I have made a statement below of the Dixon Post Office, for the purpose of showing the amount of labor and the inadequate compensation for that labor

The above Mails arrive and depart three times a week .ie. Tusdays, Thursdays & Saturdays, making it all night work

In addition to the above the Maile from Lasalle arrives at this Office on Mondays Wedensdays and Fridays (three times a week) and from this place meets the Freeport at Grand Detour and returns to this Office next days most of the time in the night boath ways

The average amount of Maile matter to be over halled and distributed is as follows

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The above Mails has to be distributed in to Eleven seperate packages, which includes the brass lock Mails and the [way?] Mailes that go under the Iron Lock

The avrage time of rendering the servises alluded to above would be at between 9 in the eavening and 4 in the morning

Add to this making up Mails sent from this Office and Mails Received from other Offices &c &c

The folowing is a statement of the Commitions of this office for the last year ending 31^st of Dec /47

A. Statement of Expences of Dixon P. O. Paid out of Commitions above by P M

Having gone thru with a brief [Rete?] of the condition of the Post Office at Dixon Ill, and Knowing that you are acquainted with the Office as well as the Mail Routs Leading to and from Dixon, it is hoped that that you will be able to present the case as it really is, if what I s have stated is understud and beleved I shall expect immediat acktion and relief on the conterary if Certificates are wanting or further explination pleas in forme me and they will be forth Coming

It may be said that I need not complain if I do not like the compensation I might resign, this is all true, but this I do not Consider to be the question; it would appear to me that the Office belongs to the government of U.S and it is their duty to provide for it in that manner that will best promote the interest that the Office was Created for I need not inform you that reasonable compensation is necessar to obtaining such men for P M as will be for the interest of the People and do Justice to the department I should have resigned a year since had it not been for the reason it must have gone into hands ^of those that would^ very dissatisfactory with the people, as the right kind of men could do better—the Miles a crouding in up on me and can say no more at presant I shall expect to heare from you so[...?] All well