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To the Congress of the United States:
The undersigned, citizens of Columbiana county, 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 asred by competent authority that contracts will be taken for the conveyance, during eleven months of the year, one so much of said route as requires steamboats 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.
B M Snodgrass Jno V. Harbaugh
Thomas Starr A[DeNormandei?]
Daivd P Graham T A [DeNormandei?]
Robert Shaw Samuel W Orr
Geo. L. M Cook R. J. Hanna
John Mc Clymonds James S Parkes
Thomas M Coy D Root
Robert Canbssel Ames Mcallister
J, A, Rogers Dennis Dilles
E. I. Thomas Samuel Pettt
Thomas Mqnaid Jabez Coulson
John W. Scott Aaron Sheets
Thomas Morrell Gioss Corbett
Sanders Hastings W. Umbstaille
H Garretson G eo Kamal
Jose A Beaumont Robert Pitcairn
M. B. Irish Simon Wisam
Geo. S. Hace Jobey Beaumont
John Clarke Ab McCaskey
James Hanesan P. S. Trason
James M c Leran Jr Solm Mayer
Peter McDonell
Chas D. Hostetter Michall Fregley
Abram. Smith D. Anderson
James Patterson Oliver Griffith
W m Rishey George Williams
John Hawkins
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Lazarus B. McLain George Crowls Jr
Samuel Ramsey T B Rowley
Tho s Corbett W m Frost
Henry Hake R S Reynolds
James Giles Joseph Riley
Joseph Dailey William Filson
Martin Robbins James Frost
Benjamin Lighttle
Mathew Adams John Myers
Thomas E. Corbett James Scott
Nath l Mitchell James Tailor
John Rogers Lynard [Vynridel?]
Jerome Nelson James C Adams
Simon Spiker Geo Fridt
Jacob Arter Daniel Haleleman
Henry Trunick W m E McCrea
Wm Shittabidet Henry McCrea
Joseph Garretson James Pollock
G. F. Adam. David Hamilton
James Richardson Wm Livingston
M. P. King Henry Throl
Hilib Lenoms Israel Underwood
Solomon Stanley Hannibal Hepbum
Walter Howard John J. Henry
David Trotter
Jm Gilman John McGillins
Jas D. Shields [...?]
Tho Reynolds [?]
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Wm Baker John K Snodgrass
Andrew Gous Jas Clarke
John Shales Daniel Harbaugh
John Brinker R. C. Holmes
John Frederick
R. Hanna Wm D. Ewing
George Hoffman Fr Skinner
McJellison
Jeremy Counover
Garret Camps
James Kimes
Jacob Harbaugh
George Shaffer
[?] h Mcallister
Gideon Miller
Ab a Shallenberger
Joseph Thompson
E. B. Drake
D P Carline
Lewis R Inglane
R D Heartstrom
James Pritchard
Jacob Miller
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Ohio
Petition of B M. Smodgrass, and other citizens ^of Columbiana Co &^ of Ohio praying the establishment of a daily mail rout, from Pittsburgh Pa., via, New Lisbon, Canton, Massillon, & Wooster, Mansfield Ohio
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Geo Fries
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January 10, 1848 Referred to the committee on the Post office & Post Roads
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Fries
1Printed petition repeated. The second rendition not transcribed.
2Printed petition repeated. The third rendition not transcribed.

Partially Printed Document Signed, 1 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,