1778-79, 1807
Samuel Fletcher; 1780, Silas Hayward; 1781, 1785-90,
Dr.
Joshua Wood; 1782, no choice; 1783-84, Joseph Tyler; 1791, 1794-95,
Dr.
John Hazelton; 1792-93-96-1803, *Ephraim Wheelock; 1804-06,
1809-11,
John Dyer; 1808-12-13, Ezekiel Ransom; 1814-15,
Amri
Doolittle, jr.; 1816-17-21, Munnis Kenney; 1818, 20, 22, 24,
Peter R. Taft; 1819-23, Dana Bailey; 1825,
Luke S. Rand;
1826-27, Epaphroditus Ransom; 1828-30, William R. Shafter;
1831, John P. Marsh; 1832, no choice; 1833, Waitstill R. Ranney;
1834-36, Chapin Howard; 1837-39, John H. Brigham; 1840, Samuel
F. Thompson; 1841-42,
James McShafter; 1843,
Nathan Fisher;
1844-45, Henry L. Aiken; 1846-47, Aurelius C. Howard; 1846-49,
1867, James H. Phelps; 1850, William H. Jay; 1851, 53, 1861
Francis D. Sawyer; 1854,
Rev. Horace Fletcher; 1855-56,
Esek
Atwood; 1852, 59, 78-79,
Oscar R. Garfield; 1859-60,
Abishai
Stoddard; 1862, Jonas Twitchell; 1863-64, Ormando S. Howard;
1865-69,
John H. Converse; 1868-69,
Henry Salisbury; 1870-71,
82-83,
Philip H. Rutter; 1872-73,
Masenna F. Ballou; 1874-75,
John S. Fullerton; 1876-77,
Rev. Franklin W. Omsted; 1880-81,
Joseph B. Ware; 1882-83,
Oscar R. Garfield; 1884-85,
Philip
H. Rutter; 1886-87, Henry Underwood; 1888-89,
Choate Howard;
1890-91,
E. L. Hastings.
The first post-office established in
town was in West Townshend, March 23, 1811, and the first post-master was
made under Madison and Chas. Phelps, who retained the office for a long
period. The only office in town remained here until Dec. 25, 1820,
when it was removed to the East Village, which is nearer the centre of
the town. Amos Doolittle was appointed by Munroe, the first post-master
in the new office. The mail was for a long time carried on horseback.
In 1824, a gig was first used and trips were made weekly. In 1828,
the first coach was used upon the road. In about
1844, service was
increased to daily trips each way and thus continued until carried by rail
car, Dec. 20, 1880. The following persons were post-masters after
Amos Doolittle, with date of their appointment:
O. Doolittle, Dec. 18, 1824:
John P.
Marsh, May 21, 1825: Epaphroditus Ransom, Sept. 14, 1831:
Ezekiel Ransom,
Sept. 23, 1834: John Roberts, April 11, 1835:
Oscar F. Butterfield, April
5, 1832: Nathaniel Cheney, Nov. 21, 1861:
Henry Salisbury, Sept. 20, 1869:
Ann C. Howard, Aug. 14, 1885.
It is my will, and I hereby direct,
that the sum of ten thousand dollars be set apart and given to the town
of Townshend, in the County of Windham and State of Vermont, the interest
of said ten thousand dollars to be applied in providing for and comfortably
supporting the poor of said town of Townshend, so long as my lineal descendants
shall not require the same for their support and maintenance. At
a meeting duly held on the 19th of Dec. 1881, three trustees, Horace C.
Howard, Ormando S. Howard and James H. Phelps were chosen to receive, manager
and have the control of the bequest.
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