To the Honorable Senate, and House of Representatives, of the U. States in Congress Assembled:
The petition of divers inhabitants, of the Township of Drumore, in the County of Lancaster, and State of Pennsylvania, of the one part, would respectfully represent, that your petitioners suffer Extreme disadvantage for want of a Post road from the village of Penningtonville on the P. R. Road, [?] in the township of Sadsbury, County of Chester, and State aforesaid, (a corresponding petition being issued from thence) via the State road, passing Cooperville P. O. (J. Cain P. M.), thence by said road to the Green Tree Inn; thence northward about one mile (leaving the State road) to Bart P. O., thence in a south west direction about three and a half miles Entering the State road again at the place of William W. Passmore; thence westward about seven miles by the State Road to the Buck P. O. (Geo. T. Clark P. M.) in Towp., Cos, and State first above mentioned (Penningtonville in Chester, and the Buck in Lancaster Counties being the two Extremes). Said Rout will pass through a densely populated, and well cultivated limestone valley; immediately contiguous to furnaces, factories, and mills. The whole rout will embrace a distance of Eighteen miles. We earnestly petition your honourable body to grant said rout, and for a mail to traverse the same twice each week: we believe it will be one of the most profitable routes to the department in this [Coy?]. We would conclusively petition that a P. office be established at the residence of WM. W. Passmore (on said rout) in Bart Towp. Lanr. Coy) under the name of “Buena Vista” P. O. and do further recommend said Passmore as being a person well qualified for post master thereof And your petitioners will ever pray &c.
James M Hopkins
James Benson
William Hopkins
James Black
S Blair Mo[?]one
John Maguire
John B, Taylor
G [?]. Clark
E. B. J.efferis

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presented by [W?] Strohm
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Pennsylvania
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Petition of citizens of Lancaster County Pa. asking for a new mail route from Penningtonville to the Buck.
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Committee on Post offices and Post roads.
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January 24, 1848 Referred to the Committee on the Post office & 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