AREA HISTORY: Boro of York, Postoffices, York County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Kathy Francis Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/york/ _______________________________________________ History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. _______________________________________________ THE POSTOFFICE – Page 559 York was a post-town under the colonial system, and during the Revolution, while congress was in session here, there was a regular government postal route from Lancaster and Reading to this place. The present government system went into effect in January, 1790, and since that time official records have been kept. The following is an accurate list of the names of all postmasters under the present system in order of succession, together with the dates of their appointment: Andrew Johnston, February 16, 1790. Jamies Edie, October 9, 1791. Robert Dunn, January 1, 1794. Gen. Jacob Spangler, January 1, 1795. Peter Spangler, December 14, 1812. Peter Small, December 19, 1814. Thomas McGrath, November 19, 1821. Daniel Small, June 3, 1829. David Small, March 30, 1839. George Upp, Jr., July 2, 1841. David Small, May 5, 1842. Michael Hay, April 3, 1849. John J. Cochran, September 25, 1850. David Small, March 30, 1857. Alexander J. Frey, April 5, 1861. Jonathan Jessop, July 12, 1865. James Kell, February 19, 1884. Within the recollection of the oldest citizens, the office was kept at the following places: near Jonathan Owen’s Corner; in the house of Mrs. Griffith, adjoining the National Hotel; in a house where the court house now stands; at McGrath’s Hotel, now Rupp’s Corner; in a house on present site of Trinity churchyard; in a stone house, now the site of E. J. Miller’s clothing store; in the room now occupied by H. C. Adams as a bookstore; in the room now occupied by Alex Fissel as a store-room, and the present location. Andrew Johnston, the first postmaster, was wounded at the battle of Paoli, under Gen. Wayne. David Small, first appointed in 1839, was the first newspaper man in the United States who held the office of postmaster. He received the appointment three times. Jonathan Jessop held the office the longest, nearly nineteen years.