Three Post Offices






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Brooklyn Standard Union ­ Anniversary Issue

Three Post Offices Handled Brooklyn Mail Sixty-five Years Ago.

Brooklyn had three post offices in 1863 as compared with the present day¹s
main office at Washington and Johnson Streets and thirty branch or
sub-station offices scattered throughout the borough.

The Brooklyn Post Office of that day was at Court and Montague Streets, the
Williamsburgh post office was at 78 Fourth Street (E.D.) in the old Wall
House, and the Greenpoint post office at Franklin Street and National Avenue.
George B. LINCOLN was postmaster in Brooklyn, John S. ALLEN was in charge at
Williamsburgh and Charles McCARTIE ran the Greenpoint office.

The Brooklyn (Court Street) station was open from 7 A.M. to 8 P.M. daily.
On Sundays it was open from " 8 1/2 to 9 1/2 A.M."

We also learn that the "carriers leave the office at 8 A.M. and 3 P.M.
­ box owners may get their mail at 7 1/2 A.M.
­ mail from Williamsburgh arrives at 9 1/2 and 3 1/2
­ mail from Flatbush, Flatlands and Canarsie closes daily at 3 1/2 P.M. and
		arrives daily at 10 A.M. except Sundays
- mail for Gravesend closes daily at 7 1/2 A.M.
- Fort Hamilton mail closes at 2 P.M. and 8 P.M. and arrives at 9 1/2 and 31/2
- New Utrecht mail closes at 2 P.M. and arrives at 8 P.M.
- "Postage to California is 10c (air mail to-day in 33 hours ­ 
		several weeks or months then)
- England, Ireland and Scotland, 24c not exceeding a half ounce
- France 15c every quarter ounce
- Germany (Bremen), 22c
- Prussia closed mail, 30c."


Transcriber: Mimi Stevens
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