To the Congress of the United States:
The undersigned, citizens ofColumbianacounty, Ohio, respectfully ask the passage of a law by Congress, for a Daily Mail
Route from Pittsburgh, Pa., down the Ohio River by Steamboats to some convenient and
suitable point, thence west through New-Lisbon, Canton, Massillon, Wooster, to Mansfield.
We are assured by competent authority that contracts will be taken for the conveyance,
during eleven months of the year, on so much of said route as requires steamboat transportation.
The steady and regular increase of the business and resources of the great west require
increased mail facilities, and we respectfully but earnestly ask Congress to grant
such an augmentation of the mail service, as will enable, not only the enterprising
business man, but community generally, to enjoy the benefits of a Daily communication.
The revenues of the Post Office Department, we are persuaded, will be considerably
augmented under such an arrangement.
| Angus. M’. Bean. | John Messick |
| Daniel Fraser | Wm. J. Hollar |
| John Fraser | Wm. Fraser |
| John Orin | John Davidson |
| Alex Patterson | Alex McIntosh |
| John McCready | Wm T McIntosh |
| Joseph McCready | Andrew Smith |
| Danl McIntosh | Daniel McCan jr |
| Francis McBain | Wm [Coork?] |
| John Davison | Angus McBean Jr. |
| William M Bean | Alexr Shaw |
| James Davison | David Campbell |
| Reuben Bron | Daniel Forliss |
| Thomas Douglass | Thomas Coburn |
| James Douglass | John McBane |
| Alexr. McBean | Charles M’Lean |
| Philip Smith | William Davidson |
| Daniel McGilivray | D. S. McLean |
| Charles McLean | John Stewart |
| John MCormick | John N. McLean |
| John C McDonald | William Shaw |
| Wm B Orr |
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Petitions From the citizens of New Alexandria, New Chambersburgh, and other places in the state of Ohio, in favour of a daily mail rout, from Pittsburgh Pa. via Wellsville New Lisbon, Canton, & Wooster, to Mansfield in the state of Ohio.
Petitions From the citizens of New Alexandria, New Chambersburgh, and other places in the state of Ohio, in favour of a daily mail rout, from Pittsburgh Pa. via Wellsville New Lisbon, Canton, & Wooster, to Mansfield in the state of Ohio.
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Referred to Comt. on Post roads & Post routs.
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December 29, 1847 Referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads
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Partially Printed Document Signed, 2 page(s), RG 233, Entry 367: Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, Thirtieth Congress, 1847-1849, Records of Legislative Proceedings, Petitions and Memorials, Resolutions of State Legislatures, and Related Documents Which Were Referred to Committees, 1847-1849, NAB,