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To the Honorable Cave Johnson Post Master General
The Petition of your Petitioners Sheweth that, the Citizens of this vicinity, (Cochran X Roads) Desoto County, State of Mississippi Sheweth that they laboring under many disadvantages for the lack of a post rout being established from Memphis Tenesee to Oxford in Lafait County State of Mississippi By Plesant Hill, Cochrans X Roads [Flually?] X Roads, [Tobitubias?], Collidg Hill, &.c, And [we?] your Petitioners would recommend the Mail to be carried in a Two horse Coach Twice a week and your Petitioners will ever Pray
Jany 20th 1848
Woodson H Anderson
Thomas1 Holloway Moses Jacob
M. B. Jones W. C. Holloway
T. C. Blasingame Rufus Carter
A F M’Cain
Jas, M, Blasingame W N Brown
E L Jones
John Merrell S. C. Glover.
S. F. Jacobs J H Robison
[?] F [Powers?] D, P, Brown
[E T Gomes?] A Powers
B. A. Tompson John Eastlack
M F [?] William R Morgan
M. M. Cockrum Jos W. Morris
A. [^I.^ Shield?] F. J. [?]
T W Stevens Erin Perry
G. B. Wallace Wm S. Cole
W. T. Moran J. A. Stevens
Allen Parr
Elisha Boyt
F W Hill [A J, Stevens?]
Silas Pinckley Samuel, [G?], Stevens
Scott Pinckley W. H. [?]
W. Estill Angell S. Vines
H R [Hargous?] B. Vines
James Blasingame D. [Wimberley?]
A M Cowan
W, F, Jones E. A. Smith
J. M. [Dean?] I P Cockrum
Martin Flynt James. W. Vines
G. M Floyd Pearson Gwin
Thos P Knight
James M [Sheeltz?] [Littelton?] Sullivan
Wm Kennedy J, D, Drake
Wilson T Cummings A. G. Sandidge
John Priest N. M. Mims
A, W, Clark
[?] Stewart Moris Raiford
Jos. T. Ham
John Daglos
N. F. Jones
F D Ham M. A. Tulley
J Oblinger [F W. Dean?]
T. N. Chendley Charles L Dean
Allen White
E, [G. Wimberly?] H, Montgomery
S M Burford Wm T Douglas
Ellison Debose W, R, Cockrum
L, C, G, Henry D S Nowlin
[A?] A G Hale
Samuel J Thompson [Samp.?] Sharp
J S Simkins J. M. [Spratt?]
[F?] J H [?] F, J, Spencer
L H [Gotland?] John Horn
J. A. Dean
J. D, Dean
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Sir
If the route applied for can be established without a law I think it ought to be done[.] Indeed I believe it for the interest of the Department to do so.
YoursJ. ThompsonIf it cannot be done return this petition for legislative action
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Petition of W. H. Anderson Thos Holloway & ninety five others praying the establishment of a mail route from Memphis Tenn via Pleasant Hill. Cockrun X Roads Lewellen’s X Roads to Oxford. Miss
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Com. on P. O. & Post Roads.
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J. Thompson of [Missin?]
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Mississippi
Petition of citizens of Desoto County in the State of Miss. praying for a mail route from Memphis Tenn. to Oxford. Miss.
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March 20, 1848 Referred to the Committee on the Post office & Post Roads.
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In printed bill
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Jacob Thompson
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Petition of sundry citizens for a post route
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1“Thomas” written over “Tho”

Handwritten Document Signed, 2 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,