To the Congress of the United States:
The undersigned, citizens of
Columbiana
county, Ohio, respectfully ask the1 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 asred 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 m[an, b]ut community generally, to enjoy the benefits of a Daily communication. The revenues
of the Post Office Depart[men]t, we are persuaded, will be considerably augmented under such an arrangement.
| A. McLean |
| W. D. Morgan |
| John W. Morrison |
| Samuel W Badger |
| Samuel Adams |
| Samuel Crook |
| Geo Morrison Jr |
| B. K. Roach |
| John M. Williams |
| Edward M McCook |
| James Solerton |
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Ohio
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Petition of A. M. Clane, & 10. other citizens of Ohio, in favour of a daily mail route
from New Lisbon Ohio, to Mansfield from Pittg., Pa to Mansfield Ohio
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Refer to Comtte on P. O. & P Routs.
Geo Fries[ docketing
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January 31 1848 Referred to the Committee on the Post office & Post Road
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Fries
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,