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TO THE HONORABLE THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:
We the subscribers would represent that the extension of the Harlem Rail Road will soon open a communication between the cities of New York and Albany, with the exception of a stage route of about fifty miles between Dover in Dutchess county, and Chatham 4 Corners in Columbia county. It would specially promote the interests of the inhabitants residing on that route to have a daily mail established on it, and we think it can be done consistently with the interests of the department.
Daily mail (Sundays excepted) by Rail Road to Dover, and by stage through the east part of Dutchess county, through Ancram, Copake and Hillsdale to Chatham 4 Corners in Columbia county, and thence by Rail Road to Albany. Distances from New York to Dover, by Rail Road, 80 miles; Dover to Chatham 4 Corners, by Stages, 50 miles; Chatham 4 Corners to Albany, by Rail Road, 20 miles. We respectfully recommend it to your consideration.
June, 1848.
NAMES. PLACE OF RESIDENCE.
Henry A Collin Hillsdale
Abner Bristol Hilldo
James L Johnson Hilldo
James Reynolds Copake
[J Wells?] White Hillsdale
S. L. Bagley North East
Daniel D Goodsell Hillsdale
Oliver Bagley City of New York
Hosea Culver Hillsdale
E. A. Cole
R L Burdick
D L [Master?]
J. B. Merriman
Artemas Austin Copake
Silas Downing Hillsdale
[W. L. Dorr?] Hilldo
Winthrop H [Phelps?] Hilldo
James R. White Hilldo
Hiram [F Stickle?]
Charles Van Dusen Copake
Peter C Williams Hillsdale
Refine[Latting?] Hill"
Richard A [?] Hill"
[E?] Hosea Culver Hillsdale
Henry [Drury?]
Elijah [Burton?]
Killian A Smith
Jeremiah Simmons
Geo H Loop
Philyer A Loop
Allen B Downing
William T Palmer
H W Murray
L Pomeroy [?] Copake Iron Works
[...?] John Ostrom Hillsdale
Philo Robison Hillsdale
Peter Wolcott Copake
Stephen [Sharts?]
Aaron Hollenbeck
Gustavus A Dibble Hillsdale
John Foote
Wm H. A. Jordan
Saml Judson Hill"
John S Langdon Copake
Hiram S Brown
Quincy Johnson Hillsdale
John G Dutcher
Stephen [Deuell?] Hillsdale
[N?]. C Tyler Hill"
E. L. Van De Boe[...?] Claverack
Gaylord Wells Hillsdale
Lewis Van Deusen Hillsdale
David G. Woodin Hillsdale
S B Collens [Delta?]
C P Moon Hillsdale
Walter [Dorchester?] Hillsdale
Levi Coon
J B Merriam
C W Hagaman
P L Johns
[Frulen?] Van Deusen
H E Terry
Josiah Knapp Hill"
John W Knapp Hill"
[Marion?] Scoville
Isaac [Vandusen?]
Benjamin Snyder Junr
Peter V Snyder
Cornelius G Becker
William D Scoville
Charles Southworth
David Bixby
Joshua L Dakin Hillsdale
David L Becker
Robert [McAlpine?]
Alexander Lockwood
Aaron Dakin
Jackson Bartlett
Isaac Foster
Cornelius Snyder
Peter [S?] Wagener
Henry Miller
Martin [Vandeusen?]
Wm W Hollenbeck
George Moore
William D Latting Hillsdale
William A Brown
Henry [H?] Bartlett
John Sharts
John G Sharts
Henry S [Moulton?]
David G Peirson
Henry Bess
William Bess
John H Keller
P. McAlpine Hillsdale
Wm L Ward Hill"
E [Dimmick?]
Wm P Stickle
M. M. [Garner?] Hillsdale
Maurice Pixley
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New York
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Petition of inhabitants of Columbia Co: N York for a mail route from Dover in Dutchess Co: to Chatham 4 Corners in Columbia Co. in said State
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January 24, 1849
Referred to Committee on Post Offices & Post roads.
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Mr. Silvester

Printed 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,