To the Congress of the United States:
The undersigned, citizens ofRichlandcounty, 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 assred 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.
| Mansfield | |
| J. P. Drennan | R. H Belden |
| James A Riley | C S [Avery?] |
| J. R. Robinson | David Wise |
| B W. Beck | Robt Conn |
| C. Simon | L Stanley |
| F A Cathy | James Marlow |
| A Chesebrough | J. C. Theaker |
| C L Frost | Geo Thomas |
| Sam’l D Boyle x his X mark | George Hesser |
| A. L Harding | H. N. Gilkison |
| C A. Smith | Geo Crouse |
| J. A. McCluer | E. B. McGlaughlin |
| E. W. Deitch | Wm Crouse |
| John McCullough | D Lafland |
| E. G. Stokes | Alexander Mc[Swain?] |
| Ephraim Pepple | Jermin Reed |
| Lewis Fogle | John Hunt |
| N Thacker | James Beedy |
| Harley Kelsey | Smith Coman |
| William hunt | John Super |
| B [Blyniger?] | W. P. McCreary |
| J C Conn | |
| W. C. Chambers | Daniel Hiestand |
| R. C. Chambers | E. P. Coman |
| Wm P. Hendrick | Adam Case |
| James Smith | [Elijha?] Douns |
| [Geo?] Rogers | |
| Wm [Manhirty?] | A. Wright. |
| J. C. Stiles | Jacob Super |
| N M McMullon | David Smith |
| M. J. Bonland | Samuel kidde |
| J. C. Gilkison | John J Douns |
| Henry Ace | |
| E. C. Gregg | Samuel H Dille |
| Isaac McFarland | Joseph Lindley |
| James Taylor | Thomas Forney |
| Wm Backenstoce | J C Blackster |
| J. S. Sheldon | Samuel Fish |
| James Renfrow | |
| W L Laird | H. G. Baker |
| Thomas Barnes | William S Burns |
| John Finney | L. C. Dudley |
| Luth. Rieghad | W. M. Patterson |
| [Marriot?] Winter | F Cook |
| R. H. Greenburgh | Peter R Yalton |
| Wm | William Marshall |
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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,