when was the ontario, ca, post office established
In 1832 Jed Jackson had the contract for carrying mail from Brantford to London twice a week along the Old Stage Road. On October 6, 1835, a post office was established at Woodstock, Ontario, with Princeton following within two years. According to the Legislative Council Sessional Papers for 1846, a post office was established at Princeton on May 6, 1836 and Jeremiah Cowin was appointed postmaster on May 9, 1837. The sureties were George Beamer and Silas Martin to the amount of Â£200. The assistant was John Charles.