Linter Linter, William T
- George Little Little, George
- L D Littleton Littleton, L D
- Edward Lucas, Jr. Lucas, Edward
- Clement L Lukens Lukens, Clement L
M
- Huriah Maddox Maddox, Huriah
- G W Maxwell Maxwell, G W
- Deborah McBee McBee, Deborah
- John McCarty McCarty, John
- William McCoy McCoy, William
- John McMahon McMahon, John
- George Miller, Jr. Miller, George
- Miss Mary Miller Miller, Mary
- Uriah Mitchell Mitchell, Uriah
- David Moore Moore, David
- Mrs. Sally C Moore Moore, Sally C
- William Morgan Morgan, William
- Rev. Mr. Myers Myers, Mr.
N
- William H Nelson Nelson, William H
- Patrick Norris Norris, Patrick
- Henry Nunemaker Nunemaker, Henry
O
- Francis O'Neale O'Neale, Francis
- William J M Oder Oder, William J M
- Timothy Oholoran Oholoran, Timothy
- G T Olmsted Olmsted, G T
- Miss Eliza Otter Otter, Eliza
P
- Joseph D Palmer Palmer, Joseph D
- John Payne Payne, John
- Mr. Pillcher Pillcher
R
- Walton H Redman Redman, Walton H
- Thomas Reed Reed, Thomas
- John Regly Regly, John
- Joshuel Riely Riely, Joshuel
- John Riley Riley, John
- Thomas Rolls Rolls, Thomas
- Nicholas Ropp Ropp, Nicholas
- Michael Ryan Ryan, Michael
S
- Elijah Scrogings Scrogings, Elijah
- Levi R Shaw Shaw, Levi R
- Delila Sheeler Sheeler, Delila
- Augustus Shope Shope, Augustus
- Ellenore Skidmore Skidmore, Ellenore
- Elizabeth Skinner Skinner, Elizabeth
- Benjamin M Snow Snow, Benjamin M
- Mary Sorrel Sorrel, Mary
- Levi Stedman Stedman, Levi
- Samuel Stewart Stewart, Samuel
- Charlotte Stover Stover, Charlotte
- John Strider Strider, John
- Samuel Strider Strider, Samuel
T
- Benjamin Tanquary Tanquary, Benjamin
- John Thompson Thompson, John
V
- Thomas Vickers Vickers, Thomas
W
- Jacob Warters Warters, Jacob
- Elmore Waters Waters, Elmore
- Susannah Waters Waters, Susannah
- Jacob V A Wemple Wemple, Jacob V A
- John Wheatly Wheatly, John
- Patrick Whelan Whelan, Patrick
- Isaac Williams Williams, Isaac
- Amazonia Wilson Wilson, Amazonia
- Charles Wilson Wilson, Charles
- G B Wilson Wilson, G B
- Miss Jane Wilson Wilson, Jane
- John W Wilson Wilson, John W
- Margaret Wilson Wilson, Margaret
- Solomon Wilsow Wilsow, Solomon
- Mrs. M Wingats Wingats, M
- Lewis Wivell Wivell, Lewis
- Washington Wolf Wolf, Washington
- Isaac Wood Wood, Isaac
Y
- George Yantis Yantis, George
- John Yates Yates, John
Z
- George Zorger Zorger, George
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.