To the Honorable Cave JohnstonPostmaster General of the United States
Your petition of the counties of Columbiania Carroll and Tuscarawas represent that it should add mutch to public convenience and to the [re--ence?] of the Post office department to establish a line of tri weekly two horse coaches from Wellsville Columbiania county Ohio to New Philadelphia Tuscarawas county OhioYour Petitioners suggest that to start at Wellsville on Mondays so as to meet in Carrollton the coaches on rout 2010, then by way of Inverness, Salemsville[,] Monroesville Scrgsfield Carrollton New Cumberland & to New Philadelphia the same day, the proposed route will be about 10 miles shorter than the present route betwene the same points the offices of the Leavitt & Rose will not be tutched by this route as they are boath situated a considerable distance from the mane & direct road from Carrolltan to New Philadelphia and could not be passed by Coaches they are boath county ofices & do but vary little business and an office can be established on the praposed route asshure the wants of the community as well as ^both^ now do by establishing the route the [ane?] from Manerva in Stark county to Wellsville will be intersected at Salemville that mite tharefore be renewed in length the distance from Salensville to Wellsville 12 miles your petition therefore pray to said route may be established will ere pray &c
Petitioner’s Names Petitioner’s Names
F. George Postmaster at Scroggsfield Samuel Moody
R. G. Ramsey Jacob Moodey
Thomas Ray James M George
Williamson Barnhill William Sanderson
Mitchel McLaughlin David Potts
Alexander Moody George T. Dunbar
David White J. C. Long
David McBurney Abraham Ray
Jacob Rowaybush John Gerge
John McLaughlin Freeman Marshall
Algernon Brown Jackson Marshall
John Palmer James Ramsey
Abraham Moorhead James Dennis
John Moore William Donaldson
John D George George Donaldson
Thomas George William Andrews
Perry Rice Andrew Previn
J B Moody Tho s Cameron
John P Tedrow Joseph Whitaker
Abraham Adams John Jewel
Robert Miller [Hamiton?] [N-?]
Andrews George [Jendt-?] Moodey
John J. Kerr
John Allison John Adams
John T. Hunter Wm Hanlin
Richard B Donaldson Joseph Walker
John Donaldson Alvy Downey
James Patterson W. McLaughlin
James Potts Charles Mchugh
John Scott R. R. George
William Nelson Thomas Borland
James Sanderson George W. Wiggins
Keener Jewel Oliver Gurk
Ezekiel Moody David Moody
Fielding S Cable James Merrick
Peter Crumrine James M Kean
Robt McCave Wm H. McCausland
Daniel McCook Paten Darr
George Stidger David Davis
Thos S Sinclair J A Gallagher Jr
Jacob Williams Joseph Frisley
David Morrow Wm Coleman

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Petition of Robert George. Jr, and others of Carroll county, for a mail rout from Wellsville, to New Philadelphia in the state of Ohio.
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Geo Fries
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January 10, 1848 Referred to the committee on the Post Office and Post Roads
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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,