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 April 1838
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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
- William Absey Absey, William
B
- Solomon Baker Baker, Solomon
- Joseph C Banham Banham, Joseph C
- Mrs. A Beckham Beckham, A
- B F Beeler Beeler, B F
- Mrs C Beeler Beeler, C
- Sarah Berlin Berlin, Sarah
- Henry Best Best, Henry
- Barthland Botler Botler, Barthland
- William Bradley Bradley, William
- George Briscoe Briscoe, George
- Joseph Brooks Brooks, Joseph
- J D Buchell Buchell, J D
- Charlotte Burnet Burnet, Charlotte
- Alsa Butler Butler, Alsa
C
- John Calagan Calagan, John
- Jeffry Carlile Carlile, Jeffry
- E H Carrell Carrell, E H
- Henry Cassidy Cassidy, Henry
- Ann Caton Caton, Ann
- Susan P Catsteen Catsteen, Susan P
- F Chapman Chapman, F
- E N Colbert Colbert, E N
- James Colbert Colbert, James
- George Compton Compton, George
- P O Connor Connor, P O
- Alisha Cook Cook, Alisha
- T Copeland Copeland, T
- James Cox Cox, James
D
- Sarah Dannels Dannels, Sarah
- George W Davis Davis, George W
- William Decker Decker, William
- Sophia Demorah Demorah, Sophia
- Peter Demory Demory, Peter
- P P Derry Derry, P P
- W Deutchess Deutchess, W
- Miss Dickens Dickens
- Newton Dowling Dowling, Newton
- A Doyle Doyle, A
- F W Drew Drew, F W
E
- F Edwards Edwards, F
- P Engle Engle, P
- Miss Everhart Everhart
F
- Jacob Fouke Fouke, Jacob
G
- Thendoah Gardner Gardner, Thendoah
- J W Gatton Gatton, J W
- H Goiness Goiness, H
- J Graham Graham, J
- Joseph Gray Gray, Joseph
- Thomas Grove Grove, Thomas
- William Grove Grove, William
H
- William Haines Haines, William
- John Haise Haise, John
- Miss J H Hall Hall, J H
- Joseph Harding Harding, Joseph
- George Harover Harover, George
- T Hasset Hasset, T
- Capt F Hauck Hauck, F
- Dr Joseph G Hays Hays, Joseph G
- Susan Hays Hays, Susan
- Thomas Heart Heart, Thomas
- R D Himley Himley, R D
- John Holt Holt, John
- Mr House House
- Thomas Hughes Hughes, Thomas
- Thomas Humphreys Humphreys, Thomas
J
- Archiles Jackson Jackson, Archiles
- Mary A Jackson Jackson, Mary A
- George Jacobs Jacobs, George
- J M Johnson Johnson, J M
- R Johnson Johnson, R
K
- Thomas Keyes Keyes, Thomas
- Eliza Kidwell Kidwell, Eliza
- Henry Kisner Kisner, Henry
- David Koonce Koonce, David
- Henry Krizer Krizer, Henry
L
- Thomas R Laley Laley, Thomas R
- John Lanner Lanner, John
- Margaret Larkins Larkins, Margaret
- Ruth Lemmon Lemmon, Ruth
- R Levering Levering, R
- Samuel J Lindsey Lindsey, Samuel J
M
- Dr Marmion Marmion
- Map Anger Marrus Marrus, Map Anger
- Joseph Mathews Mathews, Joseph
- Joseph Mathis Mathis, Joseph
- J C McAlister McAlister, J C
- P C McBride McBride, P C
- P C McCabe McCabe, P C
- William McCoy McCoy, William
- Alexander McDaniel McDaniel, Alexander
- James McDaniel McDaniel, James
- John McDonough McDonough, John
- Milton Melhorn Melhorn, Milton
- Samuel Melvin Melvin, Samuel
- Jacob Miller Miller, Jacob
- Alex R Milton Milton, Alex R
- M J T Mirshentondontonvuonini Mirshentondontonvuonini, M J T
- Adam Moler Moler, Adam
- Henry Morley Morley, Henry
N
- Mrs C Nelson Nelson, C
- John Nichols Nichols, John
- Peter Nonce Nonce, Peter
- Robert Norrow Norrow, Robert
- Daniel Nugent Nugent, Daniel
O
- William Otter Otter, William
- Sarah Overton Overton, Sarah
P
- S A Pilcham Pilcham, S A
- Mary Piles Piles, Mary
- James Preverton Preverton, James
- John Prien Prien, John
- Seth Prine Prine, Seth
Q
- Margaret Quirs Quirs, Margaret
R
- J L Ranson Ranson, J L
- Sally Reed Reed, Sally
- John Reoah Reoah, John
- R Ridenour Ridenour, R
- Mary Riley Riley, Mary
- William Roadrich Roadrich, William
- Joseph Russell Russell, Joseph
- Margaret Russell Russell, Margaret
- George Rust Rust, George
S
- Jac Seaman Seaman, Jac
- John Shackelford Shackelford, John
- Ann Weedars Shelf Shelf, Ann Weedars
- James Smallwood Smallwood, James
- John Smith Smith, John
- Joseph L Smith Smith, Joseph L
- Margaret Smith Smith, Margaret
- William A Smith Smith, William A
- Eli Snock Snock, Eli
- Washington Spangler Spangler, Washington
- Joseph Spencer Spencer, Joseph
- Michael Staley Staley, Michael
- Thomas Steadman Steadman, Thomas
- James Stean Stean, James
- James A Steel Steel, James A
- John L Stewart Stewart, John L
- Levi Stinchicum Stinchicum, Levi
- Ann Stipes Stipes, Ann
- Nathan Stradley Stradley, Nathan
- Anne R D Strider Strider, Anne R D
- Henry Strider Strider, Henry
- John Strider Strider, John
- Samuel Strider Strider, Samuel
T
- C Thompson Thompson, C
- John Thompson Thompson, John
- Mary Thompson Thompson, Mary
- Sarah Tillett Tillett, Sarah
- William Turk Turk, William
W
- John Watkins Watkins, John
- Edward Williams Williams, Edward
- William Williams Williams, William
- T Wilson Wilson, T
- William H Wilson Wilson, William H
- George Wilt Wilt, George
- John Word Word, John
- William Wright Wright, William
Y
- William B Yeaman Yeaman, William B
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.