To the Congress of the United States:
The undersigned, citizens ofStarkcounty, 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.
| 1 | J. Unkefer | 27 | William Fagan |
| 2 | William Towns | ||
| 3 | Jacob Slentz | ||
| 4 | Ezra Smith | ||
| 5 | Michael Siefert | ||
| 6 | Daniel VanGilder | ||
| 7 | Levi Slacke | ||
| 8 | John W Hawkins | ||
| 9 | John Essik | ||
| 10 | Robert Amos [Gilvery?] | ||
| 11 | Wesley Hawkins | ||
| 12 | Anthony Miller | ||
| 13 | John Peters | ||
| 14 | Joseph Slack | ||
| 15 | Wm Van Duyn | ||
| 16 | [?] Simm | ||
| 17 | Philip Bush | ||
| 18 | John Bayer | ||
| 19 | Jacob Slentz Jr | ||
| 20 | D. F. Unkefer | ||
| 21 | John Breidenstein | ||
| 22 | Andrew J. Unkefer | ||
| 23 | Levi T Unkefer | ||
| 24 | William Cook | ||
| 25 | Daniel Swiggert | ||
| 26 | J. G. Williard |
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Petition of John Unkefer, and 30. citizens of Stark Co., Ohio, in favour of a dily
mail from Pittg., Pa to Mansfield Ohio.
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January 14, 1848 Referred to the Committee on the Post Office & Post Roads
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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,