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Inauguration Ceremony for newly appointed New York Postmaster Elvin Mercado. Mercado becomes the first Hispanic Postmaster for New York. His postmaster ranking, in the greatest city, is among the highest in the country |
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Attending are: Invited guests include: |
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James A. Farley Post Office |
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FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2014, 1:00PM |
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Postmaster Elvin Mercado began his career with the U.S. Postal Service 26 years ago as a letter carrier in the Bronx. During his tenure, Mercado has held numerous management positions, including Senior Plant Manager of the Connecticut Processing Center and Postmaster of Bronx, NY. Postmaster Mercado continues a long established tradition of the postal service in the community. The first recorded appointed postmaster of New York was Ebenezer Hazard in October 5, 1775, according to his letter to Congress dated November 14, 1776. The New York Post Office is first mentioned in postal records in Hugh Finlay's Journal of 1773, with Alexander Colden as postmaster. Secondary sources indicate that Colden served as postmaster as early as 1753. John Holt is listed as postmaster on Goddard's May 1775 list of Revolution-era postmasters. A post office may have operated in New York as early as 1687; however there is no known documentation available regarding New York's earliest postmasters. Learn more about the history of postmasters, and other information relating the U.S. Postal Service at http://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history. |
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