Database
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, 30 June 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 Abbott Abbott, William
- William H Adams Adams, William H
- H G Anderson Anderson, H G
B
- Joseph C Baldwin Baldwin, Joseph C
- W F Baldwin Baldwin, W F
- Jacob Baley Baley, Jacob
- Eliphalet Barker Barker, Eliphalet
- Thomas Baylis Baylis, Thomas
- Thomas N Beall Beall, Thomas N
- John Bennett Bennett, John
- George Berm Berm, George
- Samuel Bishop Bishop, Samuel
- Robert Branan Branan, Robert
- John Briscoe Briscoe, John
- Benjamin Bryson Bryson, Benjamin
- G F Bullock Bullock, G F
- Widow Bunn Bunn, Widow
- James Burr Burr, James
- Jane C Byrd Byrd, Jane C
C
- Mary Jane Camine Camine, Mary Jane
- Nat Carusi Carusi, Nat
- J S Cobine Cobine, J S
- Thomas Cockerall Cockerall, Thomas
- David J Coe Coe, David J
- Philip P Cooke Cooke, Philip P
D
- Hugh Davis Davis, Hugh
- Harriet Daws Daws, Harriet
- G W Dearing Dearing, G W
- William Dillow Dillow, William
- Mr Donavin Donavin
- Mary S Downs Downs, Mary S
- J W Duffield Duffield, J W
- Shepherd Duke Duke, Shepherd
E
- William Eatho Eatho, William
- Jackson Elsea Elsea, Jackson
F
- George W Fairfax Fairfax, George W
- Mary Farnsworth Farnsworth, Mary
- Elizabeth Ferguson Ferguson, Elizabeth
- Rev E H Field Field, E H
- William Ford Ford, William
- Mary E Forman Forman, Mary E
- P P Frazier Frazier, P P
- Jospeh H Fry Fry, Jospeh H
- John Fulton Fulton, John
G
- Oliver Garret Garret, Oliver
- Manford Gibson Gibson, Manford
- Abram Gray Gray, Abram
- James Gregg Gregg, James
H
- John Haifer Haifer, John
- Hannah H Hall Hall, Hannah H
- Caroline Hamilton Hamilton, Caroline
- Mary E Hammond Hammond, Mary E
- Miss Hare Hare
- Lewis Headle Headle, Lewis
- William P Henson Henson, William P
- H Hetter Hetter, H
- David Hieks Hieks, David
- Elizabeth D Hiett Hiett, Elizabeth D
- John Hill Hill, John
- Rober Hoffman Hoffman, Rober
- Edward Hooper Hooper, Edward
- Thomas Hopkins Hopkins, Thomas
- Sally Houston Houston, Sally
- Joseph W Howell Howell, Joseph W
- Miss E D Hurst Hurst, E D
K
- John Kable Kable, John
- Julia Kemp Kemp, Julia
- Penelope Kendrick Kendrick, Penelope
L
- Washington Lamon Lamon, Washington
- Thomas J Likens Likens, Thomas J
- Rebecca A Lock Lock, Rebecca A
M
- William McClure McClure, William
- Mr Mead Mead
- Robert Milton Milton, Robert
- Jacob Moler Moler, Jacob
- Sherman Munger Munger, Sherman
- William Murphy Murphy, William
- Thomas Myers Myers, Thomas
N
- B F Neall Neall, B F
- Levi J North North, Levi J
- William D North North, William D
- Sarah Ann Nowland Nowland, Sarah Ann
O
- Ann Opio Opio, Ann
- Sarah Orem Orem, Sarah
P
- Susanah Panter Panter, Susanah
- George Patrick Patrick, George
- Sarah Perry Perry, Sarah
- John Piet Piet, John
- Avis Pin Pin, Avis
- John Pinkerton Pinkerton, John
- George Price Price, George
R
- Job Reynolds Reynolds, Job
- Rachel Ross Ross, Rachel
- J J Russell Russell, J J
S
- Cath Shepherd Shepherd, Cath
- Isaac Showalter Showalter, Isaac
- C L Shrewsberry Shrewsberry, C L
- Henry Slater Slater, Henry
- E Slifer Slifer, E
- Jacob Small Small, Jacob
- D Snyder Snyder, D
- George Spaldon Spaldon, George
- Joseph Starrer Starrer, Joseph
- Joseph Starry Starry, Joseph
- Lucinda H Stewart Stewart, Lucinda H
- Ellen J Straith Straith, Ellen J
- David H Strother Strother, David H
T
- Mrs Taylor Taylor
V
- Sandford M VanPelt VanPelt, Sandford M
- William Vinsonheller Vinsonheller, William
W
- Sarah Walker Walker, Sarah
- B C Washington Washington, B C
- Mrs Samuel W Washington Washington, Samuel W
- J Watson Watson, J
- Thomas West West, Thomas
- Amey Williams Williams, Amey
- Andrew Work Work, Andrew
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.