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 December 1821
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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
- John Allison Allison, John
B
- James Bailey Bailey, James
- Henry Best Best, Henry
- Daniel Border Border, Daniel
- Edward Burnham Burnham, Edward
- Fanny Butler Butler, Fanny
- Benjamin Butterfield Butterfield, Benjamin
C
- William Cahal Cahal, William
- Jacob Catero Catero, Jacob
- Thomas Clagett Clagett, Thomas
- James Clarke Clarke, James
- William Cresfield Cresfield, William
- Walter Cunningham Cunningham, Walter
D
- Mrs. Rachael D[?]e D[?]e, Rachael
E
- William Everhart Everhart, William
G
- Edward Garrett Garrett, Edward
- John A Gere Gere, John A
- William Gibson Gibson, William
- James Gordon Gordon, James
- William W Green Green, William W
H
- George Hagley Hagley, George
- Mr Hale Hale
- John Hold Hold, John
- William Hoy Hoy, William
J
- John Jamieson Jamieson, John
K
- Stephen R Keen Keen, Stephen R
- Thomas Keyes Keyes, Thomas
- John A King King, John A
L
- John Lahin Lahin, John
- Thomas Learned Learned, Thomas
- John F Lefever Lefever, John F
M
- Mrs Debora Macbee Macbee, Debora
- William Macean Macean, William
- George Malleory Malleory, George
- Thomas Malleory Malleory, Thomas
- William Malleory Malleory, William
- Miss Ann McDade McDade, Ann
- Henry Moler Moler, Henry
- Rev. Frs. Moore Moore, Frs.
- Thomas Morgan Morgan, Thomas
N
- William P Noland Noland, William P
- John Norman Norman, John
O
- Daniel S Osburn Osburn, Daniel S
P
- John Peacher Peacher, John
- Thomas G Plummer Plummer, Thomas G
- Miss Joan Preble Preble, Joan
R
- Michael Reese Reese, Michael
- George Richards Richards, George
- Nicholas Ropp Ropp, Nicholas
- John Rutter Rutter, John
S
- Emanuel Schaeffer Schaeffer, Emanuel
- George Sham Sham, George
- John Smallwood Smallwood, John
- Basil Smith Smith, Basil
- John A Smith Smith, John A
- Mrs Mary Smith Smith, Mary
- Rev. G. W. Snyder Snyder, G. W.
- William Spencer Spencer, William
- Rebeccah Stanford Stanford, Rebeccah
- David Stedman Stedman, David
- William Stedman, sr. Stedman, William
- Henry Strider Strider, Henry
- Isaac Strider Strider, Isaac
- John Strider Strider, John
- Philip Strider Strider, Philip
- Mrs. Sarah V Swearingen Swearingen, Sarah V
T
- James Thropp Thropp, James
- Thomas Thropp Thropp, Thomas
- Jesse Tribe Tribe, Jesse
- Thomas Turner Turner, Thomas
U
- Joseph Umpuge Umpuge, Joseph
- John Upperman Upperman, John
W
- Michael Wear Wear, Michael
- John Whitehouse Whitehouse, John
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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.