We the undersigned voters in the County above named, of the 2nd Congressional District: do petition the honourable body of Congress at its next session, to [...?] establish a mail rout from Thorn Hill, though the valley North of Clinch mountain, intersecting the main western route through Rutledge to1 Knoxvill, at Blain’s x roads. making such offices, as may be necessary; say one at Col.[Colonel] M Cleaveland’s, and another at John Dodson’s ^at Ulm Heubles^
Names Names
1 Wm C Mallicoat 17 Rheubin Walfinbayer
2 W m B Dotson 18 William Hubbs
3 Hezekiah Routh 19 James Hubbs
4 Stephen Routh
5 Joseph Clark 20 William Hubbs
6 William Shark 21 Law[?] an Damewa[?]d
7 G. W. Harris. 22 A. C. Eaton.
8 James Dyer junr 23 John Dyer
9 William Wyrick 24 C W Lathim
10 G. W. Vitalo 25 Wiley B Dyer
11 Saml Gill 26 Lindsley S Hubbs
12 Jas Salling 27 Solome Wyrick
13 L M Ellis 28 Jackson Dyer
14 Calvin Monroe 29 Leroy Clark
15 Wm Vitalo 30 Isaac Buler
16 R. Jennings 31 Jackson Bulling

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Isaac Dancewood 86 John Clark 118
Isaac M Tome 87 John Branson 119
Henry Frost 88 James W. Branson 120
John H. Frost 89 William C Watson 121
James Dyer senr 90
John Cain. 91
Robert Field. 92
Jesse Houserton 93
Jacob Sharp 94
[Pleasant?] Staner 95
J. Godwin 96
Robert Walfenba[?] 97
James [Gray?] 98
Abner [Dotson?] 99
[?] [Dotson?] 100
[?] 101
David Branson 102
Julius Hacker 103
Albriel M [Clinton?] [Jr?] 104
David B. Williams 105
John Ar[?]ine 106
James Brock 107
William Brock 108
Calvin kirk 109
John McNew 1010
Andrew Bowen 111
James Mvittets 112
James Branson 113
Willis Akin 114
John Beelo[r?] 115 x
Wm C Gray 116
117

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118 Willis Hubbs
119 Pleasant Jinnings
120 Peter Beeler
121 Adam Idol
122 B. Branson
123 John Idol
124 Jacob Beeler
125 William hapsin

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Jonas Niely 32 Henry Needham 58
George Brock 33 Charles Mcginnis 59
Carter Dalton 34 C. P. Wright 60
John Long 35 John Ivey 61
H [N?] Dail 36 David Dalton 62
Andrew Bowers 37 James Brock 63
James R Clark 38 James Dyer 64
G W Jennings 39 John Dotson 65
Daniel [?]idders 40 Samuel Dotson 66
Peter Walfinbarger 40 Jesse F. Beeler 67
Joseph Walfinbarger 41 Martin Cleveland 68
Wm. T. Ca[rden?] 42 Federick Long 69
Wm Hickle 43 Warham Casey Jr 70
Edwd Tate 71
Joseph William 44 S [?] Samuel Dotson 72
Edward Jones 73
John E Waller 45 J. J. Harrell 74
John Hubbs 46 John Dotson 75
Nielis Saterfield 47 James B. Smith 76
Jabok Vond[agiff?] 48 I H Dail
[Thos?] A P Greer 77
Wm Teague 49 O. P. Field. 78
Thomas viteto 50 H W. Mynatt 79
Ezekiel P Harrell 51 Josiah Smith 80
Thos Moody 52 James Hubbs 81
[Ulhem Chrsyall?] 82
William H. Odell 53 [Ulhem Chrsyall?] 83
Wm Walfinbarger 54 [C?][...?] W[...?] 84
85
John Brock 55 [?] 86
P D Watson 56 87
Calbert Hays 57

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Jones
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Tennessee
Petition of William C. Mallicoat & 124 others citizens of Grainger County & state of Tennessee, praying Congress to establish a post route from Thorn Hill in said County to Blains X Roads.
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Referd Jany 5th 1848. to the Committee on Post offices & Post Roads.
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01/07/1848
January 7, 1848 Referred to the Committee on the Post Office & Post Roads
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Wm M. Cocke
1“To” changed to “to”

Handwritten Document Signed, 5 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,