The undersigned inhabitants of the Counties of Will & Iroquois state of Illinois respectfully represent that rapidly growing importance of the section of country we inhabit in business and population in our judgment claims of the national Legislature an increase of Mail facilities in opening a channel of inter-communication between the interior and the great thoroughfare of our State, the Illinois and Michigan Canal And to this end we pray your Honorable Body to establish a Mail Route between Joliet Will county Illinois and Lafayette of the State of Indiana and thus your Petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray.