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TO THE HONORABLE CAVE JOHNSON, POST MASTER GENERAL.
The petition of the undersigned, citizens of Monroe and Randolph counties, in the state of Illinois, respectfully beg leave to represent, that their interests and convenience would be greatly promoted by the establishment of a weekly mail route from Waterloo, in Monroe county, by way of Red Bud, Evansville, and Ellis’ Grove, to Chester, Randolph county; and by the establishment of Post Offices at Evansville and at Ellis’ Grove, on said route.
Names Names
Valentine Wehrheim 1 Matthew [?] Henderson 29
James. P. Anderson 2 Archible Hog 30
Abraham Wright 3 James Dyer 31
Joseph Bradney 4 Johnothen Boyed 32
G. W. [Cochion?] 5 Samuel Hill 33
Saml G. Thompson 6
Edmund Eccles 7 Anndrew Ross 34
Cadwell Evans 8 Robert M Croziers 35
Archibald Campbell 9 J. P. Thompson 36
Aaron c Pert sen 10 Jas T. Hill 37
Aaron. Pert. Jr 11 John W [Summers?] 38
Thomas Lydane 12 William Raney 39
John. Wehrheim 13 M G Williamson 40
[?] 14
Thomas J. Guthrie 15 Daniel P Roberts 41
James Boswell 16 William B. Cochran 42
Francis Irwin 17 Barnard O Mcdonald 43
William. S. Lee 18 Samuel Leard 44
John Barnett 19 William grey 45
Samuel Leard 20 Stephen Wright 46
Corydon Barnett 21 A. Mcbride 47
W. M. Barnett 22 John Campbell 48
Hnr. Mittler 23 Stephen Wright 49
William Mcdonnel 24 A M Allen 50
John H. McDonnel 25 John A Douglass 51
James. C. Campbell 26 John. C. Thompson 52
James. H. Hampton 27 Lewis Jones 53
U. G. Henderson 28 William Thompson 54
William M. Thompson [s?] 55 James Thompson 78
Charles. G. Thompson 56
James. G. Thompson. 57 Andrew J Boyd 79
John Vinson 58 Georg. W. Hacket 80
John. Glassgow 59 George McCormick 81
Samuel Douglass 60 James whelen 82
James B Thompson 61 Henry Leons 83
Richard Kerr 62
A T. Douglass 63
[Chas?] Brady 64
Wm Allen 65
John. Wright 66
Samuel [?] Mann 67
Friedrich Schrieber 68
Bird Williamson 69
James Hamilton 70
Duncan T McAuley 71
John B Mann 72
George. W. Douglass 73
Mathew Edgars 74
James Anderson Junior 75
James Anderson Jr 76
James Leons. 77
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Illinois
Petition of a Large number of ^Ill.^ Citizens of Monroe & Randolph Counties Ill. praying the establishment of a mail route from Waterloo in Monroe Co. via Red Bud, Evansville & Ellis Grove to Chester in Randolph Co. Ills.
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February 22, 1848.
Refer to Committee on the Post Offices & Post Roads
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R Smith

Printed 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,