February. 1848To the Hon: the Senate & House of Representativesof the United States,
FEB 1[?]Hon. R. McClelland M. C.WashingtonD.C.
We the undersigned citizens of Hillsdale County, Michigan. would respectfully pray
your Hon. bodys to pass a law, establishing a Mail Route, Commencing, at ^The vilage of^ Hillsdale Center Hillsdale ^Hillsdale^ County, Michigan Thence south to Montpelier Williams County, Ohio via Woodbridge
in Hillsdale County, via Bridg^e^water in Williams County Ohio, For which we will Ever pray
| Names. | Names. | Names |
| F. H. Pratt | M Bivins | |
| J. L Corning P. M Hillsdale | A S Bacon | |
| Chas Neuman | E. L Yaple | [?] Manning |
| Henry Waldron | H. A. Fairman | T. M. Silver Jr |
| C G Mitchell | O. C Bounds | George [?] |
| A M Hastings | S. E. Willson | Hey O [Lisenerer?] |
| Jno. W. May | H. M. Vaughan | Ges Spalding |
| A. L. Griswold | J F Stites | |
| Wm H. Philbrick | ||
| W. W. Wood | James Gilchrist | M F Randolph |
| J W Hathaway | John Swesler Jr | F Brown |
| [?] M Folson | John P Wyatt | |
| John. W. Miller | R. M. Gridley | T McKinny |
| Isaac VanDenburgh | [?] H. S. Hired | Lot fulkerson |
| L McIntyre | H B. Armstrong | L Grovis |
| A Sten | Daniel Kesselring | D. [Vaneker?] |
| W Wallson | P S Gay | |
| H. S. Mead | W Davis | Deloss Manning |
| Nelson Doty | P M Raymond | F. Gardner |
| Byron Hammond | Jos H Pratt | G. W. Underwood |
| Geo A Skinner | E. L. Hastings | [?] M. Decker |
| L. Russell | Carm Louther | D. S. Smith |
| H S. Hall | W Abram Cole | Nathaniel [Locked?] |
| L. B. Halstead | L D Lawrence | J. R. Thomas |
| Wm. C. Campbell | David Odren | J. C. Cross |
| Jas W. King | A. Hornden |
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HILLSDALE [?]FEB 1[?]Hon. R. McClelland M. C.WashingtonD.C.
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Michigan.
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Petition of John Sweesler & others of ^citizens^ Hillsdale, Michigan for a post route from Hillsdale to Montpelier, Williams County.
Ohio.
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February 28, 1848 Referred to the Committee on the Post office and Post Roads.
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Refe to Com. Post office & Post roads.
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Right—from Hillsdale, ^Mich,^ to Montpelier, Ohio.
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R. McClelland
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,