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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 September 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
- Mason Alder Alder, Mason
- Mrs Anna Maria T B W Alexander Alexander, Anna Maria T B W
- Miss Jane E Allen Allen, Jane E
- Miss Eliza Armstrong Armstrong, Eliza
B
- Thaddeus Bany Bany, Thaddeus
- John Barrett Barrett, John
- William F Batchelder Batchelder, William F
- R W Baylor Baylor, R W
- J H Bealle Bealle, J H
- Mrs Jane Blackford Blackford, Jane
- Michael Blue Blue, Michael
- Mrs Helen Brady Brady, Helen
- Mrs Elleanor Brian Brian, Elleanor
- Mrs Sarah D Briscoe Briscoe, Sarah D
- James Brown Brown, James
- Joseph Brown Brown, Joseph
- Mr L H Brown Brown, L H
- Miss Martha Brunadell Brunadell, Martha
- Mrs Maria Buckmaster Buckmaster, Maria
- Charles Burwell Burwell, Charles
C
- James Cariley Cariley, James
- William G Carter Carter, William G
- Enoch Chambers Chambers, Enoch
- Henry Chargo Chargo, Henry
- L D Childs Childs, L D
- Mrs Mary G Chirry Chirry, Mary G
- John Clauson Clauson, John
- John G Cockrell Cockrell, John G
- P P Cooke Cooke, P P
- Mrs Willie Ann Cooke Cooke, Willie Ann
- Fanny Courtney Courtney, Fanny
D
- J T Daugherty Daugherty, J T
- Mrs Martha E Davenport Davenport, Martha E
- William W Davis Davis, William W
- Joshua Deaver Deaver, Joshua
- Samuel Dobbins Dobbins, Samuel
- E V Donaldson Donaldson, E V
- J J Donnally Donnally, J J
- Dr. H Dorsey Dorsey, H
- Miss Eliza Doyle Doyle, Eliza
- Richard Duffield Duffield, Richard
- James W Duke Duke, James W
- John Dunavel Dunavel, John
E
- George Eichelberger Eichelberger, George
- Mrs Amelia B English English, Amelia B
- D H Estell Estell, D H
F
- Donald M Fairfax Fairfax, Donald M
- Taimon B Furman Furman, Taimon B
G
- Thomas W Gideon Gideon, Thomas W
- Mrs Elizabeth Gilland Gilland, Elizabeth
- James Gillespie Gillespie, James
- John Gilmore Gilmore, John
- Adam Grubb Grubb, Adam
- J J H Gunnell Gunnell, J J H
H
- G W Hammond Hammond, G W
- James Haughur Haughur, James
- Isaac Heidwhol Heidwhol, Isaac
- Henry Heller Heller, Henry
- William Hooff Hooff, William
- Joseph Howell Howell, Joseph
- M B Howell Howell, M B
- Peter Hubbert Hubbert, Peter
- G W Humpreys Humpreys, G W
- Andrew Hunter Hunter, Andrew
I
- Abraham Isler Isler, Abraham
J
- Mrs Juliet A Jack Jack, Juliet A
- Miss Harriet E Jackson Jackson, Harriet E
- Mrs Mary Ann Jackson Jackson, Mary Ann
- Hamilton Jefferson Jefferson, Hamilton
- Thomas Johnson Johnson, Thomas
K
- Dr. William Keerl Keerl, William
- Abraham Kemp Kemp, Abraham
L
- Samuel W Lackland Lackland, Samuel W
- William F Lock Lock, William F
- William S Lock Lock, William S
- Hon. William Lucas Lucas, William
- John Lyons Lyons, John
- Henry Lyrary Lyrary, Henry
M
- Lieut. T J Manning Manning, T J
- James F Marsh Marsh, James F
- Mrs Martha Jane McCormick McCormick, Martha Jane
- Mrs McDaniel McDaniel
- G W McFarland McFarland, G W
- John McGery McGery, John
- Mrs. Winny Mellon Mellon, Winny
- Joseph Moore Moore, Joseph
- William Moore Moore, William
- Miss Mary Mortimore Mortimore, Mary
N
- Cour. Nunnberger Nunnberger, Cour.
O
- Bryant O'Bannon O'Bannon, Bryant
- J A O'Reily O'Reily, J A
- Joseph O'Rogue O'Rogue, Joseph
- Samuel Oesenbaugh Oesenbaugh, Samuel
P
- T P Pendleton Pendleton, T P
- Benjamin Price Price, Benjamin
- Dr R E Putney Putney, R E
R
- John Ramsey Ramsey, John
- Lewis Ranson Ranson, Lewis
- James B Reily Reily, James B
- Mrs Margaret Reinhart Reinhart, Margaret
- Henry Ripley Ripley, Henry
- William Roby Roby, William
- T Roper Roper, T
- Thomas Rutherford Rutherford, Thomas
S
- William Sanders Sanders, William
- Shadrick Shavin Shavin, Shadrick
- Catharine Sheetz Sheetz, Catharine
- John H Sheetz Sheetz, John H
- Joseph Shertzer Shertzer, Joseph
- Hannah Shipman Shipman, Hannah
- Patrick Simers Simers, Patrick
- Dr Conway Sloan Sloan, Conway
- James Smith Smith, James
- William S Smith Smith, William S
- Abram Snyder Snyder, Abram
- Mr Southwood Southwood
- James Spewart Spewart, James
- Monsieur J G Springel Springel, Monsieur J G
- Sarah Stanly Stanly, Sarah
- Joseph Starry Starry, Joseph
- Charles Stewart Stewart, Charles
- Humphrey H Stone Stone, Humphrey H
- Henson Sultzer Sultzer, Henson
- Miss Ellen Sweeney Sweeney, Ellen
T
- J C R Taylor Taylor, J C R
- James B Thomas Thomas, James B
- Thomas Thomas Thomas, Thomas
- John A Thompson Thompson, John A
- Capt M Thompson Thompson, M
- Thomas Thompson Thompson, Thomas
- Jacob Tutwiler Tutwiler, Jacob
W
- Miss Lucinda Walraven Walraven, Lucinda
- Miss Lucy Muse Walton Walton, Lucy Muse
- John Ware Ware, John
- J T A Washington Washington, J T A
- Patrick Watson Watson, Patrick
- John Wellcombe Wellcombe, John
- George B West West, George B
- Thomas West West, Thomas
- Frederick Wilhelm Wilhelm, Frederick
- Susan Wilkinson Wilkinson, Susan
- Edward S Williams Williams, Edward S
- Thomas Willis Willis, Thomas
- J Wooderd Wooderd, J
- Rachel Wright Wright, Rachel
- William Wright Wright, William
X
- Miss Mary D Xaupie Xaupie, Mary D
Y
- Elizabeth Young Young, Elizabeth
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.