The undersigned inhabitants of the State of Illinois would respectfully represent that a mail route is much needed, and would be of essential service to your petitioners and the public in general: Commencing at the Post Office, Lasalle, in the Town of Peru in the State of Illinois, running by Troy Grove and Ovid Post Office, Dewey’s Mills in Inlet Grove, La Fayette Grove, Kellys Mills in White Oak grove, Stillman and Kishwauka, and terminating at Rockford in the State of Illinois. The importance of connecting the two places Peru & Rockford by a Mail Route is visible to all acquainted with the Country; besides the advantages to be derived to the aforenamed places along the route, by the receipt of a regular mail, are of sufficient importance to require it.

Your petitioners would therefore request the passage of an act establishing a Mail route from Lasalle Post Office aforesaid, passing through and by the aforenamed places, and terminating at Rockford aforesaid;^distance Seventy miles,^ and authorizing the Carrying of a tri weekly mail in two-horse-post Coaches along said route, And as in duty bound will ever pray.