To the Hon Cave Johnson P. M. General of the United States.
The Undersigned your petitioners would respectfully represent that a mail route is
necessary for the accommodation of the Inhabitants living upon and near the following
Route: commencing at St charles Kane County Illinois from thence to Fairfield, South side of Ohio Grove,
Huntleys Grove, Broadies Grove, Jefferson Grove, White Oak Grove, & Daysville to Oregon
Ogle County Illinois. The distance is about Fifty five miles. That there is but two
Post offices now on said route. The Kite River Office which is supplied by the subscription
from white Rock office Ogle Co. and Lynn which is supplied by Postmaster Mr Shaw in
De Kalb Co. That the Inhabitants on this route have suffered serious inconvenience
& trouble by reason of the non establishing of a Mail route as above set forth and
Post offices at more convenient distances. Most of the Inhabitants on said route living
from Ten to Twenty miles from any Post office, and your petitioners would request
that a mail route may be established as soon as may be, on said Route & as in duty
&c
Joseph Wayne | |
Reuben D Crandell | |
E. F. Dutcher | John M Hinkle |
John Phelps | Peter Dobson |
Rufus K. Guinn | Chas F. [Emerson?] |
Thos. H Potsvin | John Hancock |
Samuel Wood | S. Addison Ennis |
G B Grimes | |
John Grimes | Samuel Root |
F S Woolly | |
F. L Marshal | S S[ Crandell?] |
A. Heoppman | |
C S. Marshall | Hiram Grimes |
James V. Gale | Lem Wood |
Ambrose Morton | Lem Mulkins |
C. Burr Artz | |
N. W. Wadsworth | Wm T Crowell |
Albert. A. Austin | Henry Hoffman |
Kirk G. Sample | E L Potten |
Christian Lehman | William R Buser |
Wm Vance | |
W. W. Fuller | James, Haysham |
John V. Gale | Robert B Light |
J. B [Farreu?] | N A [Neis?] |
S Seyster | I. ll. Cooper |
E S Congdon | Wm H Young |
D C Wagner | Daniel Young |
Henry [Middelkauff?] | Rodney Burnett |
D C Stevens | |
Ezekiel Thayer | Thomas Coggins |
Franklin Morrill | John P. Chapman |
Jackson Jenkins | [ |
Timothy Eychaneur | John Kinney |
Harry Eychanner | Henry Coggin |
George Coggins | |
Anthony Armitage | John Balderson |
Jehiel Day | Alanson. D. Clark |
L. King Hawthorn | Daniel Biggers |
P R BennettJr | Brinckley [Royce?] |
D B Stiles | F Huntly |
Henry [Chestfield?] | |
Nathan [Bathrick?] | |
Wm D Earl | |
Joshua King | |
William Clemans | |
John Drummond | |
Andw J Drummond | |
Charles Dugdil | |
John M Goodell | |
Hiram Van Patten | |
G. B Rae |
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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,