Corlandttown, or today known as the Town of Cortlandt, Westchester County, incorporates Buchanan and Verplanck, and once Peekskill, which later became its own city. Many Irish immigrants worked in the brickyards and coal mines of Verplanck, as early as 1840. Some brickyards had companion yards across the Hudsonin Haverstra and Stony Point, NY. Often workers would board ships across the river. Yet, they had to immigrate through somewhere...the port of New York? Some were Naturlaized in New York County, others were Naturalized in Westchester and Rockland counties. Barb Metro NYC Researcher ==================================>>>>>> Hudson River Chronicle 28 January 1840, page 3 LIST OF LETTERS Remaining in the Post Office of Cortlandtown January 1, 1840 William BINGHAM Dr. James BREWER Croton Bridge Company F. BLAIR John T. BROWN Joseph CLARK John COX M. CONNORHIE Martha CRUGAR John P. CRUGER Nicholas DRENNAN Morreaun DELANO Oliver DAVIDSON Andrew ELDRIG Peter FERREAUTT Hue GRIMES Alexander HAERON Allen W HARDIE Andrew HANFORD I.R. HYATT & SON George P. HALSTED Alexander KELLY Edward KELLY James G. LUND Edward MILLS Robert McCORD Samuel MOODY Capt. Arnold MASON Isaac PURDY Jacob POST Mary RUNYAN Charles A. RIGHT John SLOAT John STRAIN J.M. SUMERBELL Edward SNOWDEN John SUTTON Paull THOMPSON Edward Timtin David TUTTLE Rev. Corn D. WESTBROOK, D.D. E.J. VAN WERT Francis WILSEY Jesse WOOD Those calling for letters will please say they are advertised. JAMES McCORD, P.M. [Postmaster]