To the Congress of the United States
The Petition of the undersigned citizens and legal voters of Rock Island, Henry, Knox,
and Peoria Counties In the State of Illinois praying for a mail route
The undersigned would respectfully represent that a mail rote is much needed from
Rock Island on the Mississippi via, Camden Mills, Orion, Andover, Redoak-Grove, Walnut-Grove,
Victoria Rochester, Brimfield and Kicapoo Town to Peoria on the Illinois River.
The points mentioned are important ones with heavy settlements and very poor and inadequate
mail facilities; We therefore pray that such a route may be established by Law
Henry County| William Ayres | Eben Townsend Ex P. Master |
| Vincent M Ayres | Henry Williams |
| Saml Jacks | Swen Nelson |
| Ithamar Pillsbury | Saml M. Nichol |
| Levi Pillsbury | Vinson Miller |
| Jesse Woolsey | William A. Thomson |
| Abel K. Woolsey P. Master | Edson Hoyt |
| Morrison Francis | Vincent S. Terry |
| John A. Ayres | Erastus Buck |
| John Moore | Cyrus Bascam |
| J. P. Pillsbury | Edmund Buck |
| Jonn N. Robinson | Jarvis Whitman |
| Chas T. Trego P. Master | R. Cunningham |
| William Bellows | Amos Ward Knox Co. |
| Jas S. Miller | Philip Mock |
| William K. Talbot | J. B. Cramer |
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| George Pitman | Oliver Stodard P. Master |
| Daniel Cramer | |
| James Daggy | Benjn Whitney |
| William Collins | Amos Maynard |
| Isaiah Booker | Charles Baley |
| Hayden Tiller | James Hammen |
| George Weine | M. S. Belding |
| Emanuel Cramer | W. H. Willsey |
| John Cramer | Wm. A. Ayres |
| Warren Dudley |
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HonblAndover Apl 19th 1848Honbl T, J, Turner EsqrDr. Sir,
HonblAndover Apl 19th 1848Honbl T, J, Turner EsqrDr. Sir,
We forward to you a petition from the Inhabitants of the County of Henry for a mail
route from Rock Island to Peoria by the way of this place and through the principle
places to Rochester Charleston &c.
You will undoubtedly receive communications from Other individuals of this County
on the subject Wm Ayres Esqr & the Revd J. Pillsbury told me that they should write you. You probably will receive communications
with subscriptions from the others Counties namd in this memorial also.
It is said that there may be objections from the south part of the route on account
of a mail stage running from Peoria to Charleston. In that case let us have one from
the last namd place or let the stage route be continued through to Rock Island A route through
as above namd would do away the necessity of a Petty ^one^ from Cambridge through this place to R. Island, which goes no farther east than this
office—The mail matter being brought from Cambridge by the [Perue?] & Millersburgh mail. It would also do away the rout from below; through Victoria,
Walnut & Red Oak Groves
P. S. When you have recd the communications of others, or sooner, or sooner, as you may see fit, you would much oblige your petitioners by presenting our their causeYours Most ResplyJesse Woolsey<Page 4>
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T. J. Turner EsqrWashingtonD.C.[ docketing
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Illinois
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The Petition of Wm Ayres and others praying for a Mail Route from Rock Island Illinois to Camden mills,
Orion, Andover, Red Oak Grove, Walnut Grove, Victoria, Rochester, Brimfield, Kickapoo
Town, and Peoria in Illinois
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May 10, 1848 RefReferred to the committee on Post offices & Post Roads
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Thos J Turner
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Handwritten Document Signed, 4 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,