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 December 1836
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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
- George F Adams Adams, George F
- Stephen Adams Adams, Stephen
- John Allen Allen, John
- David Avis Avis, David
B
- Thomas Baly Baly, Thomas
- Thomas M Barrow Barrow, Thomas M
- Henrick Bashammen Bashammen, Henrick
- John Basore Basore, John
- Andrew H Beach Beach, Andrew H
- John J Bell Bell, John J
- Mary Blaney Blaney, Mary
- Rev James M Brown Brown, James M
- Elenden Bryan Bryan, Elenden
- Joseph Jefferson Burns Burns, Joseph Jefferson
- George Henry Burton Burton, George Henry
C
- Thomas Call Call, Thomas
- Samuel Cameron Cameron, Samuel
- Edon Carnine Carnine, Edon
- Nathanial Carusi Carusi, Nathanial
- Marlborough Churchill Churchill, Marlborough
- William Cleveland Cleveland, William
- William Conway Conway, William
- Mary Cooper Cooper, Mary
- Oliver Cromwell Cromwell, Oliver
- Amanda Crutcher Crutcher, Amanda
- Bartholomew Curry Curry, Bartholomew
D
- Sarah A Dadrige Dadrige, Sarah A
- William S Daniels Daniels, William S
- Braxton Davenport Davenport, Braxton
- John Davenport Davenport, John
- William Davidson Davidson, William
- Peter Dillow Dillow, Peter
- C B Donnelly Donnelly, C B
- Mary H Downey Downey, Mary H
- Henry Drill Drill, Henry
- John Ducker Ducker, John
E
- George Eichelberger Eichelberger, George
F
- O Fairfax Fairfax, O
- William Henry Fairfax Fairfax, William Henry
- William P Flood Flood, William P
- Samuel Freet Freet, Samuel
G
- Henry Glassgow Glassgow, Henry
- Sophia Goings Goings, Sophia
- Ann Maria Goins Goins, Ann Maria
- Henry Gray Gray, Henry
- William P Greer Greer, William P
- Thomas Grey Grey, Thomas
- Frances H Griggs Griggs, Frances H
- Jacob Grim Grim, Jacob
- Jacob Guyer Guyer, Jacob
H
- George W Hammond Hammond, George W
- Henry Hampton Hampton, Henry
- John Harness Harness, John
- Carter Harris Harris, Carter
- William Hayslip Hayslip, William
- David High High, David
- Mr M Hill Hill, M
- William C House House, William C
- James Howell Howell, James
- Joseph V W Howell Howell, Joseph V W
- Elizabeth Hutt Hutt, Elizabeth
I
- Abram Isler Isler, Abram
- Sarah W Isler Isler, Sarah W
J
- Charles Jackson Jackson, Charles
- Samuel Jackson Jackson, Samuel
- William Jenkins Jenkins, William
- J K Johnson Johnson, J K
- John R Johnson Johnson, John R
K
- Henry Kenniford Kenniford, Henry
- Michael Kenns Kenns, Michael
- Charles King King, Charles
- H Kramer Kramer, H
L
- Robert Lang Lang, Robert
- Daniel Lanson Lanson, Daniel
- Mary Lewis Lewis, Mary
- Dick Little Little, Dick
- William F Lock Lock, William F
- Catharine Lucker Lucker, Catharine
- Elenor Lukes Lukes, Elenor
M
- Gibson Mallory Mallory, Gibson
- Thomas Martin Martin, Thomas
- Francis McKinney McKinney, Francis
- John McMahon McMahon, John
- Jane McPherson McPherson, Jane
- Washington Merchant Merchant, Washington
- Robert Milton Milton, Robert
- Elmore D Mitchell Mitchell, Elmore D
- John Mitchell Mitchell, John
- George Montgomery Montgomery, George
- Lee Montgomery Montgomery, Lee
- William Moore Moore, William
- Eveline Morgan Morgan, Eveline
- Hanson T Morrow Morrow, Hanson T
- John J Morrow Morrow, John J
- George B Murphey Murphey, George B
- Henry Myers Myers, Henry
- Henry Myers Myers, Henry
- Widow Myers Myers, Widow
N
- Joseph Newson Newson, Joseph
- Jacob Nichols Nichols, Jacob
- John E Norrell Norrell, John E
- Lloyd Norris Norris, Lloyd
O
- Francis O'Neal O'Neal, Francis
P
- John Patrick Patrick, John
- Norris A Phelps Phelps, Norris A
- R E Putney Putney, R E
- William H Pyle Pyle, William H
R
- J Randolph Randolph, J
- Jane Randolph Randolph, Jane
- James L Ranson Ranson, James L
- Ann Read Read, Ann
- James Reeden Reeden, James
- Rachel Riely Riely, Rachel
- Matthew Ritchell Ritchell, Matthew
- James Ruffner Ruffner, James
S
- George W Sappington Sappington, George W
- John Sappington Sappington, John
- Isaac Shewalter Shewalter, Isaac
- Dr C Sloan Sloan, C
- Christopher R Smith Smith, Christopher R
- Elizabeth Smith Smith, Elizabeth
- Nelson Smith Smith, Nelson
- James R Sorrels Sorrels, James R
- John J Sprigel Sprigel, John J
- Richard Staltings Staltings, Richard
- Madison Strect Strect, Madison
- Philip Swann Swann, Philip
- Minerva Swisser Swisser, Minerva
T
- William Thomas Thomas, William
- Fortune Thompson Thompson, Fortune
- John A Thompson Thompson, John A
- Bayliss Trussel Trussel, Bayliss
- St. George Tucker Tucker, St. George
V
- Joseph Vanvacter Vanvacter, Joseph
- Ann C Vestal Vestal, Ann C
W
- Louisa Washington Washington, Louisa
- William T Washington Washington, William T
- John Welcome Welcome, John
- Charles S Whittaker Whittaker, Charles S
- Susan Wilkerson Wilkerson, Susan
- John Willcock Willcock, John
- Benjamin Wilson Wilson, Benjamin
- Ann C Wimmer Wimmer, Ann C
- John Womaldorf Womaldorf, John
Y
- Anna S Yates Yates, Anna S
- John Yates Yates, 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.