The annals of Albany, Vol. I, Part 6

Author: Munsell, Joel, 1808-1880
Publication date: 1850
Publisher: Albany : J. Munsell
Number of Pages: 394


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Colchester


Pepacton


Roxbury


Evans Williamsville


Griffin's Mills Willink


Hamburgh Zoar


ESSEX COUNTY.


AuSable ForksNewcomb


Chesterfield Port Henry Crown Point Port Kendall


ELIZABETH- Port Kent


St. Armand


Essex Jay do River


Keescville Keene Split Rock Ticonderoga Lewis Upper Jay Minerva Wadham's Mills


West Moriah Wilmington Westport Woodwards- Willsborough ville


FRANKLIN COUNTY Bangor F'rtCovington


Belmont Franklin


Bombay Harrietstown


Brandon Hogansburgh


Burke MALONE 212


Chateaugay Merrillsville


Constable Moira


Dickinson S'thDickinson


Duane W. Constable


EastConstable Westville


FULTON COUNTY.


Bleecker Mill's Corners


Broadalbin


Newkirk's


Broekett's Mills [ners


Bridge


Newton's Cor-


Caroga Northampton


Cranberry


Northville


Creek


Oppenheim


Ephratah


Garoga


Perth


Hoesville Riceville


JOHNSTOWN45 Sammonsville


Kingsborough Union Mills


Lassellsville Vail's Mills


Mayfield West Perth


GENESEE COUNTY.


Alabama Elba


Alexander Le Roy


BATAVIA 283 Linden


Bergen North Bergen


Bethany


Oakfield


Brookville Pavilion


Byron


do Centre


Corfu Pembroke


Darien Roanoke


Darien Centre South Byron


East Bergen Stafford


East Bethany Stone Church


E. Pembroke West Bergen


GREENE COUNTY.


Acra Lexington


Athens


do


Heights


Big Hollow Medway


Bushnellsville New Balti-


Cairo more


CATSKILL 34 Oak Hill


Cornwallville Palenville


Coxsackie Prattsville


Durham Seieneeville


East Durham South Cairo


East Kill South Durham


E. Lexington Tannersville


Gay Head Union Society


Greenville West Kill


Hunter W. Lexington


Kiskatom Windham


Leeds do Centre


HAMILTON CO.


Arietta Hope


Benson Hope Centre


Amenia


Amenia Union Arthursburgh Moriah


North East


Barrytown do Centre


Beekman Pauling


Campbellville Peeksville


Channingsville Pine Plains


ChesnutRidge Pleasant Plains City do Valley ClintonHollowPo'KEEPSIE 73 Clove Poughquag


Crum Elbow Pulver's Cor- Dover ners


Federal Store Quaker Hill Fishkill Red Hook


do LandingRhinebeck do Plains Rock City FreedomPlainsSalt Point Glenham Schultzville


Hart's Village Shenandoah


Hull's Mills South Amenja


Hyde Park South Dover


Jackson Cor- Sprout Creek ners


Staatsburgh


La Grange Stanford


Leedsville Stanford ville


Lithgow Stormville


Mabbettsville Tivoli Manchester Union Vale


Milan [BridgeUp'rRed Hook


NewHacken- Verbank saek Washington


N. Hamburgh


do Hollow


ERIE COUNTY.


Akron


Alden


Hamburgh on the Lake


Amherst Harris's Hill


Angola Holland


Aurora Lancaster


Black Rock


Morton's Cor-


Boston


ners


Brant Newstead


BUFFALO 325 North Boston Cheektowaga N'th Clarence Clarence Reservation


Colden Sardinia


Collins South Wales


do CentreSpringville


Concord Tona wanda


East Evans Town Line E. Hamburgh Wales Eden Wales Centre


Eleysville Water Valley


Davenport do CentreShavertown


DELHI 77 Sidney


Deposit Sidney Centre


East Branch Sidney Plains East Franklin S'th Kortright Franklin Stamford Hamden Stratton's Falls Tompkins


Hancock Harpersfield Hobart Walton


Kortright


West Daven-


Masonville


port W. Meredith


Meredith


DUTCHESS COUNTY. Adriance


Trout Creek


TOWN 126


Schroon Lake


Gilman


Lake Pleasant


-


--


Gloversville


Osborn's Bridge


52


Counties, Towns and Post Offices


Long Lake Sageville


Morehonse Wells


Morehouseville


HERKIMER CO.


Cedarville Mohawk


Cold Brook Newport


Columbia Newville


Crain'sCornersNorway


Danube Ohio


Diana


Turin


MONTGOMERY CO.


Ames Hagaman's


Amsterdam Mills


Devereux


Payne's Cor-


East Schuyler ners


[low Indian River


West Martins-


Buel


Minaville


Eatonville


Payne's Hol- Pottsville


Frankfort Russia


Frankfort Hill Salisbury


Germanflats do Centre


HERKIMER 80 Sehuyler


Ilion


Stark


Jacksonburgh Starkville


Jordanville


VanHornsville


Litchfield


Warren


Little Falls WestSehuyler


Manheim W. Windfield


do Centre Wilmot


Middleville Windfield


JEFFERSON CO.


Adams North Wilna


Adams Centre Omar


Alexandria Orleans


do CentreOxbow


Antwerp Pamelia


Belville do 4 Corners


Black River


Perch River


Brownville


Philadelphia


Burr's Mills


Pierrepont


Cape Vineent Manor


Carthage


Pillar Point


Champion


Plesis [la


Bouckville


Morrisville


Clayton


Point Peninsu-


Depauville


Red wood


Bridgeport Nelson


Brookfield New Wood-


New Fane Wilsons


Niagara Falls Youngstown


Ellisburgh


Rutland


Cazenovia Chittenango Oneida


ONEIDA COUNTY.


Alder Creek Kirkland


Annsville Lairdsville


Augusta Lee


Ava Lowell


Hounsfield


South Rutland


Lafargeville


Sterlingville Stone Mills


Erieville


Fenner


Siloam


Bridgewater


NewHartford


Lorraine


Theresa


Lyme


Three Mile


Lebanon


Sullivan


Cassville N. York Mills


Clinton North Bay


Deansville North Gage


Military Road WATER-


Deerfield N'th Western


Millen's Bay TOWN 160


Natural Bridge Wilna


North Adams Woodville


KINGS COUNTY.


BROOKLYN 146Flatlands


Bushwiek


Fort Hamilton


East New Gravesend


York


New Utrecht


Egypt Grecce


O'Connelville Parma


Hizerville Remsen


Flatbush


Williamsburg


LEWIS COUNTY.


Parma Centre South Chili


Penfield Spencerport


Perrinton Sweden


Pittsford Webster


Riga WVesi Greece


ROCHESTER V. Henrietta Rush [251 West Webster


Scottsville Wheatland


Denvison's Corners


Ohio City


Greig Watson


Harrisburgh. West Leyden


Houseville WV'stLowville


Leyden burgh


Lowville West Turin


LIVINGSTON CO.


Avon Mivonie


Caledonia


Moscow


Flatcreek


St. Johnsville


Conesus Mount Morris


Cuylerville N'th Dansville


Dansville Nunda


East Avon Portage


Ridge


Fultonville


Stone Arabia


Glen Tribes' Hill


NEW YORK.


Hærlem NEW YORK 145


King's Bridge


NIAGARA COUNTY.


Cambria Oleott


Chalmers


Orange Port


County Line Pekin


Hartland Pendleton


Leieester


West Sparta


Hickory Cor- Porter


ners Ransomville


Johnson'sCr'k Reynales' Lewiston Basin


LOCKPORT 300 Royalton


Locust Tree Somerset


Middleport So Royalton


Mount Cambria Wheatfield


Dexter


Robert's Cor-


East Rodman Rodman [ners


Evans' Mills Saekett's Har- Felt's Mills bor [ners


Great Bend


Sanford's Cor- Smithville


Earlville Perryville


East HamiltonPeterboro'


Poolville


Babcock Hill MeConnells-


Le Ray


Le Raysville


Stowell's Cor- ners


Hamilton


Stockbridge


Camden


New London


Mannsville Ba


MONROE COUNTY.


Adams's Basin


Hanford's Landing


Henrietta


Durhamville


Oriskany


East Florence do Falls


Florence Paris


Floyd [nersParis Furnace


Mumford


Greene's Cor- Pine


Higginsville Prospect


HollandPatentRome .


ville


Fort Plain


Spraker's


Freysburg


Basin


East Spring Water


Fowlersville


River Road Forks


GENESEO 238 Scottsburglı


Gibbonsville South Avon


Greigsville Sparta


Groveland do Spottswood CentreSouth Avon


Hemlock LakeSpring Water


Kysorville Union Corners


Lakeville West Conesus


Lima


York


Livonia


MADISON COUNTY. Bennett's Cor-Lenox ners Madison


Canastota stoek No. Brookfield


Clockville


De Ruyter


Oneida Lake Oneida Valley


Pratt's Hollow


Big Brook Marey [ville Marshall


Boonville


Limerick


Georgetown Smithfield


Delta Oneida Castle


Brighton


Brockport HoneoyeFalls


Irondequoit


Churchville


Mendon


Clarkson do CentreNorth Chili


-


Auriesville


Hallsville


Burtonville Minden


Canajoharie


Palatine


Charleston


do Bridge


do 4 CornersPort Jackson


Cranesville Root


FONDA 42 Salt Spring-


Fort Hunter


Fairfield


Page'sCorners


Deer River Pinckney


Denmark


Stow's Square


BrantIngham Lyonsdale Collinsville MARTINS-


Constableville BURGH 142 Copenhagen Monterey Croghan Osceola


Charlotte


Henderson


EATON 103


53


in the State of New York.


Sangerfield Verona


Sauquoit Vienna


Sconondoa Walesville


South Trenton Waterville


Steuben West Branch


Stokes West Camden


Taberg Western


Trenton Westernville


do Falls Westmoreland


UTICA 93 West Viena


Vernon WHITES-


do Centre TOWN 96


ONONDAGA CO.


Amber


Manlius Centre Edenville


Apulia


Marcellus


Baldwinsville do Falls


Belle Isle


Marietta


Florida


Scotchtown


Borodino


Mottville


Gaines


Slate Hill


IIartwick


Unadilla


Camillus


Onondaga


Hamptonburg town


Laurens


do Forks


Canal


do Hollow Highland MillsSugar Loaf


Cardiff


Oran


Huguenot Kendall


Turners Unionville


Middlefield West Edmes-


Delphi


Plank Road


Little Britain


Walkill


Milford West Exeter


De Witt


Polkville


Lyndonville Medina


West Point


New Lisbon do Oneonta


Fabius


Salina


Middle Hope Minisink


West Town


Oaksville Westville


Fairmount


Skaneateles So. Marcellus So. Onondaga Spafford


Barre


Barre Centre


Cold Spring Patterson


Howlet Hill


do Hollow SYRACUSE 146 Tully


Clarendon


East Carlton


Haviland Hol-Red Mills low South East


Kirkville


Van Buren do Centre


Hindsburgh


Waterport


Liverpool


Vesper


Holley


West Carlton


Lysander


Watervale


Hulburton,


West Gaines


Mandana


Wellington


Kendall


Yates


Manlius


Windfall


Millville


ONTARIO COUNTY.


Allen's Hill


Naples


Albion


Palermo


Bristol


North Bloom-


Amboy


Parish


Bristol Centre


field


Boyleston


Phoenix


Canadice Norton's Mills|Butterfly


Oak's Corners |Central Square Redfield


CANANDAI- GUA 222


Orleans


Cleveland Richland


Centrefield


Phelps


Chapinville


Port Gibson


Cheshire


Reed's Cor's


Fulton Sand Bank


East Bloomfiel Richmond


Gilbert's Mills Sandy Creek Schroeppel


Farmington


do Mills Granby


Flintcreek Geneva


Seneca


Hannibal


South Albion do Richland


Castleton


Junction


Centre Berlin Lansingburgh


Honeoye


Victor


Hull's CornersUnion Settle- Kinney's 4 Cor ment


Mexico Union Square


Larned's Cor-


field


ners


West Farm-


New Haven Vermillion


-


East Nassau do 4 Corners


Manchester do Centre


ington


. OSWEGO 167


West Monroe West Wil- Williamstown liamstown


OTSEGO COUNTY. Burlington Otego


do FlatsOtsego Butternuts Otsdawa


Bullville


Newburgh


New Hampton Cherry Valley Pittsfield


Chester


New Milford


Coldenham


New Vernon


Cornwall


New Windsor Deeatur


[66 do Springs


Crawford


Oxford Depot


East Spring- Roseboom field Schuyler Lake


Cuddebackvill P ilipsburgh Deer Park Port Jervis


East Worces- South Edmes- ter ton


Edmeston South Valley


Farmingham


Ridgebnry St Andrews


Exeter - Salisbury Mills, Garrattsville ter


Gilbertsville Springfield


Brewerton Navarino


GOSHEN 105


South Middle-


do Seminary do Centre


Maple Grove West Burling- Maryland ton


Cicero


Otisco


Clay


Plainville


Knowlesville Walding


Warwick,


do Centre Westford


Elbridge Euclid


Pompey do Centre


ORLEANS COUNTY.


Oneonta Worcester


Fayetteville Geddes


ALBION 257


Murray


PUTNAM COUNTY.


CARMEL 106 Milltown


Hartsville


Jack's Reef Jamesville


Tully Valley


East Gaines Gaines


Nortlı Ridge- way Oak Orchard Ridgeway Shelby Shelby Basin South Barre


Doanesburgh Philipstown


Farmers' MillsPutnam Valley


Kent Towners


Lafayette


QUEENS COUNTY.


Astoria Jericho


Buckram Manhasset College Point Merrick


East Norwich Newtown Farmingdale North Hemp-


Flushing stead


Glen Cove Oyster Bay South


Hempstead


do Brauch Oyster Bay JAMAICA 158 Rockaway Jerusalem Roslyn


South Syosset


RENSSELAER CO.


Alps Grafton


Berlin Greenbush


Brunswick Hoag's Corner


Brainard's Hoosick


Bridge


Hoosick Falls


Gorham Seneca Castle Hastings


Hall's Corners South Bristol


Hinmansville, 'Texas


Defriestville Nassau


Hopewell


West Bloom-


Eagle Mills North Steven- [East Green- town


bush Petersburgh


Orwell Volney


West Amboy | East SandlakePittstown


ORANGE COUNTY. Accommoda- Monroe tionville do Works


Amity Montgomery Bloomingrove Mount Hope


Canterbury


Colliersville Plainfield COOPERSTOWN Richfield


Craigsville


Otisville


do Worces-


Finchville


do Centre ton


Wells' Corner Mount Vision West Laurens


Jordan


Carlton


Port Ontario


Colosse Roosevelt


Constantia Salmon River


Greenboro' Scriba


Rushville


OSWEGO COUNTY.


54


Counties, Towns and Post Offices


Poestenkill South Scho- Ketcham Cor-Rexford Flats | Erwin Centre Pond Settle- Potter Hill dack ners Saratoga Gibson ment


Prospect Hill South Steven- Malta


Raymerton town


Sandlake Tomhannock


Sc: aghticoke TROY 6


Schodack West Sandlak


do Centre do Stephen-


do Land'g towll


Stephentown Wynantskill


RICHMOND CO.


Castleton Southfield


Northfield Stapleton


North Shore Tompkinsville


RICHMOND 158Westfield Rossville


ROCKLAND CO.


Clarkstown


Orangetown


Haverstraw


Piermont


Monsey


Ramapo


Nanuet


Rockland Lake


North Haver- Scotland


straw Tappantown


Nyack West Hemp-


do Turnpike stcad


ST. LAWRENCE CO.


Brasher


Morley


Brasher Fa ll Morristown


Buck Bridge Nicholville


CANTON 206 Norfolk


Colton Oak Point De Kalb Ogdensburgh


De Peyster


Oswegatchie


East Pierpont Parishville


Edwards


Pierpont


EastCobleskillSeward


Bridghampton Northport


Flackville


Potsdam


Franklinton do Centre


Centreport


Patchogue


Fine


Rackett River Raymondville Richville


Fultonham Summit


Gallupville Waldensville


Commack Riverhead


Gouverneur


Rossie


Hammond


Russell


Helena Shingle Creek


Hermon Somerville


Canoga


Seneca Falls


East HamptonShelter Island


Fireplace Smithtown


Flanders Southampton


Good Ground Southold


Greenport Speonk


HermitageDe- Stony Brook pot Success


Huntington


SUFFOLK 226


Islip


Upper Aque-


Jamesport boque


Manorville Wading River


Mattituck West Hills


Middle Island Yaphank


SULLIVAN COUNTY.


Barryville Collikoon


Beaverbrook Fallsburgh


Beaverkill Forestburgh


Bethel Fosterdale


BloomingburgGales


Bridgeville Glen Wild


Burlingham Grahamsville


Cochecton


Hartwood


Purdey Creek Rathboneville Reading


Hartsville


do


Centre


Horuby


Shannon


Hornellsville South Came-


Howard ron


Hunter's LandSouth Dansvill


Jasper do Hill


Kennedysville do Pultney


Lindley Sugar Hill


Lindleytown Thurston


Mt Washing-Tobehanna ton Towlesville


Mud Creek


Troupsburgh


East Glenville Princetown


Glenville Quaker Strect Hoffmans Fer-Rotterdam [15 ry SCHENECTADY


SCHOHARIE CO.


Argosville Gilboa


Barnerville


Hyndsville


Blenheim


Jefferson


Brackabeen Lawyersville


Peltonville Wheeler


Pine Grove Woodhull


Pineville Wormleys


SUFFOLK COUNTY.


Amagansett Miller's Place


Babylon


Moriches


do Centre Richmondville Baiting Hollo'Mount Sinai


Conesville


SCHOHARIE 32


Bellport New Village


Edwardsville Pitcairn


Esperence Sharon


Brookhaven Orient


Cold Spring Port Jefferson


Harbor Quogue


Coram Sag Harbor


Cutchogue


Sayville


Heuvelton South Canton


Hopkintown do Edwards


Lawrenceville do Hammond Lisbon Southville


Louisville


Stockholm


Macomb


Waddington


Madrid West Potsdam


Massena do Stockholm Romulus


Matildaville Wrightsburgh


STEUBEN


COUNTY.


Addison


Cohocton


Arkport


Cold Spring


Avoca Mills


BATH 216


Cooper'sPlains


Bemis' HightsEdinburgh Blenliein Fortsville


Burnt Hills


Galway


Charlton


Grangerville


Camcron Doty's Corner


Campbell East Cameron


Corinth do Centre do Creck do Canisteo Coveville Hadley Day Half-Moon do Town do Painted Caton Post Erwin Canisteo


Dean's CornerJonesville


do Springs


Maltaville Schuylerville


Mechanicsvill South Corinth Milton Stillwater


Moreau Visscher Ferry


Mt. Pleasant Waterford


North Galway West Charlton Northumber- do Day land do Greenfield


Pope'sCorners do Milton


Porter's do Whiteside's


Providence Corners


Quaker Spring Wilton


SCHENECTADY CO.


Braman's Cor.Mariaville


Duanesburgh Niskayuna


North Cohoc- Tyrone


toll


Urbana


North Reading Wayne do Thurston West Addison do Urbana do Greenw'd


Orange do Troups-


Painted Post burgh


Patchin's Mills West Union


Broome Lecsville


Byrneville Livingstonvill


Carlisle Middleburgh


Central BridgeMorseville Charlotteville North Blen- Cobleskill heim


Fulton Sloanville


Gardnersville Wright


SENECA COUNTY.


Dix Hills Setauket


Covert


Sheldrake


Farmer South Lodi


Fayette Townsendvill


Junius Tyre


Lodi Varick


do Centre Waterloo


OVID 197 West Fayette


do Junius


SARATOGA COUNTY BALLSTON 30 East Line do CentreEdgecombe's


Barkersville Corners


Bennett CreekCorning


Bradford Cossville Brimmersville Dansville


Goff's Mills


Greenwood Hammond's Mills


Haskenville


Prattsburgh Pultney


Clifton Park Greenfield


Fowler


Fullersville


55


in the State of New York.


Hasbrouck Purvis


Rondout The Corner


West Wal-


Liberty Roekland


Rosendalc


Tuthill


South Sodus worth


Lumberland


Sandburgh


Saugerties Ulsterville


Walwortlı


Williamson


Monticello


Thompson


West Butler Wolcott


Mamakating Thompsonville


Narrowsburg West Broak-


Shawangunk do Hurley


WESTCHESTER CO.


BEDFORD 130 Port Chester Cortland Poundridge


TIOGA


COUNTY.


Apalaehin


Nichols


Barton


OWEGO 167


Berkshire


Riehford


Campbell


Shawnee


Glen's Falls Stony Creek


Hague The Glen


Horicon


Warrensburg


-


Mt. Pleasant


Verplanek


Flemingville Tioga Centre


Halsey Valley West Candor


Newark WVest Newark


do Valley Willseyville


TOMPKINS CO.


Burdett Caroline


Meeklinburgh Mott'sCorners


do CentreNewfield


Cayutaville North Heetor


Creek do Easton


Comstock's


do Granville


Attica Centre North Java


East Lansing Peruville


Dresden do Hebron


E. GreenwichNorth White


Castile do Wethers-


Easton Creek


China


field


Etna


Seneca


East Salem Patten's Mills


Covington Orangeville


Groton


Slaterville


Fort Ann Putnam


Cowlesville


Peoria


Heetor


South Danby


Fort Edward Salem


Dale


Perry


ITHACA 170


do Lansing Speedsville


Fort Miller


South Argyle


East China do Java


Sheldon


Galesville


do Easton


Gainesville


Strykersville


Logan


Waterbury


Greenwich do Hartford


Genesee Falls Varysburgh Hermitage Vernol


Java IVARSAW 303


McLean


West Groton


Mills


White Creek


do Village Wethersfield


ULSTER


COUNTY.


Aceord


Marbletown


WAYNE


COUNTY.


Amesville


Marlborough Milton


Areadia Newark


Barrington Middlesex


Bruynswiek


Modena


Butler Ontario


Benton Milo


Esopus


Napanock


[Clyde


Palmyra


do Centre do Centre


Glaseo


New Hurley


Fairville


Pultneyville


Point


sex


Hurley


New Palts Landing


Galen Huron


Red Creek Rose


Dundee


Potter


Kyserike


Olive do Bridge


LYONS 181 Savannahı


Lake Hill


Plattekill


Macedon Sodus


do Hill


Starkey


Lloyd


River Side


do Centre do Centre


do Hollow


West Dresden


Malden


Rochester


Marengo


do Point


Jerusalem


Yatesville


Argyle


Hebron


Bartenviile Jackson


North Castle West Farms


Buskirk's Kingsbury


do Salem do Somers


Bridge Lake


Ossinsing WHITEPLAINS


Cambridge LowHampton


Peeksville WV hitloekville


Pelham Yonkers


Pine's Bridge Yorktown


C'entre White North Argyle


Plessantville


WYOMING COUNTY.


Attiea Middlebury


Dryden do Lansing


Landing do Greenwich


Bennington do Sheldon


Enfield do Centre Searsburgh


Fort Edward SANDY HILL 50 Shusan Centre


Eagle do Centre


Pike


Lake Ridge


Trumansburg Ulysses


---


Granville do Granville


Ludlowville


West Dryden


Griswold's West Hebron


Johnsburglı do Spring


La Grange Wyoming


YATES COUNTY.


Alloway


Marion


East Palmyra Port Glasgow


Big


Stream North Middle-


High Falls .


Branehport Penn Yan


KINGSTON 98 New Paltz


Loeke Berlin Salmon Creek


Ferguson Cor Roek Stream Italy South Milo


Laekawaek


Woodbourne


WARREN COUNTY.


Cortlandtown Rye


Cross River Salem Centre


Bolton


Johnsburglı


CALDWELL 62 Luzerne


Chester


Pottersville


East Chester Sing Sing


Chestertown Queensbury


Greenburgh


Soniers


Harrison South Salem


LewisboroughTarrytown


Canfield's


South Owego Speneer


Mamoroneek The Purchase Moringville Tuekalıoe


Factoryville Tioga


WASHINGTON CO.


Anaquaseook Hartford


New Castle Vista


do Rochelle Westehester


Parksville


Philipsport Pond Eddy


Neversink ville White Lake


Shokan Woodstock


Southwick


Wurtsboroug' - Athol Hyde


South Butler -


Shandaken Warwarsing do Centre West Camp


Westburgh


Croton Falls Searsdale


Dobb's Ferry Shrub Oak


Candor Smithsboro'


Corners


Reynoldsville


Jacksonville


Lansing Lansingville


Varna


Hampton


Whitehall


Beach Hill


Danby do Newfield


Centre Cam- Middle Gran- bridge ville


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Stage and Mail Routes.


STAGE AND MAIL ROUTES IN OLDEN TIME.


In June, 1785, a company of stage proprietors undertook to make the land passage to New York from Albany, " the most easy and agree. able, as well as the most expeditious," by performing the journey in two days, at 3d. a mile; but in the fall of the year, " for the ease of the passengers," the time of running was changed to three days, and the price raised to 4d. a mile, " agreeably to act of assembly." This was a chartered company, the legislature having in the above year granted to Isaac Van Wyck, Talmage Hall and John Kinney, the exclusive right " to erect, set up, carry on. and drive," stage wagons between Albany and New York, on the east side of the Hudson river, for a term of ten years, and restrained all opposition under a penalty of £200. They were to have at least two covered wagons, each drawn by four able horses, the fare was limited to 4d. a mile, and the trips to be performed once a week, under the penalty of the forfeiture of their charter. At this time the post office at Albany served not only for the adjoining towns, as Sche- nectady and Greenbush, but also for Orange and Dutchess counties, Cherry Valley, &c., and letters were advertised even for Vermont. By the post office arrangements of January, 1786, the New York mail ar- rived twice a week, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The post office busi- ness at this time could not have been very extensive, there being but two mails in the week, one from New York, and the other from Spring- field, which were so unimportant that for several years after the routes were called cross-roads in the government contracts, and terminated at the city. The communication with the neighboring counties and states was kept up by post riders, who met at certain points and interchanged letters and papers, and when the business was not sufficient to support them, subscriptions were raised for the purpose among such citizens as were interested in their continuance ..... In 1789 a stage commenced run- ning from Platt's Inn in Lansingburgh, to Lewis's City Tavern, Albany, three times a week, Mondays, Wednesdays. and Fridays. The bill of fare down and back was 4s .; fare one way 3s ..... In 1790 a post of this kind left Albany on Monday afternoon, and reached Schenectady the same day; was at Johnstown on Tuesday, at Canajoharie on Wednesday, at Fort Plain on Thursday, at Fort Hunter and Warrensbush on Friday, and arrived at Albany, on its return, Monday forenoon. The post to Vermont left the city on Monday evening, arrived at Pittstown on Tues- day, at Bennington on Wednesday, at Little White Creek and Cambridge on Thursday, at Tomhannic and Schaghticoke on Friday, and at Hoosic on Saturday. This was also the mode, and almost the only means, of circulating newspapers at that day ..... It was mentioned at this time (1790), that the trade and commerce of the United States had been greatly benefitted by the regulations at the general post office, whereby the mail was transported five times a week between New York and Philadelphia; and the post master general had signified his intention to make the same arrangements between New York and Baltimore, at the beginning of the next year ..... In February, 1790, the legislature granted Ananias Platt the exclusive right of running a stage between Albany and Lansing- burgh. Four years later, Mr. Platt, " grateful for public custom," un- dertook to run his stage twice a day from Lansingburgh to Albany and back. In the winter of 1795 he had increased the number of daily trips


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to six. In the summer of 1796, the amount of travelling had increased so much as to employ twenty stages daily between Waterford, Lansing- burgh, 'Troy and Albany, averaging more than 150 passengers a day ... . In 1791, the post master general was authorized by law to extend the post route from Albany to Bennington, Vt .; and the first mail reached that place on the 25th of March, the anniversary of the settlement of the town thirty years before. The printers complained of the careless and irregular manner in which the New York mail was carried. It appears that the contract required the mail to be carried but once a week, though the carriers generally took it twice, and thereby exceeded their con- tract ..... It may be here remarked, that the length of all the post routes in the state, is now, 1848, above 13,000 miles ..... In 1792, by the act of congress for extending post roads, and fixing the rates of postage, the mail route from Albany to Bennington was extended through the state of Vermont to the north part of this state on Lake Champlain; and a post road established from Albany through Schenectady to Canajoharie. The rates of postage on newspapers were about the same as they are now, with the exception of the odious three cent appendage. A post was established in the same year from Albany to Whitestown, as a pri- vate enterprise, which performed the route once a fortnight. Several gentlemen in the Genesee country, established another to meet the one at Whitestown, by which a communication was opened between Albany and the far west. The latter post passed through Geneva, Canandar- qua, Canawargus and Williamsburgh. Towns were then few and far between. There were but 7 in Saratoga county, 3 in Herkimer, and 4 in Montgomery. Postmaster General Pickering's advertisements for contracts to carry the mails, also proposed to extend the post road west of Albany, " from Connojorharrie to Whitestown, and thence to Kanan- darqua." About the same time a private post was established from Niagara to the Genesee river, where it met the one previously mentioned, and interchanged letters and papers. By this means a chain of com- munication was opened through the whole extent of the state, and the Messrs. Webster in Albany received and forwarded letters gratuitously to every part of the country where there were no mails. Some one pro- posed this year to establish a line of stages from Albany to Whitestown, a project which the editor of the Gazette says, would have been ridi- culed at an earlier day, but which the great intercourse with the west- ern country might justify, and answer a valuable purpose, if the pro- prietors could succeed in contracting for the mail. In the spring of 1793- Moses Beal " erected a stage," to use his own words, "for the accom, modation of passengers from Albany to Schenectady, Johnstown, and Canajohary, once a week." It left Albany at 6 o'clock on Friday morning, and arrived at Canajoharie the next day. The fare was 3c. a mile. It returned on Tuesday. He proposed to go occasionally as far as Little Falls, if desired! The success of these enterprises embold- ened others; and we find that one John Hudson, inn keeper, established a line of stages to run between Albany and Schenectady, three times a week; and John Rodgers, of Ballston, ran a line from that place to con- nect with it, by which a regular communication was now first established for the convenience of those who visited the springs. The fare was 4s. to Schenectady; those who continued through were charged 3d. a mile. A still bolder scheme was undertaken, to connect the city with the val- ley of the Connecticut, by a line of stages to Northampton. Arrange-




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