The postal service of the United States in connection with the local history of BuffaloHall, Nathan Kelsey
History
The postal service of the United States in connection with the local history of Buffalo
Hall, Nathan Kelsey
Postal service -- New York (State) -- Buffalo
The Buffalo Post-office was kept, during Mr. Granger's term of office,
first on Main Street, near where the Metropolitan Theater[D] now stands,
and afterwards in the brick house on the west side of Pearl Street, a
few doors south of Swan Street, now No. 58 Pearl Street. Mr. Guiteau
first kept the office on Main Street, opposite Stevenson's livery
stable; then on the west side of Main Street about the middle of the
block next south of Erie Street; and afterwards on the northwest corner
of Ellicott Square. It was kept in the same place for a short period at
the commencement of Judge Russel's term of office, but was soon removed
to the northwest corner of the next block above, where it remained until
after the appointment of Mr. Dibble. It was removed by Mr. Dibble about
1836, to the old Baptist Church then standing on the corner where the
post-office is now kept, and it was kept in that building until after
Mr. Haddock took the office. He removed the office to the northwest
corner of Main and Seneca Streets, where it remained until it was
removed, in August, 1858, into the Government building in which it is
now.
The gross receipts of the post-office at Buffalo, for the years given in
the following table, have been as follows:
1805 $ 90.83 1825 $ 2,840.60
1806 120.13 1830 6,695.34
1807 122.82 1835 19,219.34
1808 173.63 1840 25,501.49
1809 217.49 1845 22,681.26
1810 291.46 1850 39,644.01
1812 963.61 1855 47,458.67
1813 Imperfect returns. 1860 44,800.94
1814 488.37[E] 1862 55,265.57[F]
1815 1,932.98 1863 48,238.53
1820 1,463.21
The gross receipts at the offices of Black Rock, Black Rock Dam and
North Buffalo, for the years named have been as follows:
_At Black Rock:_
1817 $ 56.88 1845 $ 467.32
1818 134.34 1850 776.62
1819 237.96 1855 420.24
1820 239.38 1860 317.74
1825 737.41 1862 389.50
1830 493.08 1863 461.52
1835 617.49 1864} 234.52
1840 712.77 to July 1.}
_At Black Rock Dam (North Buffalo):_
1854 $ 108.47 1862 $ 463.27
1855 419.82 1863 650.73
1860 303.15 1864} 319.75
1861 307.20 to July 1.}
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account