The undersigned, citizens of the counties of Oneida and Madison in the State of New York respectfully represent, that in their judgment the public interest would be promoted by the conveyance of a daily mail between the village of Rome in the County of Oneida, and the village of Madison in the county of Madison, passing through the villages of, and supplying the Post Offices in Lowell, Vernon Vernon Centre, & Augusta.

The distance from Rome to Madison by the route proposed, does not exceed twenty four miles. This route if established would make a direct and continuous line of mail communication between a large portion of northern New York, and the Southern section of the State, connecting at Rome with the mails from Oswego, Sacketts Harbor, Watertown, Denmark, Ogdensburg &c, and at Madison with the mails through the Chenango Valley to Binghampton and northern Pennsylvania, and making a saving in distance in the conveyance of all the above mails of twelve to fifteen ^to eighteen^ miles, It will also enable letters or papers intended for the offices on this route to reach their destination from one to two days sooner than by the present arrangement, and your Petitioners have

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no doubt increase largely the receipts at those offices.

It is believed that the conveyance of a mail six days in a week in two horse coaches from Rome to Madison will cost no more than the present expense of supplying the1 offices on the route, and that the convenience of a large and intelligent population will be consulted and the revenues of the department increased by the change for which we ask.

During the last [ten?] years and since the completion of the line of Rail Roads passing through Rome, that village has rapidly increased in business, but its communication with the section of country through which the proposed route lies, is greatly impeded by the want of mail accommodation. A reference to the accompanying map will show the situation of the section of country interested, with the location of the principal roads and thoroughfares.

The undersigned therefore respectfully ask you honorable body to authorise the conveyance of a mail in two or four horse coaches daily, Sundays excepted, between the village of Rome in the county of Oneida and the village of Madison in the county of Madison.

And your petitioners will ever pray &c &c.

From the village of Rome in the County of Oneida to Vernon centre in said County also from Augusta in said County to the village of Madison in the county of Madison so as to