The postal service of the United States in connection with the local history of Buffalo

"The Postal Service of the United States in Connection with the Local History of Buffalo" by Hon. N. K. Hall and Thomas Blossom, is a chronicle from the 1800s that details the story of how Buffalo, New York, developed its postal system, starting with the first post office in 1804. It looks at things like who the postmasters were, how the mail routes changed, and how much postage cost back then. The book uses old documents and stories to show how important the postal service was to Buffalo's growth, highlighting the problems of sending mail, especially after things like fires destroyed important papers. The book explains how delivering mail helped Buffalo grow culturally and economically by connecting people and ideas.