We the undersigned petitioners liveing on and near the the following described rout would represent that there is a district of Country lying in the county of Cass and state of Illinois between Virginia in Cass County and Petersburg in Menard County in which there is no Postoffice and there is a large portion of inhabitants that are labouring under great disadvantages for the want of the establishment of a post rout and post Ofices between the above named places, a distance of 23 miles, and we would further represent that there should be two Offices established on said rout one at the residence of Keeling Berry, being six miles Easts of Virginia and one at O B Nance’s, being twelve miles East of Virginia and we the undersagned petitioners would humbly pray that you establish a post rout between the above named points and that you appoint Keeling Berry to be postmaster at his residence, to be called Panther Grove P. O–[Post Office] and that you appoint O B Nance to be postmaster at O B Nance’s residence to be called Midle Creek P. O– and for the above petition would ever pray ^your petitioners, as in duty bound &c[etc.]^2