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, 31 Decmber 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
- James Allison Allison, James
- Abby Anderson Anderson, Abby
- Henry Axtell Axtell, Henry
B
- Nathaniel Banks Banks, Nathaniel
- William Barrett Barrett, William
- Jacob Bason Bason, Jacob
- Francis Brown Brown, Francis
- Hiram D Brown Brown, Hiram D
- Joseph Brown Brown, Joseph
- Rev Mr. Brown Brown, Mr.
- James Burr Burr, James
- Joshua Burton Burton, Joshua
- William Butler Butler, William
C
- Samuel Cameron Cameron, Samuel
- William Cameron Cameron, William
- Henry Casten Casten, Henry
- Charlotte Chambers Chambers, Charlotte
- John Chamling Chamling, John
- John Clauson Clauson, John
- P P Cooke Cooke, P P
- Joseph M Cromwell Cromwell, Joseph M
D
- Sarah Daniels Daniels, Sarah
- James Danville Danville, James
- George W Dearing Dearing, George W
- Lewis Dick Dick, Lewis
- John Donavin Donavin, John
- James W Dorsey Dorsey, James W
- Thomas Dowell Dowell, Thomas
- Joseph Drew Drew, Joseph
- William Duvall Duvall, William
E
- Harriet Eckhart Eckhart, Harriet
F
- Lt A B Fairfax Fairfax, A B
- C J Faulkner Faulkner, C J
- Joseph Friend Friend, Joseph
G
- Henry Grey Grey, Henry
- Charles Griffith Griffith, Charles
- John Grove Grove, John
H
- Elizabeth Hibbons Hibbons, Elizabeth
- John Hill Hill, John
- Francis R Hooff Hooff, Francis R
- Lucinda Hopkins Hopkins, Lucinda
- William Hunt Hunt, William
- James Hurst Hurst, James
I
- Abram Isler Isler, Abram
J
- Maria Jackson Jackson, Maria
- Hamilton Jefferson Jefferson, Hamilton
- Henry J Johnson Johnson, Henry J
- Thomas Johnson Johnson, Thomas
K
- John Kissinger Kissinger, John
- Daniel Kline Kline, Daniel
L
- Kitty Little Little, Kitty
- Rebecca Lyons Lyons, Rebecca
M
- Mary E McCrary McCrary, Mary E
- James M McCreary McCreary, James M
- William McDonald McDonald, William
- Sally Ann McSherry McSherry, Sally Ann
- Frank Michel Michel, Frank
- William Miles Miles, William
- William Miller Miller, William
- David Moore Moore, David
- Mary Jane Moore Moore, Mary Jane
- John Moreland Moreland, John
- Catharine Myers Myers, Catharine
O
- Barnhard Ott Ott, Barnhard
- Barny Ott Ott, Barny
- Philip Ott Ott, Philip
P
- Mary Ann Packet Packet, Mary Ann
- Colin Peter Peter, Colin
- Israel Philips Philips, Israel
R
- Edward Rankins Rankins, Edward
- Samuel Reed Reed, Samuel
- Samuel Repen Repen, Samuel
- John D Riely Riely, John D
- Mary Ringgold Ringgold, Mary
- Mary C Rissler Rissler, Mary C
- William H Rollins Rollins, William H
- William Russell Russell, William
S
- Samuel Shallus Shallus, Samuel
- Ann R Shewalter Shewalter, Ann R
- Walter Shirley Shirley, Walter
- Catharine Slifer Slifer, Catharine
- George C Smoot Smoot, George C
- James Smoot Smoot, James
- John Smoot Smoot, John
- Daniel Snyder Snyder, Daniel
- William Stone Stone, William
- Stephen Studad Studad, Stephen
- William B Suddath Suddath, William B
T
- Lewis D Talle Talle, Lewis D
- John Taylor Taylor, John
- Mary Taylor Taylor, Mary
- Rosetta Taylor Taylor, Rosetta
- Julia Terrill Terrill, Julia
- James B Thompson Thompson, James B
- Octavious Thompson Thompson, Octavious
- Thomas Thompson Thompson, Thomas
- Col. J Trigg Trigg, J
- John Turmner Turmner, John
W
- John Wagely Wagely, John
- Jonathan Walters Walters, Jonathan
- B C Washington Washington, B C
- J T A Washington Washington, J T A
- Lewis Weaver Weaver, Lewis
- Jacob Wigington Wigington, Jacob
- Solomon Williams Williams, Solomon
- Benjamin Wiltshire Wiltshire, Benjamin
- Henry Wingman Wingman, Henry

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.

