Harpers Ferry PO, 31 March 1839

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, 31 March 1839

Date Published: April 4, 1839 Post Office: Harpers Ferry Newspaper: Virginia Free Press Repository: Chronicling America Indexed Names: 122
View Source Image

Indexed 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

  • Eliza Avis Avis, Eliza

B

  • Corban Baker Baker, Corban
  • Emily Baker Baker, Emily
  • Hester Ann Ball Ball, Hester Ann
  • D O Bayler Bayler, D O
  • Rachael Baylis Baylis, Rachael
  • Fontaine Beckham Beckham, Fontaine
  • Charles Bennet Bennet, Charles
  • Henry Best Best, Henry
  • Conrad Bilmyre Bilmyre, Conrad
  • Joseph Birch Birch, Joseph
  • Henley Bogges Bogges, Henley
  • Tergasa Brent Brent, Tergasa
  • John McPherson Brien Brien, John McPherson
  • Martha R Broadus Broadus, Martha R
  • Henry Brown Brown, Henry
  • Trecca Bruld Bruld, Trecca
  • Hannah Buckingham Buckingham, Hannah
  • Thomas Burgess Burgess, Thomas
  • Eliza Burke Burke, Eliza
  • George H Butler Butler, George H
  • Thomas Butler Butler, Thomas

C

  • George W Call Call, George W
  • Henry Campbell Campbell, Henry
  • George Canisel Canisel, George
  • Michael Canler Canler, Michael
  • Francis Clements Clements, Francis
  • Elizabeth Climer Climer, Elizabeth
  • Batt Conley Conley, Batt
  • John Cox Cox, John
  • Lucy Coxen Coxen, Lucy
  • Thomas C Coyle Coyle, Thomas C
  • Daniel Curran Curran, Daniel

D

  • Mary Day Day, Mary
  • William H Decker Decker, William H
  • Sophia Demorah Demorah, Sophia
  • Henry Derry Derry, Henry
  • John Dillin Dillin, John
  • Susan Downey Downey, Susan
  • John Ducke Ducke, John
  • Richard Duffield Duffield, Richard
  • Henrietta Dunham Dunham, Henrietta

E

  • Joseph Edwards Edwards, Joseph
  • Edwin C Engle Engle, Edwin C

F

  • Nancy Fine Fine, Nancy
  • James Fisher Fisher, James
  • Michael Foley Foley, Michael
  • Thomas M Foster Foster, Thomas M
  • Samuel Furgison Furgison, Samuel

G

  • James Greer Greer, James
  • Sarah Griffin Griffin, Sarah
  • Thomas Groves Groves, Thomas

H

  • Gersham H Hail Hail, Gersham H
  • Catharine Hanning Hanning, Catharine
  • Edward Harding Harding, Edward
  • John R Hayden Hayden, John R
  • Martha Herren Herren, Martha
  • T J Hess Hess, T J
  • Joseph Hirschberger Hirschberger, Joseph
  • Joseph Hobert Hobert, Joseph
  • Christopher Hoskin Hoskin, Christopher
  • William C House House, William C
  • Thomas Hughes Hughes, Thomas
  • Sandy Hunt Hunt, Sandy

J

  • John Jackson Jackson, John
  • David Johnson Johnson, David
  • Joseph G Johnson Johnson, Joseph G
  • Martha E Johnson Johnson, Martha E

K

  • John Kennedy Kennedy, John
  • Samuel King King, Samuel
  • Catharine Krout Krout, Catharine

L

  • John Laly Laly, John
  • George Lay Lay, George
  • James J Livingston Livingston, James J
  • Edward Lucas Lucas, Edward

M

  • John Markwood Markwood, John
  • John Martin Martin, John
  • Mr. McCartney McCartney
  • John McClelland McClelland, John
  • William McCoy McCoy, William
  • William McDonagh McDonagh, William
  • James McDowell McDowell, James
  • A McLean McLean, A
  • Mary McMahan McMahan, Mary
  • George Miller Miller, George
  • M D Moler Moler, M D
  • Thomas C Moore Moore, Thomas C
  • Solomon Mowery Mowery, Solomon

N

  • Robert Neild Neild, Robert
  • William Nichols Nichols, William
  • Ignatious Norris Norris, Ignatious

P

  • James J Patterson Patterson, James J
  • Julia Peacher Peacher, Julia
  • Mary Piles Piles, Mary
  • Seth Prince Prince, Seth

R

  • William Richards Richards, William
  • John G Rissler Rissler, John G
  • James Rite Rite, James
  • Edward Robberson Robberson, Edward
  • Sarah Russell Russell, Sarah
  • William C Russell Russell, William C

S

  • John Shields Shields, John
  • Charles C Starbuck Starbuck, Charles C
  • Isaac H A Strider Strider, Isaac H A
  • John Strider Strider, John
  • Samuel Strider Strider, Samuel
  • Jacob Swirn Swirn, Jacob

T

  • David Taylor Taylor, David
  • Emanuel Thomas Thomas, Emanuel
  • Carey Thompson Thompson, Carey
  • Edward Trail Trail, Edward
  • Elbert E Tucker Tucker, Elbert E

V

  • William Vanhorn Vanhorn, William

W

  • James Wager Wager, James
  • Elmore Water Water, Elmore
  • John Waters Waters, John
  • Levin West West, Levin
  • John Whitstone Whitstone, John
  • Presley Wigginton Wigginton, Presley
  • Edward Wilkerson Wilkerson, Edward
  • Mary Witmore Witmore, Mary
  • John Wonderly Wonderly, John

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.

✕

Timeline Help

A chronological listing of historical events which may have affected the lives of residents in eastern Jefferson County and surrounding areas.
1Where is this information from?
The vast majority of these accounts are taken from newspaper articles of local papers of the time period.
2How can I apply this information to my own research?

We use this timeline to help us understand the events that may have affected or shaped a person's life. Here are some ideas as to how this timeline may help your further your own research:

  • View events that may have affected a particular ancestor or their family members.
  • Uncover events which an ancestor may have participated in, leading to more sources of information.
  • Discover more about the history and culture of the area in which an ancestor lived.
  • Evaluate possible concerns and popular pastimes of an ancestor.
3I want to view a timeline of events in a specific area.
Click on "Location" in the "Filter by" bar. This will drop down a list of locations which currently have happenings in the timeline. Clicking on a location will show only events related to that specific area. Note that clicking on a county or state will show all happenings related to any location within that county (and any county within a state).
4I want to see timeline items between two years.
Click on "Years" in the "Filter by" bar. This will drop down a form which accepts a starting year and an ending year. Filling out both fields will display timeline items which took place in and between the two years. Filling out only one field will display all timeline items beginning at or ending on the years inputted.
✕