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, 30 June 1836
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A
- Joseph Atkinson Atkinson, Joseph
B
- Mary Barnhart Barnhart, Mary
- Alfred Bennett Bennett, Alfred
- Solomon Billmyer Billmyer, Solomon
- Joel Bishop Bishop, Joel
- Doct. Henry Boteler Boteler, Doct. Henry
- Henry Boteler Boteler, Henry
- John Bridgman Bridgman, John
- Doct. John Briscoe Briscoe, Doct. John
- M. J. Brown Brown, M. J.
- O. Butler Butler, O.
- Mrs. Eliza Butts Butts, Eliza
- Newland Byers Byers, Newland
C
- Mrs. Ann Cameron Cameron, Ann
- Archibald Cameron Cameron, Archibald
- Isaac W Chapline Chapline, Isaac W
- Isaac Clymer Clymer, Isaac
- Andrew Collins Collins, Andrew
- Samuel Cook Cook, Samuel
- Mary G Cummings Cummings, Mary G
D
- John Duke Duke, John
E
- George R Entler Entler, George R
- Joseph Entler Entler, Joseph
- Martin Ernst Ernst, Martin
- David Eversole Eversole, David
F
- Jacob Fulk Fulk, Jacob
H
- Rev. J. T. Hargrave Hargrave, J. T.
- Ann Harris Harris, Ann
- Mary Harris Harris, Mary
- Elizabeth Hawn Hawn, Elizabeth
- Daniel Hendricks Hendricks, Daniel
- James Hite Hite, James
- Ann Howard Howard, Ann
- Rev. John Howel Howel, John
- Elizabeth Hudgel Hudgel, Elizabeth
- Thomas Hudgel Hudgel, Thomas
J
- Matthew Jones Jones, Matthew
K
- William R Kable Kable, William R
- Robert F Kennedy Kennedy, Robert F
L
- Catharine Lafferty Lafferty, Catharine
- Ara M. Lemon Lemon, Ara M.
M
- James McClure McClure, James
- Thomas McQuilkin McQuilkin, Thomas
- Susan Miller Miller, Susan
- Charles Moler Moler, Charles
- Samuel Myers Myers, Samuel
N
- John C Newman Newman, John C
- William D North North, William D
O
- Margaret O'Neal O'Neal, Margaret
P
- William H Pendleton Pendleton, William H
- George Piper Piper, George
- James Prather Prather, James
R
- Henry Ramsburg Ramsburg, Henry
- Jacob Rickstine Rickstine, Jacob
- Elijah Ruckheart Ruckheart, Elijah
S
- Ann C. M. Shew Shew, Ann C. M.
- Philip Shutt Shutt, Philip
- John Snider, sr. Snider, John
- C. S. Snively Snively, C. S.
- David Snively Snively, David
- John A Stephen Stephen, John A
- Raleigh Sulcer Sulcer, Raleigh
- Misses Swearingen Swearingen
T
- Baker Tapscott Tapscott, Baker
- Cary Thompson Thompson, Cary
- B T Towner Towner, B T
- Ehud Turner Turner, Ehud
V
- Robert T Vanmetre Vanmetre, Robert T
W
- James Walker Walker, James
- John D Weber Weber, John D
- Jacob Welsh Welsh, Jacob
- Leonard Williamson Williamson, Leonard
- Charles Wright Wright, Charles
Y
- Joseph Younce Younce, Joseph
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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.