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Letters Remaining at Local Post Offices
A searchable index of people named in nineteenth-century newspaper lists of unclaimed mail.

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Shepherdstown PO, 31 March 1835
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A
- James Allen Allen, James
- Joseph Amble Amble, Joseph
- William Anderson Anderson, William
- Margaret Atkinson Atkinson, Margaret
B
- Nancy Beason Beason, Nancy
- Mark Blinco Blinco, Mark
- Mahala Blue Blue, Mahala
- Micheal Blue Blue, Micheal
- Benjamin Boley, jr Boley, Benjamin
- Abashai Bolla Bolla, Abashai
- James Bough, jr Bough, James
- M I Bram Bram, M I
- Elizabeth Brantner Brantner, Elizabeth
- Thomas J Briscoe Briscoe, Thomas J
- Matthew Britendall Britendall, Matthew
- Thomas G Butt Butt, Thomas G
- Jacob Byers Byers, Jacob
C
- Isaac Climer Climer, Isaac
- Elie Conley Conley, Elie
- David Conner Conner, David
- Simon Copenhaver Copenhaver, Simon
D
- Nancy Daniels Daniels, Nancy
- Mary Dawson Dawson, Mary
- Robert Douglass Douglass, Robert
E
- John Ector Ector, John
- John L Engle Engle, John L
- Daniel Entler Entler, Daniel
- Michael Entler Entler, Michael
- Philip Entler Entler, Philip
F
- William Fawcett Fawcett, William
- Catherine Files Files, Catherine
- Mary Foreman Foreman, Mary
G
- Warner Gibbons Gibbons, Warner
- T C Green Green, T C
H
- Thomas G Harris Harris, Thomas G
- Abraham Hoffman Hoffman, Abraham
- Ignatius Hogan Hogan, Ignatius
- William Hunter Hunter, William
- John Hutson Hutson, John
K
- David Keplinger Keplinger, David
L
- Edmund I Lee jr Lee, Edmund I
- Willoughby Lemen Lemen, Willoughby
- Daniel Long Long, Daniel
- Henry Longenecker Longenecker, Henry
- John Lyne Lyne, John
- John Lyon Lyon, John
M
- Robert P Magruder Magruder, Robert P
- Micheal Marlatt Marlatt, Micheal
- John McCardell McCardell, John
- Mary Mires Mires, Mary
- John Moore Moore, John
- John S Moore Moore, John S
- Mr Moulier Moulier
N
- Mary Ann Nicely Nicely, Mary Ann
O
- Mary Orndoff Orndoff, Mary
P
- John Park Park, John
- John Perrill Perrill, John
- Joy Peter Peter, Joy
- Samuel Poland Poland, Samuel
S
- Jacob Sambright Sambright, Jacob
- Jacob Seibert Seibert, Jacob
- Cassandra Shaner Shaner, Cassandra
- James Shaner Shaner, James
- David Sharp Sharp, David
- Sarah Shoafstall Shoafstall, Sarah
- Micheal Shoe Shoe, Micheal
- Samuel Show Show, Samuel
- Montgomery Slemmons Slemmons, Montgomery
- Robert Slemmons Slemmons, Robert
- George Stubblefield Stubblefield, George
T
- Henry Tabler Tabler, Henry
- Gabriel Thomas Thomas, Gabriel
- Joseph Thompson Thompson, Joseph
- Thomas Thornburg Thornburg, Thomas
- N E Turner Turner, N E
V
- Cath Vinsoneller Vinsoneller, Cath
W
- T R Walcott Walcott, T R
- Jacob Warner Warner, Jacob
- William Warner Warner, William
- John J Welsh Welsh, John J
- John White White, John
- John Williamson Williamson, John
- Thomas M Wilson Wilson, Thomas M
- John B Wolts Wolts, John B
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[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 1
[filter] => raw
)
[71] => WP_Term Object
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[term_id] => 289
[name] => Warner
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[term_taxonomy_id] => 289
[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 6
[filter] => raw
)
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[term_id] => 182
[name] => Welsh
[slug] => welsh
[term_group] => 0
[term_taxonomy_id] => 182
[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 369
[filter] => raw
)
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[term_id] => 858
[name] => White
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[term_taxonomy_id] => 858
[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 24
[filter] => raw
)
[74] => WP_Term Object
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[term_group] => 0
[term_taxonomy_id] => 2092
[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 11
[filter] => raw
)
[75] => WP_Term Object
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[term_id] => 462
[name] => Wilson
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[term_taxonomy_id] => 462
[taxonomy] => surnames
[description] =>
[parent] => 0
[count] => 47
[filter] => raw
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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.

