To To the Hon Cave Johnson p m Genera^l^ of the united states
the undersigned your pertitioners would Respecfully Represent that a mail Rout is
necessary for the accommodation of the Inhabitants living upon said rout — said rout
commencing at st charles Kane county st Illinois from thence to fierfield from thenc to Henry horns from thence to line post
office from thenc to Huntleys Grove from thence to Brady Grove from thence to pains
point from thence to Oregon city ogle county the distance is about fifty five miles
that there is But two post offices on said rout Line post office Joseph shaw ^Dekalb co^ p M the oth at pains point ogle County Mr stinson p M supplied from sycamore that
the inhabitants on this Rout have sufford serious Inconvencies and trouble by Reason
of the of the nun establishing of a mail rout as above set forth and post offices
into a more conven distance. most of the inhabitants on said this rout living from ten to twelve Miles from an post office and your pentioners
would Request that a mail rout should be established as soon as may be on said Rout
and in duty bound would ever pray
Solomon Burgess | |
R C Leonard | |
C. A Brooks | Patrick Malony |
Read Tesson | John OBrian |
Jon Minard | T. A. Wheeler |
D Millington | D Tyler |
R. M. Walker | Hanns van Locken |
Saml B Flint | J. P. Finnald |
John A Jackson | John Smith |
R W Brooks | Lawnc Mc Donald |
F H Bowman | George. A. Dunham |
Israel D Brooks | Thomas Collings |
John Wait | Patrick. Mc. Cartny |
A Harvey | James Kegan |
J. Glos | Adam S Van vorst |
N. H. Dearborn | |
David Streuder | Charles Adams |
A Way | |
John Mixest | Amos Marvin |
James Monny | |
Heny Choppotin | J. M Flint |
O. M. Butler | Wm [Cheron?] |
Samuel S White | Wm H[Ratt?] |
B. L Chamberlain | P. [abner?] Cody |
A. B. Dewolf | Adrew Andrson |
James C Dana | H S Favor |
Paul Connor | Geo Wilde |
S B Hume | George Baker |
Seward Bachman | |
Joseph Pole |
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St Charles via Henry Warne’s at Fairfield Line P O. [...?] Dekalb Centre. Broadie’s Grove Pains Point to Grand Detoure
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,