To the Hon. Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled,
We the undersigned Citizens of Buchanon County in the State of Iowa Your petitioners
would respectfuly represent to Your Hon. Bodies that our interests the interest of
the County west of us, and the interest of the public at large requires, that a Mail
Route be established from Gallena in the State of Illinois via Cascade and Delhi,
the county seat of Delaware county, to Independence the county seat of Buchanon county,
from thence to Sturgess Rappids so called in Black Hawk County, [...?] following
| S. P. Stoughton | Wm Fulk |
| William Hankins | |
| E. Beardsley | M. Dunton |
| Hamilton [Muganegol?] | Edward Brewer |
| T M Fiden | Charles Robins |
| J. S. Mc.clure. | Bartlett Obenchain |
| John Obenchan | |
| Thomas Barr | D Obenchain |
| Wright Ritchie | Ezra Allen |
| John Scott | Reuben [Wickham?] |
| James M Scott | Orrson Wickham |
| John Boon | |
| Mdison g Scott | Isaac Hathaway |
| Jarome B Scott | Thos McClose |
| Napoleon B Scott | C. H. Beardsley |
| Loyel F Scott | Thos Allworthy |
| Frederick Kessler | |
| Tim. Collier | Benjamen Congden |
| Truman [?] | John Conden |
| Wm Minhn | Thomas Mckinney |
| Barny Spunger | H Baker |
| John Sprenger | Saml Caskey |
| Henry Hatch | Levi [Bellnyo?] |
| Jacob [Winton?] | S Sherwood |
| [?] Wilcox | Jesse Shipton |
| R. B Clark | N Boone |
| L Greenleaf | Joseph Collins |
| J. F. Hathaway | J M [?] |
| S. P McClure | S Mc[?] |
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The petition of sundry citizens of Deleware ^Buchanan^ Co Iowa, praying the establishment of a mail Route from Sturgis Rapids, the Centre of Black Hawk co via Independence Co seat of Buchanan, Delhi co seat of Deleware, Cas cad and Gremes Ferry to Galena Ill.
The petition of sundry citizens of Deleware ^Buchanan^ Co Iowa, praying the establishment of a mail Route from Sturgis Rapids, the Centre of Black Hawk co via Independence Co seat of Buchanan, Delhi co seat of Deleware, Cas cad and Gremes Ferry to Galena Ill.
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February 21, 1848. Referred to the Committee on the Post office and Post Roads.
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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,