To the Hon the Senate & hous of Representatives ^of the United State^ To the Post-Office Department At the city of Washington D.C
We your memorialists inhabitants of the Town of Pittsburg in the county of Coos &
State of N. H, Humbly Represent that from the centre of our town the distance is
about ten miles to the nearest Post-office, (which, is Stewartstown,) that our present
Population is about 400, that a good stage Road is about to be built through our settle ment to Cana[a]^n^ vermont. we therefore request that a mail Rout may be established from our town to
intersect with the route now established to Canaan Vermont. & as in duty bound will
pray
| Petitioners | Petitioners | Petitioners |
| Jeremiah Eames | James Washburn | Ira C Bowin |
| Cyrus E Farnham | Nathan S Carr | C Heath |
| Wm [C?] Locke | John C, Haines | A. M. Morrill P. M. Canaan Vt |
| Moody B. Haines | Moody Haines | |
| Elias L Farnham | R, C, Haines | |
| Jonathan Heath | David [?] [Wickford?] | |
| Edmund Heath | R, T, Blanchard | |
| R R S Sawyer | E C Aldrich Jr | |
| I Perkins Eames | E. C. Aldrich | |
| D Y Smith | Joseph Washburn^Jr^ | |
| Alonzo Lindsey | Gorge Washburn | |
| [ |
Joseph R Washburn | |
| Parker Tabor | Timothy n Haines | |
| J H [Shriff?] | Richard Qumby | |
| David S Morrill | William Rowell | |
| Timothy Blanchard | Goodrich Coats |
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The Hon Amos Tuck M. CDear Sir
D.C
The Hon Amos Tuck M. CDear Sir
will you have the goodness to present this Memorial and use your influence to have
it granted by so doing you will much oblig
yours RespectfullyJeremiah EamesPittsburg NH. Coos County July 4th 1848<Page 3>
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Free
Canaan Vt
July 6th
July 6th
Free
Hon Amos Tuck, M. C.City of WashingtonD.C
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Petition of Jeremiah Eames ^citizens Coos Co N.H.^ and 34 others for the establishment of a mail route.
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July [20?], 1848, Referred to the Committee on the Post Office & Post Roads
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Referred to Committee on Post office & Post Roads.A, Tuck
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,