Hon Cave Johnson Postmaster Genr of the United States
We The undersignd Citizens Residing on The proposed mail rout from Hopewell Post office in Bedford
county by passing by the Broadtop Post office & Cassville Post office in Huntingdon
County to the Millcreek Post office in Huntingdon County and ^the^ State of Pennsylvania
Your Pettitioners Respectfully Show that said Rout will connect in a mesure the Southern & Northern Rout of Turnpike and pass through a part of Bedford & Huntingdon
counties which Heretofore has never had any of the advantages from mail communication
which is a Populous section of country and the Pettitioners believe said Rout will ^pay^ all Expences—without any incumbrance to the Department which said Rout will not Exceed
Thirty three Miles passing two Post offices already Established
Your Pettitioners Respectfully ask the consideration of the Department in this Matter & will Ever pray
&c &c
| Levi Evans | ||
| J: Crisman | David Fluck | |
| Benj B[loom?] | Jonathan Evans | Septimius Foster |
| Wm Edwards | John W. Whitehead | Jacob Osborn |
| John Griffith | Christopher Osborn | John McCain |
| David Barnet | John [A?] Osborn | |
| Joseph Evans | Daniel Bridenstein | James Figard jr |
| Lemuel Evans | William Figard | |
| Thomas Horton | James Figard sr | Thomas Evans |
| Abel G osborn | Amos Evans | |
| James Richison | Richard [L?]Foster | |
| Wesley W osborn | William Anderson | |
| Thomas Griffith | ||
| A W. Evans | Jonathan B Edwards | |
| David Figard | ||
| John [Leet?] |
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Petition of Joseph Crisman, David Fluck & 31 others citizens of Bedford & Huntingdon Counties Penna praying for the establishment of a Post route from Hopewell Post office Bedford County, via Broad Top, [Trough?] Creek Valley and Cassville to Mill creek Post office in Huntingdon County, a distance of 33 miles.
Petition of Joseph Crisman, David Fluck & 31 others citizens of Bedford & Huntingdon Counties Penna praying for the establishment of a Post route from Hopewell Post office Bedford County, via Broad Top, [Trough?] Creek Valley and Cassville to Mill creek Post office in Huntingdon County, a distance of 33 miles.
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February 19, 1849 Referred to the Committee on the Post office and Post Roads.
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Refer to Committee on Post Office & Post Roads.
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Job Mann
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