History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . gement of Lancaster 0. Underbill, who alsohas been for many years the ticket agent at thatstation. Post-office advantages at even an earlier date weregiven to the quarry people at Tuckahoe. Mr. JohnR. Hayward, Mr. and Mr. Peter U. Mor-gan are remembered as having had charge of the mailmatter at this point. At the settling of Mount Vernon it was found ex-pedient to establish a post-office in the western partof the town, and one was located at Hun
History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . gement of Lancaster 0. Underbill, who alsohas been for many years the ticket agent at thatstation. Post-office advantages at even an earlier date weregiven to the quarry people at Tuckahoe. Mr. JohnR. Hayward, Mr. and Mr. Peter U. Mor-gan are remembered as having had charge of the mailmatter at this point. At the settling of Mount Vernon it was found ex-pedient to establish a post-office in the western partof the town, and one was located at Hunts Bridge,Mr. Joshua Huestis being the first postmaster. After ashort while the office was transferred to the village Vernon, and Mr. A. M. Hix and afterwardMr. George Gould became the postmasters. was displaced by J. S. Van Court, who, in turn,was succeeded by Jackson Hart, in 1857. Mr. Jona-than A. Searles, in 1861, ami Mr. Andrew Bridgeman,in 1S62, were appointed to the position. Mr. Bridge-man retained the office for twenty-three years. Mr. 1 N. Y. Col. MSS., vol. iv., p. 317. <JJ©IB2K5 IB. HDHraBLft&
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