Database
Letters Remaining at Local Post Offices
A searchable index of people named in nineteenth-century newspaper lists of unclaimed mail.
Source List
Shepherdstown PO, 1 January 1840
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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
- David Anderson Anderson, David
- John Asdell Asdell, John
- E R Ausjack Ausjack, E R
B
- Adaline V Barbruff Barbruff, Adaline V
- George Barlow Barlow, George
- Henry Bedinger Bedinger, Henry
- Samuel Bell Bell, Samuel
- Martin Belts Belts, Martin
- Mr. Berry Berry
- Joseph Berry Berry, Joseph
- C Billmyer Billmyer, C
- D Billmyer Billmyer, D
- Solomon Billmyer Billmyer, Solomon
- Corban Blackford Blackford, Corban
- John Boroff Boroff, John
- Henry Boteler Boteler, Henry
- Hiram Boyd Boyd, Hiram
- M E Bragonier Bragonier, M E
- William Brown Brown, William
- John N Burnside Burnside, John N
- John Byers Byers, John
C
- A Camron Camron, A
- D Camron Camron, D
- Isaiah Clayton Clayton, Isaiah
- Veit Compt Compt, Veit
- Mary Ellen Cooper Cooper, Mary Ellen
- Abraham Cross Cross, Abraham
E
- Jane Edwards Edwards, Jane
- Ellen Entler Entler, Ellen
F
- Robert Fooke Fooke, Robert
G
- John Gibson Gibson, John
- Frederick Grieb Grieb, Frederick
H
- Samuel Harding Harding, Samuel
- Mr. Harper Harper
- Mary Harris Harris, Mary
- John Haynes Haynes, John
- John H Hour Hour, John H
- Samuel Huntsburg Huntsburg, Samuel
J
- Louisa Johnson Johnson, Louisa
- John F Joy Joy, John F
K
- S H Kisinger Kisinger, S H
- Adam Kretzer Kretzer, Adam
L
- Elizabeth Lafferty Lafferty, Elizabeth
- Adam Licklider Licklider, Adam
- Catharine Little Little, Catharine
- Mr. Lohman Lohman
- Daniel Louden Louden, Daniel
- Edward Lucas Lucas, Edward
M
- William Manley Manley, William
- Rev Charles Martin Martin, Charles
- Eliza Mayer Mayer, Eliza
- William McKay McKay, William
- Joseph McMurran McMurran, Joseph
- Peter Meinhard Meinhard, Peter
- David O Melvin Melvin, David O
- Ann Miller Miller, Ann
- John Miller Miller, John
- Margaret S Miller Miller, Margaret S
- Solomon Miller Miller, Solomon
- William Miller Miller, William
- Charles Moler Moler, Charles
- Jacob Morgan Morgan, Jacob
- Nicholas Motler Motler, Nicholas
- George Myers Myers, George
N
- Henry Nicely Nicely, Henry
- John M Nicely Nicely, John M
P
- George Perry Perry, George
R
- Catharine Reinhart Reinhart, Catharine
S
- Alexander Shafer Shafer, Alexander
- Henry Shepherd Shepherd, Henry
- Robert Slemons Slemons, Robert
- John Snyder Snyder, John
- Eliza M Staley Staley, Eliza M
- Eliza Stevens Stevens, Eliza
- James Stevens Stevens, James
T
- Shepherd Thornburg Thornburg, Shepherd
W
- David Weaver Weaver, David
- George Weis Weis, George
- Mr. White White
- John W Whitton Whitton, John W
- John Wies Wies, John
- John Wombledurf Wombledurf, John
- Jane K Woods Woods, Jane K
- William Worden Worden, William
- Jonahan Wortis Wortis, Jonahan
Y
- Jacob Yonts Yonts, Jacob
- Sarah Ann Yonts Yonts, Sarah Ann
Z
- John Zigler Zigler, 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.