The petition of divers inhabitants of Lebanon and Bearks Counties in the state of Pennsylvania

Respectfully Represents

That there is a much travelled and much frequented public road extending between Jonestown in the County of Lebanon and Rehrersburg in the county of Berks and that the inhabitants of the two places and the country intervening between them have many transactions of buisness and otherwise constantly going on, to the beter and more convenient arrange of which a post route betwe^e^n the two places to be traveled by the mail at least once a week would be of great advantage and is seriously wanted, That a new Post office should also be established on said route at Jacob Newcomet’s mill whom we also recommend as Post master, to be called Newcomet’s mill Post office, which is situated in the township of Bethel in the county of Berks the same being a populous neighbourhood and no Post office being within a convenient distance they would therefore respectfully pray for the establishment of the said Post office and the said Post route and remain