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Doylestown’s first postmaster. It was said that he regularly carried letters in the bell-shaped crown of his high beaver hat to deliver mail to his patrons. A similar high beaver hat worn by William Green, postmaster of Quakertown (183-1829) is located in Mercer Museum.13
Jun 14, 2021 · That was standard issue in Doylestown 219 years ago. Meet Charles Stewart. He was the village postmaster when the first office opened on Jan. 1, 1802. It was just 27 years after the U.S. Post Office was born during the American Revolution. Charlie’s claim to fame is he started the first door-to-door postal delivery route in the United States.
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Website. www .doylestownborough .net. Doylestown is a borough in and the county seat of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the borough population was 8,300. Doylestown is located 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Trenton, 25 miles (40 km) north of Center City Philadelphia, 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Allentown.
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Aug 15, 2016 · Background. This record was prepared in the office of the Junior Assistant to the Postmaster General from 1832 to January 2, 1835; Second Assistant Postmaster General from July 2, 1836, to 1851; First Assistant Postmaster General from 1851 to 1950; and the Bureau of Post Office Operations from 1950 to September 30, 1971. Records Description.
The start of a family that impacted and helped establish many important citizens of Doylestown began with Henry S. Murfit (1854 – 1900) and Caroline Hill Gilkyson Murfit (1855 – 1918). Henry S. Murfit was born in Upper Makefield Township into a family that was among the first settlers in Bucks County. He entered the […]
The Doylestown Agricultural Works produced farming implements such as the Doylestown Thresher, which won first prize in at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. Over the course of its history, from 1867 to 1967, the company supplied equipment to farmers throughout the United States and abroad, including Peru and Jerusalem.
Jun 8, 2012 · Posted Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 12:19 am ET | Updated Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 7:08 pm ET. Editor's note - In 1912, Doylestown celebrated the 100th anniversary of its selection as the seat of Bucks County ...
