The petition of divers inhabitants of the Township of Sadsbury in the county of Chester; and State of Pennsylvania, of the one part would respectfully represent, That your petitioners labour under extreme disadvantage for want of a Post Road from the village of Penningtonville, situate in the township, county & State aforesaid, on the Pennsylvania Rail Road (a Post Office being located in said village G. W. Phillips P. M.) via the valley or State Road (leading to M^cCall’s ferry,) passing Cooperville P. O. (J Caise P. M.) thence by said road to the Green tree inn: thence Northward about one mile (leaving the state road) to Bart P. Office, thence in a Southwest direction about 3½ miles, entering the said state road again at the place of W^m W Passmore, thence westward on said state road about 7 miles to the Buck P. O. (G T Clark P. M.) in Drusmore Township Lancaster County and State aforesaid (said Buck P. O. being on a Mail rout from Lancaster to [Port Deponte?],) a corresponding petition being made from Said Drusmore Township (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, Mills, & Factories, the whole rout will embrace a distance of Eightteen (18) Miles

We earnestly petition your honorable body to grant said Rout and for a Mail to traverse the same twice each week, and believe it will be one of the most profitable Routs to the Department in the County