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Letters Remaining at Local Post Offices
A searchable index of people named in nineteenth-century newspaper lists of unclaimed mail.
Source List
Charles Town PO, 31 December 1837
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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
- George T Adams Adams, George T
- Charles Addy Addy, Charles
- Hannah L Alexander Alexander, Hannah L
- John Avis Avis, John
B
- John A Bane Bane, John A
- Charles Barret Barret, Charles
- Jannet Beall Beall, Jannet
- George Bently Bently, George
- Thomas Billy Billy, Thomas
- Ellen Blackburn Blackburn, Ellen
- John Blackburn Blackburn, John
- Eliza Ann Bowen Bowen, Eliza Ann
- Sarah D Briscoe Briscoe, Sarah D
- Nathan Brown Brown, Nathan
- William Brown Brown, William
- Rev John S Bruce Bruce, John S
- Benjamin F Burns Burns, Benjamin F
- Robert Burns Burns, Robert
C
- A B Canaday Canaday, A B
- James Carson Carson, James
- Jane M Chamberlin Chamberlin, Jane M
- Mary Chamberlin Chamberlin, Mary
- Z Chamberlin Chamberlin, Z
- Henry Chichen Chichen, Henry
- Joshua Clip Clip, Joshua
- William Conklin Conklin, William
- William H Conklin Conklin, William H
- Hugh Connelly Connelly, Hugh
- Margaret Cooke Cooke, Margaret
- Jordan Coopen Coopen, Jordan
- Henry Cox Cox, Henry
- Joseph M Cromwell Cromwell, Joseph M
D
- Ruel Daggs Daggs, Ruel
- Nancy Daniels Daniels, Nancy
- Col. Braxton Davenport Davenport, Braxton
- Joshua Deaver Deaver, Joshua
- John Delgarn Delgarn, John
- Andrew Donnally Donnally, Andrew
- R Duffield Duffield, R
E
- Abner F Ellis Ellis, Abner F
F
- George W Fairfax Fairfax, George W
- James Fare Fare, James
- Henry Farnsworth Farnsworth, Henry
- Rev E H Field Field, E H
- George Fream Fream, George
G
- H L Gallaher Gallaher, H L
- H N Gallaher Gallaher, H N
- Hugh Gallaher Gallaher, Hugh
- Francis Gardner Gardner, Francis
- G B Gelnicks Gelnicks, G B
- John T Glessner Glessner, John T
- Susan Goines Goines, Susan
- William Gooding Gooding, William
- John Graham Graham, John
- James T Grantham Grantham, James T
- Thomas Griggs Griggs, Thomas
- Thomas Griggs, Esq Griggs, Thomas
H
- Elizabeth Haines Haines, Elizabeth
- Francis Haines Haines, Francis
- Margaret Hains Hains, Margaret
- Caroline Hamilton Hamilton, Caroline
- Rev M G Hamilton Hamilton, M G
- Drusy Harrell Harrell, Drusy
- Benjamin Heffner Heffner, Benjamin
- Abram Heskit Heskit, Abram
- John Hill Hill, John
- James Hite Hite, James
- Henry Hoaren Hoaren, Henry
- Jacob Houck Houck, Jacob
- William C House House, William C
- Hannah M Howell Howell, Hannah M
I
- Samuel W Irwin Irwin, Samuel W
J
- Mary A Jackson Jackson, Mary A
- Henry Jaynes Jaynes, Henry
- William Jenkins Jenkins, William
K
- Daniel Kable Kable, Daniel
L
- George Lay Lay, George
- John Lewis Lewis, John
- Thomas Likens Likens, Thomas
- Adam Link Link, Adam
- Rebecca A Lock Lock, Rebecca A
- Uriah Lock Lock, Uriah
- William S Lock Lock, William S
- Frin Loyd Loyd, Frin
M
- Samuel Mantler Mantler, Samuel
- Caroline E Mason Mason, Caroline E
- Jonas Matheny Matheny, Jonas
- M Matheny Matheny, M
- Thomas Mathews Mathews, Thomas
- Thomas Mathews Mathews, Thomas
- F McCruny McCruny, F
- James McDonald McDonald, James
- Joseph Mellentree Mellentree, Joseph
- William Miller Miller, William
- Jane Mitchell Mitchell, Jane
- David Moore Moore, David
- Jim Moore Moore, Jim
- William Moore Moore, William
- William Morgan Morgan, William
- Mary Ann Munval Munval, Mary Ann
- William Murphey Murphey, William
- Mary M Myers Myers, Mary M
N
- John Nance Nance, John
- William D North North, William D
O
- Hiram O'Bannon O'Bannon, Hiram
- Sarah Orem Orem, Sarah
P
- Mann R Page Page, Mann R
- Thomas Perry Perry, Thomas
- Dr R E Putney Putney, R E
- William H Pyle Pyle, William H
Q
- Martha P Quade Quade, Martha P
R
- Susan Randolph Randolph, Susan
- John Reynolds Reynolds, John
- Richard P Robinson Robinson, Richard P
- William Roby Roby, William
- Margaret E Rokenbaugh Rokenbaugh, Margaret E
- Rachael Ross Ross, Rachael
- John Roush Roush, John
- William Russell Russell, William
S
- John J Sanborn Sanborn, John J
- James Scott Scott, James
- Stephen Shepherd Shepherd, Stephen
- Joseph Showalter Showalter, Joseph
- Catharine Shull Shull, Catharine
- George W Simpson Simpson, George W
- Montgoly Slemmons Slemmons, Montgoly
- Esrom Slifer Slifer, Esrom
- Dr C Sloan Sloan, C
- Berry H Smith Smith, Berry H
- Thomas Smith Smith, Thomas
- William Snider Snider, William
- A H Snyder Snyder, A H
- Daniel Snyder Snyder, Daniel
- Richard Stittings Stittings, Richard
- Isaac Strider Strider, Isaac
- Samuel Strider Strider, Samuel
- William Strider Strider, William
T
- Mary Taylor Taylor, Mary
- John Thompson Thompson, John
- Rev Francis Thornton Thornton, Francis
- George W Turner Turner, George W
- James J Turner Turner, James J
V
- Joseph Vanvacter Vanvacter, Joseph
W
- Martin N Weaver Weaver, Martin N
- Casper W Wever Wever, Casper W
- Robbins N Williams Williams, Robbins N
- Margaret Wiltshire Wiltshire, Margaret
- Ann C Wimmer Wimmer, Ann C
- J Wormaldorph Wormaldorph, J
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.