TO THE HON. CAVE JOHNSON, POSTMASTER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES.Sir:—
The undersigned petitioners, citizens of Jefferson County, O, believing the public
convenience demands, would respectfully pray, for the carrying of the U.S. Mail, at
least once a week, between the following points, viz;—From Steubenville, Jefferson
County, O., to Cross Creek village, Smithfield. Ong’s Mills, to Mt. Pleasant, of the
county and State aforesaid. To leave Steubenville every Friday morning, and to return
the evening of the same day—a distance of 42 miles. There being no Post Office within
an area of 20 miles, through which the proposed Mail is to pass. The undersigned deem
a further expression of its necessity snperfluous.
George B Veasy | Allen E. Meech |
Wm Scott | David Chalfant |
Stephen Brown | Ewd Mansfield |
George Brown | Wm H Fitzgearl |
timothy meech | William White |
John McCullough | |
Alexander Cunningham | Milton H. Morris |
Daniel D. Underwood | M David Mccaine |
John Underwood | Jason Powell |
David Long Jr | Thomas Holmes |
Andrew Underwood | Ezekiel Harp |
Richard Gray | Charles B[aumer?] |
John K Gray | |
Hugh McCullough | Robert McIntire |
John Gault | James Plummer |
John Hanlin | Casey Rossborrough |
John Floyd | Ridgely Farmer |
Col[in?] P. Hardy | David May |
Wm. M. Irons | D Mc[Grim?] |
William Gracy [Sen?] | |
Thomas White | John L Scott |
Robart White | Caleb. S. Worthington |
Walter. A. McCullough | Thomas Scott Sen |
[?] Jacob [Rush?] | William [J.?] C. Worthington |
Henry Holl | Alexander Gracy |
Thompson McIntire | J. D. Daton |
Jas M Thomas | R. M. Ramsey |
Robert. L. McCook | James Branford |
James Johnston | Geo. W. McCook. |
Stephen W. Hill | John Brand |
Robt C. Hall | J M Simeral |
Henry Crew | |
John V. Harbaugh | Roswell Marsh |
Robert Mears | William Sherwood |
Benjamin E Eberlein | J. C. Rowles |
Edward M Elliott | Richard Smith |
Thomas Stewart | John. G. Barr |
James A Burton | |
John [M?] Smith | S R Barr |
[D?]. L. James | Jas. M. Keller. |
David [?] Kelle[?] | |
John G Lidd[?] | R. Polock. |
William K. Wallace | J. F. Baltzel |
Jno. Andrews | John McCauley |
John Hull | R. C. Boyd |
M G Boyle | |
Louden Borland. | Johnston Orr |
James Thayer | Michael Beake |
Samuel D Hunter | |
John Thayer | M. H. Urquhart |
Levi Waltar | John C. Huston |
Robert M Mitchell | H J Hu[k?]ill |
Henry Gillespi[e?] | James McConnell |
David Moreland | John Zeller |
Joseph Johnson | |
James Means | |
Robert Reed | |
Jacob Shour[r?] |
Printed Document Signed, 1 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