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 October 1837
View Source ImageIndexed 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
- Daniel Anders Anders, Daniel
- Christian B Arts Arts, Christian B
- Joseph Atkinson Atkinson, Joseph
- Mary Atkinson Atkinson, Mary
B
- Richard C Barton Barton, Richard C
- A R Boteler Boteler, A R
- H T M Briscoe Briscoe, H T M
- John S Burns Burns, John S
- Mrs. Jeremiah Buser Buser, Jeremiah
- Jacob Byers Byers, Jacob
- Newlen Byers Byers, Newlen
C
- Isaac Climer Climer, Isaac
E
- Daniel Entler Entler, Daniel
- Philip Entler, Jr Entler, Philip
F
- Mrs. Margaret Fouke Fouke, Margaret
- Jacob Friend Friend, Jacob
H
- B W Herbert Herbert, B W
- William Honesty Honesty, William
- Abraham Huffman Huffman, Abraham
- Samuel Humrickhouse Humrickhouse, Samuel
J
- Allen Jackson Jackson, Allen
L
- Margaret Lafferty Lafferty, Margaret
- Henry Licklider Licklider, Henry
- Goerge R Linconson Linconson, Goerge R
M
- John McCoffry McCoffry, John
- John H McEndree McEndree, John H
- William McGregor McGregor, William
- William McKay McKay, William
- Thomas McLamee McLamee, Thomas
- Joseph McMurran McMurran, Joseph
- Gotlieb Michael Michael, Gotlieb
- Charles Moler Moler, Charles
- William Moore Moore, William
- Mary W Morgan Morgan, Mary W
- John Moyer Moyer, John
- James Musgrove Musgrove, James
N
- Mrs. Mary Nicely Nicely, Mary
- Mrs. Catharine Nourse Nourse, Catharine
O
- Thomas Osborn Osborn, Thomas
P
- George Perry Perry, George
- Mary Perry Perry, Mary
- Mary E Perry Perry, Mary E
- George Price Price, George
R
- Joseph Randall Randall, Joseph
- James Rice Rice, James
- Lucinda M Russel Russel, Lucinda M
S
- Catharine Sheetz Sheetz, Catharine
- Abraham Shepherd Shepherd, Abraham
- Mrs. M Slemmons Slemmons, M
- David Snively Snively, David
- John Snyder Snyder, John
- John Staley Staley, John
- Henry Staub Staub, Henry
- James Stevens Stevens, James
- John Stevens Stevens, John
T
- Joseph Turner Turner, Joseph
- Ninian E Turner Turner, Ninian E
V
- Jacob Vandoran Vandoran, Jacob
W
- Mary Ann Weis Weis, Mary Ann
- John K Whie Whie, John K
- James K White White, James K
- John Womaldorf Womaldorf, John
- Eli Wright Wright, Eli

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.

