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,