To the Hou House of Representatives &[?] the Senate of the United States
We the subscribers, petitioners, resident citizens of the Counties of Lucas, Henry
& Williams Ohio—respectfully ask your honorable body to Establish a Mail route commincing
at Waterville Lucas—Co. & running on the state road to Turkey foot Post Office. from
thence on the Poplar Ridge road to Ridgeville in Henry. Co. from thence to Evansport:
Defiance Co. & from thence to Bryan Williams Co—O. & your petitoners Will Ever pray—
December—9th 1847| Benjamin Skeels | Orville C Trask |
| Henry Myers | |
| James P. Harraugh | |
| John Farwell | |
| John Wright | |
| John Wright Jnr | |
| Samuel L Dinning | |
| D W Smith | |
| Hiram Smith | |
| Peter Dinning | |
| Isaac Richardson | |
| Jas Bowerman | |
| Peter Wise | |
| Abraham Moses | |
| Joseph Rockwell | |
| Samuel A. Rockwell | |
| Samuel Rockwell | |
| Daniel Robins | |
| George Robins |
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Col SawyerDear SirI ford you another petition in favor of the Post route from Waterville to Bryan. please
advise me whether you can Succeed at the department or not. I feel rather anxious
to hear what progress, as I am one of the number of democrats that believe in progressing
Yours &cS H St[?]nan<Page 4>
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Hon William SawyerMember CongressWashington CityDC[ docketing
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Ohio
Petetian for a mail rout from Watervill by way of Evansport to Bryan in the state of ohio
refrd to comt on Post offices & Po roads
Petetian for a mail rout from Watervill by way of Evansport to Bryan in the state of ohio
refrd to comt on Post offices & Po roads
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February 11, 1848 Referred to the Committee on the Post office and Post Roads.
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M Sawyer
Handwritten Document Signed, 4 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