The undersigned beg leave to represent as Citizens of St. Clair & Macomb Counties in the State of Michigan & would hereby respectfully petition for a mail route to be established, as hereinafter described, believing it will be for the benefit of the Department & the Inhabitants & commercial public generally in this part of the country. The route to commence at Mount Clemens in Macomb County thence by the John Tucker place through the Township of Harrison to the village of “Ashley” (formerly called “New Baltimore”) in the Township of Chesterfield in said Macomb County, thence along near the Lake St Clair to the “Four Corners” (so called) in the Township of Ira in St Clair County & thence to the village of Algonac in St Clair County to intersect a mail route now terminating there. The proposed route lies long and near the Lake and River St. Clair, and Easterly from two to sixteen miles from “Gratiot turnpike” on which the mail is now carried from Mount Clemens to Port Huron. “Ashley” is ten miles from Mt. Clemens & 4½ from the said Turnpike, the “Four corners” are 18 miles from Mt. Clemens and 12 from the Turnpike, and Algonac twenty three miles from Mt. Clemens & sixteen miles from the said Turnpike. The Inhabitants on this route are now shut out to a great extent from Post office privileges and, as the undersigned Petitioners think, the time has arrived in the settlement & prospects of this part of the Country when it is desirable & for the benefit of the Department to have this proposed route established & therefore your Petitioners will ever pray &c.