To the Honorable Cave Johnston Postmaster General of the United States
Your petitioners of Counties of Columbiana, Carroll, and Tuscarawas, represent that it would add much to public convenience, and to the revenue of the Post Office department to establish a line of tri weekly two horse coaches from Wellsville Columbiana county Ohio, to New Philadelphia Tuscarawas county Ohio.
Your petitioners suggest that the coaches start at Wellsville on Mondays so as to meet in Carrollton the coaches on Route 2010 thence by way of Inverness, Salinesville Monroesville, Scroggsville, Carrollton, New Cumberland & to New Philadelphia the same day.
The proposed route will be about 10 miles shorter than the present route between the same points. The Offices of Leavett and Rose will not be touched by this route as they are both situated at considerable distance from the main and direct Road from Carrollton to New Philadelphia and could not be passed by coaches. They are both country offices and do but very little business and an office can be established on the proposed route that would answer the wants of the community as well as both now do.
By establishing this route the one from Minerva in Stark county to Wellsville will be intersected at Salinesville that might therefore be reduced in length (the distance from Salinesville to Wellsville) 12 miles. Your Petitioners therefore pray the said route may be established

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Charles Reed N Philadelphia O S. [Casluer?]
Jno S Bingham" D [Baltyty?]
John Miller
S. T Sautern" Thos B Thompson
S F Meinor " J. S. Hull
J. R. Hall " William Wallace
James Moffit " G W Canfield
David Judy
S J. Williams Alexander Duncan
Chas H Mathews William Keller
R. Powleson Ebenezer Rowly
Isaac Hartman Moses Sandes
A T Adams Es A McClean
Wm Helmich Peter W Himes
John A B. Roby Jno Smith
Walter M Blake Thos Moore
James B. Gray J Wenspear
Geo. Riker washington Noritt
Theophilus Williams E. H. Robinson
Andrew Patrick John. B. Reed
C. F. Espich J [Overtoll?]
De Witt C. Whiting Jas Fowler
Thos B Raiff Edward Peters
C. T. Espich John B Bansberger
Wm F Neely A. W. Sargent
Thomas Furby H. M. Roby
William English Marcus[Moses?]
James N Patrick Thomas Magee
Jas. Simpson Samuel M[?]
Jas Gordon Jacob Heck
Edward Haynes Edward Prebl
Seymour Belden Godfrey Heck
James W English J M Harrison
I McFarlane

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Isaac Cooke
Joseph McElvey
Jacob Dick Sen
Thos J. Sargent
Lawerance Doll
J. Church
H. Robison
[?] G W Casebeer
Lew. Sargent
Isaac Everett
Daniel Korns
George Englehart
F. P. Williams
John Knoff

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,