To the Hon the Senate & House of Representatives of the United States
the Undersigned Citizens of Vanderburgh & Posey Counties, Indiana beg leave respectfully
to represent to the Congress of the United States that there is a large district of
Country thickly settled laying between Evansville Vanderburgh County & Cynthiaanna Posey County Entirely destitute of Mail facilities the distance from Evansville
to Cynthiana is Twenty Miles. a large Majority of the inhabitants living in said district
of Country have to travel from six to ten miles to a Post office Your Petitioners
therefore pray that a weekly mail Rout may Established between the points above refered
to and as in duty bound will Ever pray &c
| H. M. Leeds | James Lockhart. |
| Jas. Blythe | Michael Midtzer |
| Conrad Staser | Simon Ritchey |
| John Ingle Jr | |
| J. P. Elliott | |
| Robert Dale Owen | Philip. F. Marsteller |
| Wm S Brunenfield | Thomas Martin |
| Rhodes Rogers | Thomas. O. Conner |
| Jesse Hernson | Thomas Burns |
| John Burns | |
| Simon Williams | Henry. Burns |
| R. W. Dunbar | Anthony. Letsler |
| John M. Grimes. | Elisha Embree |
| I. H. Morgan. | George Longbine |
| Ellison Martin | Barney Cody |
| Lorenzo Hopkins | |
| Joseph Lechner | Elvin Rogers |
| A. T. Everett | |
| Ervin [Sured?] | William. W. Morgan |
| Leroy Calvert | W. T. Fairchild. |
| Patrick Calvert | |
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| [ising?] [Banson?] | Joseph Lechner Jr |
| John A Ervin | |
| [Morris?] | |
| W J Whiting | |
| T. N. Gibson | Geor. C. Smith |
| William Young | P. Babcock |
| Mahlon Stewart | |
| J G Nisbet | A. R. McConnell |
| J. P. Johnson | Daaniel Cater |
| John L Johnson | James Nisbet |
| Absolem Endicott | I. F. Shelton |
| Green Berry Young | Wm. B. Smith |
| John Young | |
| Z. T. Smith | H. P Bannon |
| B. Armstrong | Joseph Wells. |
| Robt Williams | I M Lewis |
| Harrison Dorsett | [T?] Perry Williams |
| Peyton W Roble | |
| Wm Cavett | Richard Young |
| Levi Jones | Wm Finch |
| W. B. Kimball. | Jas C McConnell |
| W. M. Nisbet | John. M. Sanders |
| D. B. Fisher | I Neely. |
| Charles Whiting | Hugh Holcom |
| James. R Williams | P Broyles |
| Elisha Jones | W Davis |
| Charles. J. Kimball | Aaron Thomas Endecott |
| Felix Mills | |
| Mosby Watson | John A Endecott |
| William Williams | R B Montgomery |
| A. C. Moor | George Lowe |
| James Williams | James Willson |
| E. R. James | James. A. J Eaton |
| I M Neely | James McNeley |
| A O weaver | Jo Jos Davis. |
| T French | A. N. Carter |
| R Young S | Charls Whiting |
| W. Ralston | I N Evans |
| Wm Pollard | [Granberg?] Williams |
| [Dainen?] | |
| David Smiley | William C. Hensley |
| John Armstrong | |
| Simon Williams | |
| James P. Carter | |
| Lewis Gray | |
| W. J. Whiting | |
| Wm Whiting Snr | |
| John MConnell | |
| Thos Alcorn Jn | |
| Jas | |
| Willam Armstrong | |
| Henry, O, Chapman | |
| John Finch | |
| Joseph Mcreynolds |
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Petition of H. M. Leeds & others citizens of the counties of Vanderburgh & Posey in the State of Indiana asking the establisment of a mail rout from Evansville to Vanderburgh Co to Cyntiana in Posey county
Petition of H. M. Leeds & others citizens of the counties of Vanderburgh & Posey in the State of Indiana asking the establisment of a mail rout from Evansville to Vanderburgh Co to Cyntiana in Posey county
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January 4 1848 Referred to the Committee on Post offices & Post Roads
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E. Embree Indiana
Handwritten 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,