Chester Post Office Postmasters

Letter

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Chester Historical Society

Chester Post Office Postmasters 1797-1935: The image is a document listing the postmasters of Chester Post Office in Orange County, New York, along with their titles and the dates they were appointed, spanning from Joseph C. Wickham on August 28, 1797, to John J. Diffily Jr. on August 21, 1935, with notes indicating one acting postmasters among the entries.
Chester Post Office Postmasters 1797-1935

The image is a document listing the postmasters of Chester Post Office in Orange County, New York, along with their titles and the dates they were appointed, spanning from Joseph C. Wickham on August 28, 1797, to John J. Diffily Jr. on August 21, 1935, with notes indicating one acting postmasters among the entries.

Name/Title

Chester Post Office Postmasters

Entry/Object ID

chs-000033

Subject

An abstract of Chester Post Office Postmasters from 1797 to 1935 compiled by Bill Durland.

Subject Person/Organization

Chester Post Office

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Chester (Village) - Orange County - New York

Collection

William S. Durland Collection

Category

Chester Post Office
Businesses

Acquisition

Notes

1/23/2000 Gift of William S. Durland

Transcription

Transcription

11-Oct-88 Chester Post Office Orange County, New York Postmasters Title Date Appointed Joseph C. Wickham Postmaster 08/28/1797 Peter Townsend Postmaster 01/21/1800 Simeon Rawson Postmaster 09/06/1803 Anthony Yelverton Postmaster 01/07/1809 Ebenezer Poster Postmaster 12/24/1828 Parshall Smith Postmaster 03/19/1830 Francis Tuthill Postmaster 06/27/1832 Sylvanus C. Tupper Postmaster 02/05/1841 John D. Wood Postmaster 06/08/1844 Daniel B. Foster Postmaster 05/29/1849 Charles P. Smith Postmaster 06/09/1853 Joseph C. Hoyt Postmaster 06/28/1861 Jehill G. Clark Postmaster 03/26/1877* John P. Bull Postmaster 04/03/1877 Charles W. Kerner Postmaster 11/10/1885 John P. Bull Postmaster 07/15/1889 John J. Hallahan Postmaster 01/31/1894 George R. Vail Postmaster 01/14/1898 Bernard H. Cullen Postmaster 08/19/1914 Harry F. House Postmaster 11/21/1918 John J. Diffily Jr. Acting Postmaster 04/15/1935 John J. Diffily Jr. Postmaster 08/21/1935

Transcriber

Clifton Patrick

Dimensions

Height

28 cm

Width

21.6 cm

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Bill Durland presented Abstract Chester Historical Society at 2000 Annual meeting. Bill retains original census.

Create Date

December 31, 2024

Update Date

March 3, 2026