Database

Letters Remaining at Local Post Offices

A searchable index of people named in nineteenth-century newspaper lists of unclaimed mail.

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Surnames Beginning With Q

Virginia Quarrier 1 appearance
Oct. 6, 1830 Charles Town Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Doct John Quigley 1 appearance
Apr. 10, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Capt John Quigley 2 appearances
Apr. 10, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Oct. 8, 1835 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Mary E Quigley 1 appearance
Apr. 10, 1834 Shepherdstown Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Peter Quigley 1 appearance
Jul. 18, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Mrs Elizabeth Robinson Quin 1 appearance
Apr. 14, 1836 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source
Hugh Quinn 1 appearance
Oct. 9, 1821 Harpers Ferry Post Office Harpers Ferry Free Press Source
Patrick Quinn 1 appearance
Apr. 11, 1833 Harpers Ferry Post Office Virginia Free Press Source

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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.

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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:

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