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List of Post Offices in Canada, with the Names of the Postmasters ... 1872

A Comprehensive Guide to 19th-century Canadian Post OfficesBy Canada. Post Office Department

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In 'List of Post Offices in Canada, with the Names of the Postmasters ... 1872', the Canada Post Office Department meticulously compiles a comprehensive directory of post offices across Canada during a critical period of nation-building. This document serves not only as a logistical guide but also as a historical artifact, reflecting the burgeoning network of communication that played a pivotal role in unifying the diverse regions of Canada. Through its concise entries and systematic layout, the book embodies a bureaucratic precision characteristic of 19th-century administrative literature, providing valuable insights for researchers interested in the evolution of postal services and their societal implications. The Canada Post Office Department, a government body charged with facilitating communication throughout the vast Canadian landscape, produced this volume. The era marked significant transformations in transportation and communication, driven by both innovation and the increasing demands of a growing populace. This document is a testament to the department's dedication to enhancing connectivity among citizens while highlighting the critical role of postmasters in local communities during a time of expansion and development. This book is a treasure trove for historians, genealogists, and enthusiasts of Canadian history, offering a snapshot of a crucial aspect of daily life in the 1870s. Readers interested in the sociopolitical context of Canada'Äôs early years will find this directory invaluable, shedding light on the relationships between communities and the nascent postal system.

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1TABLE OF CONTENTS.: OMITTED.

113COMPTON.

2PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.: INSPECTORS.

114DORCHESTER.

3LIST OF POST OFFICES IN CANADA On THE 1st JULY, 1872. (pt. 1)

115DRUMMOND AND ARTHABASKA.

4LIST OF POST OFFICES IN CANADA On THE 1st JULY, 1872. (pt. 2)

116GASPÉ.

5LIST OF POST OFFICES IN CANADA On THE 1st JULY, 1872. (pt. 3)

117HOCHELAGA.

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6List of Post Offices closed and not subsequently re-opened, between the 1st of July, 1871, and the 1st of July, 1872.

118HUNTINGDON.

7List of changes in the names of Post Offices, between the 1st of July, 1871, and the 1st of July, 1872, inclusive.

119IBERVILLE.

8POST OFFICE TRANSACTIONS FOR THE MONTHS OF AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, 1872.

120JACQUES CARTIER.

9NEW POST OFFICES ESTABLISHED.

121JOLIETTE.

10CHANGES IN POST OFFICES ALREADY ESTABLISHED.

122KAMOURASKA.

11Office Closed.

123LAPRAIRIE.

12Name Changed.

124L’ASSOMPTION.

13POST OFFICES IN CANADA, ON THE 1st JULY, 1872, ARRANGED ACCORDING TO PROVINCES AND ELECTORAL DISTRICTS.

125LAVAL.

14POST OFFICES IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, ARRANGED ACCORDING TO ELECTORAL DISTRICTS AND TOWNSHIPS.

126LEVIS.

15ADDINGTON.

127L’ISLET.

16ALGOMA.

128LOTBINIÈRE.

17BOTHWELL.

129MASKINONGÉ.

18BRANT, NORTH RIDING.

130MEGANTIC.

19BRANT, SOUTH RIDING.

131MISSISQUOI.

20BROCKVILLE, TOWN.

132MONTCALM.

21BRUCE, NORTH RIDING.

133MONTMAGNY.

22BRUCE, SOUTH RIDING.

134MONTMORENCY.

23CARDWELL.

135MONTREAL, CITY, CENTRE, EAST AND WEST.

24CARLETON.

136NAPIERVILLE.

25CORNWALL, TOWN.

137NICOLET.

26DUNDAS.

138OTTAWA.

27DURHAM, EAST RIDING.

139PONTIAC.

28DURHAM, WEST RIDING.

140PORTNEUF.

29ELGIN, EAST RIDING.

141QUEBEC CITY, CENTRE, EAST AND WEST.

30ELGIN, WEST RIDING.

142QUEBEC COUNTY.

31ESSEX.

143RICHELIEU.

32FRONTENAC.

144RICHMOND AND WOLFE.

33GLENGARRY.

145RIMOUSKI.

34GRENVILLE, SOUTH RIDING.

146ROUVILLE.

35GREY, EAST RIDING.

147ST. HYACINTHE.

36GREY, NORTH RIDING.

148ST. JOHN’S.

37GREY, SOUTH RIDING.

149ST. MAURICE.

38HALDIMAND.

150SHEFFORD.

39HALTON.

151SHERBROOKE TOWN.

40HAMILTON, CITY.

152SOULANGES.

41HASTINGS, EAST RIDING.

153STANSTEAD.

42HASTINGS, NORTH RIDING.

154TEMISCOUATA.

43HASTINGS, WEST RIDING.

155TERREBONNE.

44HURON, CENTRE RIDING.

156THREE RIVERS, CITY.

45HURON, NORTH RIDING.

157TWO MOUNTAINS.

46HURON, SOUTH RIDING.

158VAUDREUIL.

47KENT.

159VERCHERES.

48KINGSTON, CITY.

160YAMASKA.

49LAMBTON.

161POST OFFICES AND WAY OFFICES IN THE PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA, ARRANGED ACCORDING TO ELECTORAL DISTRICTS.

50LANARK, NORTH RIDING.

162ANNAPOLIS.

51LANARK, SOUTH RIDING.

163ANTIGONISHE.

52LEEDS AND GRENVILLE, NORTH RIDING.

164CAPE BRETON.

53LEEDS, SOUTH RIDING.

165COLCHESTER.

54LENNOX.

166CUMBERLAND.

55LINCOLN.

167DIGBY.

56LONDON, CITY.

168GUYSBOROUGH.

57MIDDLESEX, EAST RIDING.

169HALIFAX CITY AND HALIFAX COUNTY.

58MIDDLESEX, NORTH RIDING.

170HANTS.

59MIDDLESEX, WEST RIDING.

171INVERNESS.

60MONCK.

172KING’S.

61MUSKOKA.

173LUNENBURG.

62NIAGARA, TOWN.

174PICTOU.

63NORFOLK, NORTH RIDING.

175QUEEN’S.

64NORFOLK, SOUTH RIDING.

176RICHMOND.

65NORTHUMBERLAND, EAST RIDING.

177SHELBURNE.

66NORTHUMBERLAND, WEST RIDING.

178VICTORIA.

67ONTARIO, NORTH RIDING.

179YARMOUTH.

68ONTARIO, SOUTH RIDING.

180POST OFFICES AND WAY OFFICES IN THE PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK, ARRANGED ACCORDING TO ELECTORAL DISTRICTS.

69OTTAWA CITY.

181ALBERT.

70OXFORD NORTH RIDING.

182CARLETON.

71OXFORD, SOUTH RIDING.

183CHARLOTTE.

72PEEL.

184GLOUCESTER.

73PERTH, NORTH RIDING.

185KENT.

74PERTH, SOUTH RIDING.

186KING’S.

75PETERBORO’, EAST RIDING.

187NORTHUMBERLAND.

76PETERBORO’, WEST RIDING.

188QUEEN’S.

77PRESCOTT.

189RESTIGOUCHE.

78PRINCE EDWARD.

190ST. JOHN CITY, AND ST. JOHN CITY AND COUNTY.

79RENFREW, NORTH RIDING.

191SUNBURY.

80RENFREW, SOUTH RIDING.

192VICTORIA.

81RUSSELL.

193WESTMORELAND.

82SIMCOE, NORTH RIDING.

194YORK.

83SIMCOE, SOUTH RIDING.

195POST OFFICES IN THE PROVINCE OF MANITOBA, ARRANGED ACCORDING TO ELECTORAL DISTRICTS.

84STORMONT.

196LISGAR.

85TORONTO CITY, CENTRE, EAST AND WEST.

197MARQUETTE.

86VICTORIA, NORTH RIDING.

198PROVENCHER.

87VICTORIA, SOUTH RIDING.

199SELKIRK.

88WATERLOO, NORTH RIDING.

200POST OFFICES IN THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, ARRANGED ACCORDING TO ELECTORAL DISTRICTS.

89WATERLOO, SOUTH RIDING.

201CARIBOO.

90WELLAND.

202NEW WESTMINSTER.

91WELLINGTON, CENTRE RIDING.

203VANCOUVER.

92WELLINGTON, NORTH RIDING.

204VICTORIA.

93WELLINGTON, SOUTH RIDING.

205YALE.

94WENTWORTH, NORTH RIDING.

206POSTAL DIVISIONS UNDER THE CHARGE OF THE SEVERAL INSPECTORS.

95WENTWORTH, SOUTH RIDING.

207CHIEF INSPECTOR’S DIVISION.

96YORK, EAST RIDING.

208NOVA SCOTIA DIVISION.

97YORK, NORTH RIDING.

209NEW BRUNSWICK DIVISION.

98YORK, WEST RIDING.

210QUEBEC DIVISION.—(Province of Quebec.)

99POST OFFICES IN THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC, ARRANGED ACCORDING TO ELECTORAL DISTRICTS.

211MONTREAL DIVISION.—(Province of Quebec.)

100ARGENTEUIL.

212KINGSTON DIVISION.—(Province of Ontario.)

101BAGOT.

213TORONTO DIVISION.—(Province of Ontario.)

102BEAUCE.

214LONDON DIVISION.—(Province of Ontario.)

103BEAUHARNOIS.

215LIST OF POSTMASTERS IN CANADA. (pt. 1)

104BELLECHASSE.

216LIST OF POSTMASTERS IN CANADA. (pt. 2)

105BERTHIER.

217TABLES OF RATES OF POSTAGE IN CANADA AND ALSO BETWEEN CANADA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM, BRITISH COLONIES, AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

106BONAVENTURE.

218Table 1. Rates of Postage on letters within the Dominion of Canada, (including the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Manitoba and British Columbia), and between Canada and Prince Edward’s Island.

107BROME.

219TABLE No. 2. BRITISH AND FOREIGN POSTAGE TABLE. [VIA ENGLAND.] Table showing the amount of Postage, to be collected in the Dominion of Canada, upon Letters, Newspapers, and Book Packets, forwarded by Canadian Mail Steamers, to the United Kingdom, and through the United Kingdom to the Undermentioned Colonies and Foreign Countries.: A REGISTERED LETTERS. Table shewing the Postage, including Registration Fee, to be collected on Registered Letters sent from Canada to the undermentioned Countries.

108CHAMBLY.

220TABLE No. 3. RATES OF POSTAGE

109CHAMPLAIN.

221TABLE No. 4. Rates of Postage to Bermuda and West Indies, by British Mail Packet, sailing from Halifax to Bermuda and St. Thomas, monthly.

110CHARLEVOIX.

222TABLE No. 5.—Shewing the rates of Postage to be collected in Canada on Letters, Newspapers, Pamphlets, Magazines, Printed Matter and Books sent by way of the United States to the undermentioned Colonies and Foreign Countries.

111CHATEAUGUAY.

223TABLE No. 6 Rates of Postage on all matter transmissible by Post—not of the character of a Letter—within Canada, to Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Great Britain, France, and the United States.

112CHICOUTIMI AND SAGUENAY.