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HISTORY OF C OH ASSET. 



Our public houses, the James House,* by the brook 

 bearing that name, and the Tavern f owned by the Beals 

 at North Cohasset, probably kept horses for public use 

 besides feeding the occasional foot passengers. 



When our first post office was established in the year 

 1803, April I, the small bag of mail, brought probably 

 not more than twice a week, was borne upon horseback. 

 Samuel Brown, the first postmaster, had a little workshop 



From a painting hy F. II. Shaplr 



James House. 

 As it was fifty years ago. 



built upon the southeast side of his house, the present 

 home of the late Rev. Joseph Osgood, and there he de- 

 livered the few letters received in the town. He probably 

 furnished his own horse to get the mails from Hingham. 



It ,was not until the second postmaster's term that a 

 public stage carried the mail and also afforded passenger 

 accommodations. The second postmaster was Joel Will- 



*The present Norfolk House. 



tNow burned down, but standing originally at the head of Hull Street on East 

 Street. 



