To the Hon. Cave Johnston, Post Master General of the U.S.A.
The undersigned citizens of the county of Delaware in the State of Pennsylvania respectfully
recommend the establishment of a Mail route from Philadelphia to Howelville via. Kelly’s
ville, Springfield & Rose Tree beleiving that the business of those places would fully Justify any expence that the department
would incur in the establishment of the route.
| Peter. H. Hill | Benjn H. Deacon | Jos. Wilson |
| William Gerrett | Chs [Shillingford?] | Samuel Johnson |
| George [Hiddas?] | John Pancoast | E R Curtis |
| Henry Taylor | Thomas Rudolph | Thomas [Rhoads?] |
| Joss M Worrell | Forester Hooper | |
| Abm James Jr | John L Pancoast | |
| George Richards | Thomas Pancoast | |
| H Ingram | James Maris | Saml Jones |
| Charles C Curtis | Wm Penn Beatty | William Dickinson |
| [ |
John S Moore | |
| George S Powell | Edmund Rudolph | |
| Joseph J Lawso[n?] | ||
| Samuel [?] | Amos Parsons |
Handwritten Document Signed, 1 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,