To the Honorable the Senate & House of Representatives of the United States in Congress
assembled
The undersigned petitioners, citizens of the Counties of Jo Daviess & Stephenson in
the State of Illinois respectfully represent,
That a large tract of country, thickly settled, lying between Freeport in the County
of Stephenson and Elizabeth in the County of Jo Daviess in the State of Illinois,
is entirely destitute of mail facilities; we therefore respectfully but earnestly
pray your honorable body to pass a law establishing a mail route from Freeport in
the County of Stephenson and State of Illinois to Elizabeth in the County of Jo Daviess
in said State and as in duty bound we will pray &c
| Charles M Russell | |
| G. W. Andrews | Thomas Foster |
| David [Hogin?] | Michael McDonhel |
| Joseph G Holroyd | Christian Ditzler |
| Charles, Hopkins | Samuel Babb |
| Justus pointer | Reuben Babb |
| Smith Gidding | John [Apper?] |
| David House | James Byrnes |
| G, [?][W?]. Andrews | Jacob Acker |
| T J Andrews | James Wire |
| James [?] | Lyman L L [?] |
| Truman Lowell | Truman Higley |
| George House | Abram Wingart |
| John Shumaker | William Willets |
| Sanford J Giddings | |
| William Sherman | |
| Hiram Hart | |
| Ralph Sabin | |
| Saml,. F Dodds | |
| Calvin Curry | |
| Joseph Ruske | |
| Quartus. Andrews | |
| William M. Lashells | |
| P Doyle | |
| Horace Post | |
| Thos B, Carter | |
| George Lashells | |
| Saml Hayes | |
| Wm Kirkpatrick | |
| John F Gibbon | |
| John Herington | |
| Moses Higley | |
| S S Wheeler | |
| Mathias Ditzle | |
| Titus Illingworth | |
| Samuel [?] | |
| Jabez Giddings | |
| Jacob Gable | |
| William Barklow | |
| Wm C Lashells | |
| R A Lashells | |
| Martin [Himelrich?] | |
| John Maurer | |
| Fredrick Aurand | |
| Daniel Hoy | |
| Lewis Davis |
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Illinois
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The Petition of Geo W Andrews and others Praying for a Mail Route [from?] Elizabeth to Freeport in the State of Illin
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March 29, 1848 Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads
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Reffer to comt on Post Offices & Post Roads
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Thos J Turner
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,