To the Honorable, The Senate and House of Representatives of United States in Congress assembled
The Petition of the undersigned citizens of Cambria county Pennsylvania respectfully Represent that there exists a great necessity for a post road from Hollidaysburg in Blair county by Ashland furnace and to the “Cherry tree” in Cambria county, and your petitioners therefore respectfully pray the Congress to pass a law establishing the said Post road, and your petitioners will pray &c.
Thomas McNamara
T. R. Bradley Jos A. Conrad
Henry Benden
Franklin Johnston
[Wm?]. Shomo William Nelson
Thomas Nelson
D. C. Irwin H. T. MClelland
George. C. Ferree
T C MDowell Stephen [?]
[Samue?]l Woodward
E [?] [Howard?]l Samuel McGlathery Jr
William Ramse[y?]
Alex H Briscoe Lewis D [Culsan?]
Thomas G Blake A Lowry
John Bouslough James Gardner
John Groen
Thos B Moore Joseph W Fluke
James Rea Michael. H. Bouslough
J P Walker John. H. Williams
J. W. Riddle
Wm Baker
Robert Riddee Jr.
E McKiernan Seth R. MCune
Robt Williams R B Johnsten
Geo Bingham A. L. Holliday
L. B. Hammer
Wm M. Barr
Luke Mguire
Jessee Herbert
W. E. Dorsey
R. L. Johnston John Fox
Jos Trentor Esq
James McDermit
J. McDonald.
James. W. [Rhey?]
M. Masson
Geo. C. K. Lahm

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Petition for post rout
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Pitition for post Road
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Job Mann

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Washington City.
January 31. 1848
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Pennsylvania
Petition of Thomas McNamara and fifty one others, Citizens of Cambria County, Penna, praying for the establishment of a Post Road, from Hollidaysburg in Blair County, by Ashland Furnace to the “Cherry Tree” in Cambria County Penna
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February 28, 1848 Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
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Refer to Committee on Post offices & Post Roads
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Job Mann

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,