We the undersigned inhabitants living on or near the main traveled rout rom Chicago to Springfield beg leave to represent

That whereas we have been for years suffering for the want of mail facilities have petitioned repeatedly without affect and whereas the mail is now carried from Chicago to Willmington on said rout thence off the course to Indiana and also from springfield to Pontiac on said rout thence off the course to Ottawa leaving this link of forty three miles out of the chain of communication direct between Chicago and Springfield entirely destitute of any advantage of mails and whereas there is now living on said rout at Mazon south branch over fifty families all from eight to fifteen miles from any post-office and whereas we believe said rout would immediately become a source of some proffit to the department and whereas we are resolved never to weary in well doing but to continue our prayers from year to year until they are answered we would therefore respectfully solicit your Honorable body to establish a mail rout weekly from Willmington in Will[...?] Co. through Mazon Grundy Co to Pontiac in Living-

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ston County all in the state of Illinois