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The State of Alabama
Coosa CountyTo His Honor S. R. Hobbie first assistant post master GeneralSir
Whereas we the undersigned petitioners are much grived for the want of the necessary mail facilities, and Respectfully Sheweth to your honor that we the undersigned petitioners are citizens of the County and State aforesaid. We reside in the neighborhood of the Road leading from the City of Wetumpka on by the way of Nixburgh Socapatoy and Brownsville from thence to Talladega and Benton Counties, which Road is better known as the Socapatoy Road and is known to be densely populated and main thoroughfare of Travel Regarded as the best Route Run^n^ing direct north of the city of Wetumpka and undoubtedly must be preferable to any other Rout which can be Selected Run^n^ing north of the City of Wetumpka under the present mode which we are Supplyed with mail facilities is unsatisfactorily as all publications are from two to three weeks old before they Reach the hands to whom they are addressed. Montgomery City is about fifty miles from hence at which city The legislator is now in session and ^we^ know nothing of the proceedings of that body, only the organization.
Now we the petitioners do fervently pray for a mail twice a week or weekly as the department may deem proper, leaving direct from Wetumpka on the Socapatoy Road by the way of Nixburgh Socapatoy and Brownsville thence to Some other point Say Talladega Town, [Cu?] Stand, Jacksonville or to intersect the Route Running from Talladega Town to Randolph and Tallapoosa Counties &c Whereby the establishment of said Route would inhance an income to the general post office we judge the proceeds of each post offices which this Route would Supply, would more than meet the demands of transportation of said mail, and also by the establishment of this Route two other post offices would be established one between Wetumpka and Nixburgh and the other between Brownsville and Talladega Town. The distance from Wetumpka to the Town of Talladaga is about seventy five miles. consequently this space would afford five post Offices. The Youngsville Post Office is the distance of Eight Miles, and Pinckneyville is Twelve miles from Socapatoy, and can be Supplyed for a small Sum, from Socapatoy P.O. for the establishment of this mail Route as above stated we the petitioners will ever pray &c
Decr 25th 1847
1John Gaddis 1 1 37 D D Whitstone 471
2 I K Brown 2 2 38James Haynes 482
3 Harmon Green 3 39 I A Kelley 493
4 M Stough 4 40 John Mitchell 50
5 James W. Manney 5
R A Mitchell 6 Prior Nabours 514
E A McKinzie 7 John Chapman 525
John McKinzie 8 WmGilliland 536
Isaac Ramsey 9 G. W. Hamilton 547
R. B. Atkisan 10 T. J. Hamilton 558
Wm P. Downing 11 W. W. Selman 569
R Lauderdale 12 Mathew Clappey 5710
Hiram Nalen 13
14		 John Clisby 58
Joseph Powel 1411 Japheth McNear 5912
L. B. Morris 1513 John Lauderdale 60
F. M. Nalen 1614 R L Lauderdale 6115
Ellis Lauderdale 1716 H. B. Williams 6217
Henry Haynes senr. 1818 Thomas Peterson 6319
H. Ware 19 20 19 James Murphy 6420
J A Lockwood 2021 J. D. Inabnett 6522
C. H. Wright 2123 A. J. Selman 6624
J. D. Bell 2225 F. R. Lee 6726
A. Voigt 2327 Patrick McKinney 6828
S. H. Burgess 2429 Peter Morrison 6930
W. W. Green 2531 Green Halifield 7032
J. T. Hamilton 2633 Aaron Spivey 7134
H. R. Leverett 2735 W. A. Ward 7236
M. D. Leverett 2837 W. C. Whetstone sen 7338
A. I. Leverett 2939 E. F. Elliott 7440
M. A. Leverett 3041 R. H. C. Shelton 7542
Mathew Leverett 3143 Samuel Bryant 7644
T. I. Leverett 3245 N. B. Shelton 77
I. D. Leverett 3346 Thos Smith 78
William Spivey 3447 John Murphy 79
F. G. Spivey 3548 Jasper McKinney 80
W. C. Whetstone Jnr 3649 A. Scott 81
Wiley Warrick 3750 W. B. Hams 82
William Purdee 3851 S. D. Masengale 83
F. Ramsey 3952 B. Nixon 84
E. W. Thomas 4053 I. T. Davis 85
Martin Haynes 4154 C. B. Harris 86
G. I. McKinzie 4255 E. Carter 87
W. G. Phillips 4356 William Haynes 88
Josiah Butts 4457 I G. Lock 89
S D Morris 4558
H. McKinney 4659
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Stephen Wooten 90 I. D. Martin 126
F. H. Kent. 91 Jno Undersood 127
James. M. Nash 92 H M Underwood 128
David Lauderdale 93 Jno Martin 129
A. I. McAlkin 94 Japheth McNear 130
William Mitchell 95 T Bulard 131
E. I. Mitchell. 96 A Bulard 132
James. S. Daniel 97 Ths Bulard 133
Christopher Butler 98 Jas Bulard 134
[Jael?]. Butler. 99 I B Burnett 135
Patrick Butler. 100 John McKelrath 136
Gains Horris 101 A Hester 137
George Graham 102 Joseph Mizzels 138
John Graham sen 103 Michael Mizzels 139
John Graham Jur 104 Joseph Butledge 140
D. Conner. 105 W G Harris. 141
Wm Foster. 106 H. T. Harris. 142
E L. Hughey. 107 C. M. Harris. 143
Lewis. C. Shannan 108 Osbern. I. Harris 144
Thomas C. Tinsley 109 Isaac Calhoun 145
Theopilus W. Tinsley 110
James Glenn 111
Wm Shaw 112
W T Burton 113
Stephen T Hughes 114
John Deason 115
L. I. Deasom 116
V S Wilder 117
Calvin Deason 118
S S Lambert 119
Alfred Deason 120
Wm Deason 121
Wm Gray 122
Niles Fowler 123
Robt Malory 124
E King 125
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Petition of John Gaddis & one hundred and forty four others Citizens ^of Coosa County^ ^in^ of the Alabama for the establishment of a mail route, from Wetumpka to Wedowee in said State.
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Referred to Committee on Post Offices & Post Roads 19. Jany 1848
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January 19, 1848 Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
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Handwritten Document Signed, 3 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,