To the honourable the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of
America, in Congress assembled:
The petition of the subscribers citizens of the Townships of Sadsbury and Bart (and
parts adjacent); in the County of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, respectfully
showeth: That your petitioners suffer much inconvenience for want of a post rout; from the Gap (Gap P. Office Jos. B. Baker P. M.) in Sadsbury Towp., to the village
of Georgetown (Bart P. office, Hannah H. Quigg P. M.) in Bart Towp. (Embracing a distance
of five miles), for a mail to traverse the same, ^two^ three times per. week: the expense of carrying said mail not to exceed the sum of Fifty
Dollars per annum;—at which rate a contractor can be found in the vicinity. All which
we Respectfully submit to your consideration
James Calwell Esqr | John B Baughman |
Wm G. Ferree | Wm K. Clark |
John Martin M.D. | James P Russel |
Saml Baughman | |
Peter Miller | |
John [Quigly?] Taggert | Amos Rockey |
George Knox | Mathew Kennedy. |
Mercer Whitson | |
Philip Ritz | James Moore |
Geo. Starrett. | |
H T Baughman | John[Pickel?] |
Jesse MCallister | Collins Hamer |
John Alexander | Hiram Kinsey |
John Tyler | |
Noah B Mcguire | Joseph Whitson |
[William S?] | |
Wm [Cormer?] | |
Charles Di[?] | George Baughman |
Joseph MClure | |
Saml S. Baughman | William Pheneger |
Isaac Wagoner | Robert A Crawford |
Alfred Williams | John C Morgan |
Samuel. P. Baughman | William Pickel |
Benjamin Baxter | Green Stanton |
Richard Boyd | Henry [He?]ylor |
Joseph [Samuelson?] | Wm McCanna |
Morris Cooper | William Mc[minon?] |
Henry McCanna | Jonaken Black |
John Riale | |
George Peirce | Charles Milford |
Henry Roberts | |
Henry Baughman | H. L. Rockey. |
Jacob. W. Snyder | Benjamin Weaver |
J [B?] Crawford | Charles Brown |
Joseph Hughs | J. M. Freeland |
Joseph Baughman | John Buyers |
John Davis | Hiram B Draucker |
Adam Draucker | Samuel H Rockey |
Peter Baughman | |
Thomas Canning | Thomas Meguire |
Wm F Ressler | |
Daniel Geist | Isaac Riale Jr |
Christian. L. Rockey | Andrew J Thompson |
[Justu?]s Armstrong | |
John [Henderson?] | Jacob [Moore?] |
David Stu[?]y | Cyrus. Manahan |
Augustus B. Miller | [?]riah K Rockey |
J. F. Reed | Andrew Moore |
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Pa. Petition signed by citizens of the Townships of Bart and Sadsbury in the County of Lancaster in the State of Penns praying for a new post route from the Gap to Georgetown in said County
Pa. Petition signed by citizens of the Townships of Bart and Sadsbury in the County of Lancaster in the State of Penns praying for a new post route from the Gap to Georgetown in said County
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February 12. 1849 Referred to the Committee on the Post office and Post Roads.
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Com post office & post Roads
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[Petition for?] post route from Gap [?] Sadsbury Towp. to Georgetown Bart Towp distance ^5^ miles
Handwritten 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