ORANGE COUNTY, NC - MISC - Dead Letter List from Hillsborough RECORDER
LIST #1 as of 31 March 1820, Vol. I, No. 9, Published 5 Apr 1820
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The early issues of the Hillsborough RECORDER newpaper carried lists,
on a space available basis evidently, of addressees of letters being
held in the Hillsborough postoffice. Typically these lists were published 
about every two weeks, with an "as of" date, and names were repeated two or
three times.
These lists do not necessarily prove that a certain individual was
actually living in Orange County, only that someone thought they were. 
However, the lists do give credible circumstantial evidence that an individual
lived in, or passed through, the area served by the Hillsborough PO. This also
does not mean that the person had left the area, but perhaps  had not been to
town lately. Volumes/numbers skipped mean that a list was identical to a 
previous list or that issue of the paper was missing. Slight differences
in consecutive lists will be indicated with notations.
This and subsequent lists will list names exactly as shown in the
original, with occasional "guesses" at hard to read names or parts of names
indicated in [-]. Names spelled as in original, surname caps added. To save 
space, original columned format changed to line format with alphabetical 
separation. Number after surname probably indicates number of pieces being 
held, not two/three people with same name.

LIST #1 as of 31 March 1820, Vol. I, No. 9, Published 5 Apr 1820

   John ALLISON, Thomas ARNOLD, Thomas ARMSTRONG 2,
William ANDERSON, Miss Betsey ASHE, James ALISON, Robert ASHELY.
    John BLEDSOE, Levi BRACKSTON, William BALDWIN 2, Abraham
BRIDGEWATER, Williamson BURTON, Edward BROCKWELL, Richard
BREEZE, Olway BURNIS.
    Polly CRIDER, William CLISENHALL, Calvin CLARK, Miss Nancy
CARRELL, James CHILD, William CHEATHAM, Reuben CARDEN 3,
William CHAPMAN 3, Miss Jane CATE, Benjamin CRUTCHFIELD, Moses
CARROLL, John COMMONS, William CORDELL, John J. CARRINGTON,
Nathaniel CARRINGTON, James COOK.
    David DICKERSON, John DOCKERY, James DOCKERY, Thomas
DAVIS, Archibald DURHAM, James DAVIS.
    John FOREST, Chesley F. FOSSETT, Samuel FACKLER, Susannah
FOSSITT.
    John GALLOWAY, George GARRISON, John T. GALE, William
GORDAN, Calvin GILLETT, Dr. John DeGRAFFENREID, C.GUTHRIE,
John GREER 2.
    David HUTTON 2, George HERNDON, William HUNTINGTON,
William HOLT Esq., Joseph HART, James HART, James HALLOWAY,
James HUSTINGS, David HARDAY, James HUNTER, Michael HOLT,
Edward R. HATCH, Isaac HOLDEN, Hardy HURDLE, Christopher
HERNADAY, Thomas W. HOLDEN, John HOBBS, Thomas N.S. HARGIS.
    George JOHNSON 3, John JUDKINS, Harriott JOINER, Dr. M.C.
JOSE[?], Micajah JOHNSON, Bastian ICILY [sic], Thomas JONES,
John JACKSON.
    Nathaniel KING.
    James LINDSEY, J[..] LAPS[L?T]IE, William LAWS, Zeke LAWS,
Thomas LASLEY.
    Robert MURDOCK, William McCANLY 2, Miss Cristie McKENZIE,
George A. MABEN, Samuel MADEN, Wilie P> MANGUM 3, Miss M.
MENDENHALL, James MURDOCK, George MATHEWS, Samuel
McBROOM, Miss Eliza MEBANE, William MOORE, William MONTGOMERY,
Andrew MURDOCK, Thomas McCRACKEN, A.D. MONTGOMERY,
Michil McCAWLY 2, Hosiack McNEAL, Edward McDADE, Miss Mary
McDADE, Hugh MONTGOMERY, John McCARROLL, James MEBANE,
John McMUL[L]AN, James & A. MEBANE.
    John NEWLIN 3, William NORWOOD, Elizabeth NELSON.
    Nancy O'FERRELL
    Abraham PARKER 2, William PAISLY, Allen PARKES 2,
William PICKETT.
    John RASBERY, David ROACH, Thomas RUF[FI]N, William RIDER 2,
Henry RINGSTAFF 2, William ROGERS, William RILY 2, Joseph RIPEY,
Jacob RILEY.
    Joseph STUBENS, John SCOTT, Sheriff['s Office], Willie SHAW,
David STRAYHORN, Thomas SCARLETT, John SUMMERS,
James SHANKS, Rebeca SMITH.
    Josiah TURNER, William TERRY, John TURNER, William TURNER,
Henry THOMASON jun., Samuel THOMSON, Polly G. TAYLOR.
    John VANHOOK 2.
    John WATSON, John WHITSELL, James WILLIAMS, William WOODS,
Robert WALKER, Thomas WHITTED, Alfred WOODS, John WILSON,
William WATSON, John L. WOODS.
[s] Richard L. COOK, P.M., Hillsborough, April 1

[Transcribed by Charlie Weaver, Winston-Salem, NC, from Microfilm, Call
# ZNOD95, at Wake Forest University]