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 1837
View Source ImageIndexed Names
Names Listed in This Notice
Names are shown as printed in the newspaper. Spelling variations, initials, titles, abbreviations, and newspaper errors are common.
A
- William Avis Avis, William
B
- Catharine Baker Baker, Catharine
- Nancy Barnhart Barnhart, Nancy
- Cornelius Bast Bast, Cornelius
- Mahala Blue Blue, Mahala
- Dr. Warner Briscoe Briscoe, Warner
- Lieut E D Bullock Bullock, E D
- Benjamin Busey Busey, Benjamin
C
- Ann Cameron Cameron, Ann
- Hannah Cockerell Cockerell, Hannah
- Rebecca Colbert Colbert, Rebecca
- Samuel Cook Cook, Samuel
D
- Lydia Davis Davis, Lydia
- John Drenner Drenner, John
- Ruhamid Drenner Drenner, Ruhamid
- John Duke Duke, John
- Valentine Dust Dust, Valentine
- William Dust Dust, William
E
- Philip Entler Entler, Philip
F
- Albert Flower Flower, Albert
- Dr. Seth B Foster Foster, Seth B
- Frederick D Fouck Fouck, Frederick D
- Jacob Friend Friend, Jacob
G
- Peter Gardner Gardner, Peter
- Mr. Gibbons Gibbons
- John Gibson Gibson, John
- Julian Gimrick Gimrick, Julian
- Louisa Guillams Guillams, Louisa
H
- Ann Harris Harris, Ann
- Mary Harris Harris, Mary
- Rebecca Harrison Harrison, Rebecca
- Mary Hawn Hawn, Mary
- Julian O Herring Herring, Julian O
- David Hess Hess, David
- Rosalie E Hewett Hewett, Rosalie E
- William Hewett Hewett, William
- Philip P Hunter Hunter, Philip P
I
- George W Irwin Irwin, George W
J
- Evans Jones Jones, Evans
- John F Joy Joy, John F
- Peter Joy Joy, Peter
K
- Robert T Kennedy Kennedy, Robert T
M
- Samuel P McWilliam McWilliam, Samuel P
- Gottip Michael Michael, Gottip
- James Miller Miller, James
- Charles Moler Moler, Charles
- John S Moore Moore, John S
- James Musgrove Musgrove, James
- Samuel Myers Myers, Samuel
P
- William Poland Poland, William
- Elenor Porter Porter, Elenor
- Anthony Posey Posey, Anthony
- John Price Price, John
R
- Samuel Ross Ross, Samuel
S
- James Shepherd Shepherd, James
- Isaac Shewalter Shewalter, Isaac
- Thomas F Smith Smith, Thomas F
- Catharine S Snively Snively, Catharine S
- John Snyder Snyder, John
- James Stevens Stevens, James
T
- Hannah Tucker Tucker, Hannah
- Nancy Tucker Tucker, Nancy
- Jane Turner Turner, Jane
- Nancy Turner Turner, Nancy
V
- Catharine Vinsonhelter Vinsonhelter, Catharine
W
- Margaret Wadding Wadding, Margaret
- John Welsh Welsh, John
- Charles Wright Wright, Charles
Z
- Michael Zigler Zigler, Michael

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.

