ORANGE COUNTY, NC - MISC - Dead Letter List from Hillsborough RECORDER
LIST #2 as of 1 Jul 1820, Vol. I, No. 22, Published 5 Jul 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.

From Microfilm ZNOD95, Wake Forest University Library, Winston-Salem, NC.

Dead Letter List from Hillsborough RECORDER LIST #2 as of 1 Jul 1820, 
Vol. I, No. 22, Published 5 Jul 1820

   Mrs. Anna ASHE, James B. ANDREWS, Joseph ARMSTRONG, Frederick AVERY.
   Mr. BRUCE Jr., Sarah BELL, Dr. R.E. BRODNAX, William BALDING, George E.
BADGER (3), Mrs. Frances BARTON, Absalom BUTLER, Levi BRAXTON, Jacob
BLEDSOE, Edward BOSWELL, Priscilla BRADLEY, William BRUCKEN.
   Samuel CHILDS (2), J.F. CATE, John CHANDLER, Robert CAZORT, John
CAMPBELL (2), Mary CRABTREE, James COWAN, James A. CRAGG,
Calvin CLARK (2), Nancy CARROLL, Benjamin CATES, Anderson CLEMENT,
Bolling COX, John CALDWELL, Reuben CARDEN, John CUMING, Archibald
CRABTREE, Duncan CAMERON (2), John & Wm. CARTER, Clerk of County
Court [sic], Robert CATE.
   Wm. L. DURHAM, James DICKIE, Anna DEBRULES, Joseph DICKSON,
Henry DICKSON, John DUNNAGAN, Reddick DISBONG.
   Elizabeth ESTIS, Ira ELLIS, Burrows EASTRAY.
   James FREELAND, William FAUCETT, Mrs. Mary FOUST, Edward FAUCETT,
Richard FREEMAN, John FOREST, Waughn & Findley [sic], John FARROR.
   James GILLIM, Elijah GRAVES, Leonard GALE, Boston GRAVES.
   James HUNTER (3), Miss Lydia HOGG, Joseph HILLYARD, Thomas HORNER,
John H. HILL, Anthony HORTON, Mary HARRIS, Thomas W. HOLDEN,
Benjamin HESTER, William HAN[N]A, Nathaniel HARRIS, Charles HOLLO[?],
Abel HORN, Carter HAYDEN, Thomas HARDEMAN, Calvin HATCH, Hardy
HURDLE, William HOLT.
   Wiley JONES, The Jailer [sic], Harriot JOINER,
   Addison KELLY (2), William KIRKLAND.
   Mary G. LOWRIE, John LONG, James LATTA, Capt. T. LORING (2), Harry
LAWS, Elizabeth LACKEY, Windfield LEWIS, James LAPSLIE.
   Messrs. MILLER & HOWELL, Willie P. MANGUM (11), F. McKINNIN,
Levi McCOLLUM, Andrew McBROOM, William McKEE, Robert McCULLOUGH,
James MABIN, Matthew McCAWLY, Mary McCOLLUM, Mrs. McCAWLEY,
Henry MULHOLLON, Hugo MULHOLLON, James MURDOCK, David MITCHELL,
A[n]abel MOORE, Isaac MATKINS, A.D. MURP[HY?].
   Nancy NEWTON
   Barnabas O'FARRELL, Robert OGDEN.
   Samuel PARSLEY, R.M. PEARS[ON], Samuel PIPER,
   William RINGSTAFF (2), William ROAN, Willis REARS, James RAGINS,
David RAY, Jmaes RAINEY, Dilly R[ITE], John ROBARDS, Charles 
ROUNTREE, Sarah RIGS, Dr. M.J. DEROSETT, Jacob RILY, James H. ROGERS.
   Lyman SMITH (2), Wm. A. SHARP & Co., Robert STRANGE, Palsey 
STEPHENS.

   James THOMPSON, Landin TUDER, Eliza TURNER, Joseph THOMPSON,
Josiah TURNER (4), William TAYLOR, Mary TAYLOR, Enoch THOMPSON,
Robt. & W. THOMPSON, William TRICE.
   John ULMSTEAD.
   William WOODS, Francis [?] WARD, Robert WAYNE, Walter WOODS,
[?]faryWORTH[?]M, Joseph WHITE, Thomas WILLIAMS, Mrs. WILSON,
John WILSON, Caleb WILSON, Harrison WARREN, James WILSON,
John T. W[???], Joseph H. W[?]NSTO[?], Thomas W[???], William W[???].
/s/ R.L. COOK, P.M., Hillsborough, July 1. 

[This identical list was repeated July 12th]