Prepared and Issued by Manufacturers Trust Company New York     Brooklyn     Queens THE POSTAL SYSTEM OF THE UNITED STATES and THE NEW YORK GENERAL POST OFFICE BY THOMAS C. JEFFRIES ASSISTANT SECRETARY MANUFACTURERS TRUST COMPANY Copyright, 1922, by MANUFACTURERS TRUST COMPANY Honorable Hubert Work, Postmaster General. Honorable Hubert Work , Postmaster-General, was a practising physician for many years in Colorado prior to entering government service, and was also President of the American Medi

By Honorable Hubert Work, postmaster-general The need for a more general understanding of the purpose of the postal establishment, its internal workings and the problems of operation, is paramount if it is to afford the ultimate service which it is prepared to render. The business man, whose success is definitely connected with its smooth operation, especially should be concerned with the directions for its use. The post-office functions automatically, so far as he is concerned, after he drops t

The postmaster-general is assisted in the administration of the Post-office Department by four assistant postmasters-general. The first assistant postmaster-general has supervision over the postmasters, post-office clerks, and city letter carriers at all post-offices, as well as the general management of the postal business of those offices, the collection, delivery, and preparation of mail for despatch. The second assistant postmaster-general is concerned entirely with the transportation of mai

List of New York City postmasters from 1687 to date : William Bogardus April 4, 1687 Henry Sharpas April 4, 1692 Richard Nichol (Postmaster in 1732) Alexander Colden (Postmaster in 1753-75) Ebenezer Hazard October 5, 1775 William Bedloe (Postmaster in 1785, appointed after close of Revolutionary War) Sebastian Bauman February 16, 1796 Josias Ten Eyck January 1, 1804 Theodorus Bailey April 2, 1804 Samuel L. Gouverneur November 19, 1828 Jonathan I. Coddington July 5, 1836 John L. Graham March 14,

By E. M. Morgan, postmaster The growth of business transacted by the New York post-office is illustrated by the following statement showing the postal revenues for the years mentioned. It appears that the first account of revenues of the New York post-office was published in the year 1786, and the first city directory was also published in that year, and contained 926 names. According to a recent statement by Hon. Hubert Work, Postmaster-General, the postal business now done in New York City alo