Israel Bissell, American patriot post rider during American Revolutionary War (born 1752)

Israel Bissell

American patriot (1752–1823)

Israel Bissell, also spelled Bissel, was a patriot post rider who delivered mail between Boston, Massachusetts and New York.

Post riders

Post riders or postriders describes a horse and rider postal delivery system that existed at various times and various places throughout history. The term is usually reserved for instances where a network of regularly scheduled service was provided under some degree of central…

American Revolutionary War

1775–1783 American war of independence from Great Britain

The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded…