Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-08-22

The EARLY POsT MAsTERs OF THE CITY OF
CLEYELAND.-We are under obligation to that
venerable pioneer, Leonard Case, Esq, for
the following interesting list Of all tbs Post
Masters appointed from the time the post Of
fee was first established in this city in 1905,
down to the present day:
John WalWorth, appointed BY Thomas JEFF
fsrsOn in 1905, held the Office till November,
| 1919, when he died.
AshbeI W. WaIwOrth, son of John, appoint
ed by James Madison, November, 1872, and
held the Office till 1919.
Trad Rely, appointed by james Monroe
in 1919, and removed in 1929.
Daniel WOrlsy, appointed BY Andrew
Jackson, in 1929, and held the Office till the
year 1888, when he died.
Aaron Barker, appointed by Martin Van
Buren in the year IS3S-removsd in the year
1912.
Benjamin Andrews, appointed by John
Tyler, in the year 1912 removed in 1s45.
T. P. appointed by James K. Polk,
in the year 1916 removed in 1s4s.
Daniel Haskell, appointed by Zachary
Taylor in the year 1s49; removed in 1858.
Joseph W. Gray, appointed by Franklin
Pierce, in the year 1858; removed in 1858.
Benjamin Harrington, appointed by James
Buchanan in the year 1858; removed in
1861.
Edwin COwIss, appointed April, 1861, by
Abraham Lincoln.
Of the above former POstmssters, Trad
Kelley, Benjamin Andrews, T. P. Spencer
and Benjamin Harrington are living. Ash
bel W. Walworth, who was the father of Will
liam and John WaIwOrtb, of this city, and
brother of Mrs. David Long, died sud
denly in this city in the year 1874. Aaron
Barker, died in Willoughby, last year. Daniel
Haskell died in New York city in 1850.
The Post Office, under Mr.. Kelley IS admin
istration, was kept in his store on the site of
the present Atheneum Building. Under
Messrs. Worley and Barker's administration
it was kept in a two story brick building
on the site where the johnson House now
stands. In 1S45 this building was torn down
to make room for. the present johnson House.
The Office was removed temporarily to a
building on Water street whers the store Of
Alcott 4 Horton now stands. When the
johnson House was finished in 1916, the of
fee was removed back to its former site by
Post Master Spencer into room finished for
the purpose. In 1851 it was removed by
Post Master Haskell to the Herald Building,
on Bank street. In 1858 it was again re-
moved by Post Master Gray to the building
now occupied by Messrs. Glaser Brothers on
Water street, where it remained till It was
removed to the Government building in De-
csmbsr, 1859.
An Express Mail Route was started in 1905
from mPittsburgh tODetroit Uia Beaver, Y oungs-
town, Warren, Braceville, Aurora, Cleveland,
mouth Black River, VernilliOn, Huron, San
dusky, Black Swamp, Maumse River and
River Raisin, and return. Mr.. Case said he
well remembered when in the Office Of Gen
eraI Perkins, who was the first Postmaster Of
Warren, seeing the General coming in with
the mail, which he carried in pocket hand
kerehief The contrast between the mails
of those days and the present, can be judged
from the fact that the Cleveland Office alone,
now employs thirty clerks, and that it re-
quires one two horse, and one single horse
mail wagon, to carry the mails between the
Office and the cars. The postage on mail
matter sent and received at the Cleveland
Office amounts to over $1,000 per annum.
This is exclusive of the mails distributed,
the postage of which amounts to over $780,
900 for the year ending June 3Oth