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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
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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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56
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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