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Postmasters of Harrison and Harrison Purchase, New York
including Harrison Purchase, Purchase, Thomasville


Postmasters at Harrison, 1836-1980 (may be incomplete!)
James D. Merritt 1836-38 Charles Miller, Jr. 1842-45 Charles Miller, Jr. 1845-48 James D. Merritt 1848-54 Edward Willets 1854-70 William Mathews 1871-82 Charles H. Field 1882-83 William P. Allen 1883-84 Emmett S. Crowe 1884-89 John A. Raser 1889-93 Nicholas E. Burger 1893-98 John A. Raser 1898-1915 George F. Brunner 1915-20 A. Mary Blazina 1920-36 Loretta Patton 1936-38 Loretta Patton 1938-60 Joseph J. Caperella 1960-61 Alexander G. D'Imperio 1961-63 Alexander G. D'Imperio 1963-65 Victor F. Mann, Jr. 1965-67 Victor F. Mann, Jr. 1967-80


Harrison Purchase
(now Harrison)

Postmasters at Harrison Purchase, 1828-36 (may be incomplete!)
James D. Merritt 1828-36


Purchase
(part of Harrison)

Postmasters at Purchase, 1870-1980 (may be incomplete!)
Edward Willets 1870-89 George T. Burling 1889-94 Daniel Fuhr, Jr. 1894-97 Charles C. Haviland 1897-1915 William C. Haviland 1915-21 Helen A. White 1921-24 Lillian C. Stevenson 1924-25 Ernest E. Ridout 1925 Ernest E. Ridout 1925-33 Joseph S. Portanova 1933-34 Joseph S. Portanova 1934-36 August J. Portanova 1936-37 August J. Portanova 1937-65 Rose J. Del Mastro 1965-66 John J. Portanova 1966-67 John J. Portanova 1967-80


Thomasville
(part of Harrison)

Postmasters at Thomasville, 1827-28 (may be incomplete!)
Robert Griffen 1827 James D. Merritt 1827-28

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