To the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States
The undersigned residents of Delaware County Iowa desire the establisement of a mail
route from Galena Ill by the way of Geers-ferry near the mouth of Tete Des morts in
Jackson County Iowa, Cascade in Dubuque County, Delhi the County seat of Delaware
County, Independence the County seat of Buchanan County, thence to Sturges mill ^near the center^ of Blackhawk County Iowa; as we believe the convenience of the public requires the
establishment of said mail route
Delhi Delaware County Iowa Dec 15 1847| A. K. Eaton | |
| John. W. Clark | H C Crozier |
| Simeon Ellis | Jacob Ellis jr |
| A. L. Aubrey | Levi Ellis |
| H. A Lett | |
| R. Smither | E Scoggins |
| Samuel Ammerman | |
| John Clark | Wm Burnham |
| Simeon Phillips | |
| Bradford Crosier | Jefferson Lowe |
| David Main | James Cavanaugh |
| Eason Reynolds | Jacob Philips |
| Robt B. Hutson | John Ellis |
| J. N. Learner | |
| Elijah Phillips | Bryan Johnson |
| Roland Awbrey | J. W. Penn. |
| John. A. Smith | John B Wilson |
| Roland N Mitchell | |
| Charles J Barker | Allen A Wilson |
| James C Miller | |
| Garrett Crone | |
| John Benson | |
| C W Hobbs PM Delhi | |
| James Phillips | |
| John Cutler | |
| David C Sawyer | Eli Phelps |
| John Corbin | A. H Trask |
| Jacob Smith | |
| George Wilcox | |
| Andrew Crosier | |
| G. W. Walken | |
| G. Lillibridge | |
| Arthur Loughran | |
| James Haigh | |
| David E [?]ya[?] | |
| Lewis Crosier | |
| Wm McDowell | |
| Samuel Pennock | |
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| H. A. Carter | |
| Samuel [Mulhiser?] | |
| Dudley S Shipton | |
| William [?] |
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A petition of sundry citizens of Delaware Co. Iowa, praying the Establishment of a
mail Route [f]rom Galena Ill. via Greens [?]y, Cascade, Delhi, Independence [?] [S]turgise’s mile, the centre of [Bl]ack hawk Co. Iowa
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to be referred to the comt on Post offices & Post Roads
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February 2, 1848 Referred to the Committee on the Post office and Post Roads.
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Leffler
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Referred to Comt. on post offices & Post Roads.
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The petition of sundry citizens of Deleware Co Iowa praying the Establishment of a
mail Route from Sturgis’ Rapids the Centre of Black Hawk Co, via Independence, Delhi,
Cascade, and Greens Ferry to Galena Illininse.
Handwritten Document Signed, 3 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,