To the Hon. Senate & House of Representatives of the United States
We the undersigned Citizens of Cape May County New Jersey, residing along the sea Coast Road, and between Tuckahoe and said road, and Cape May [Court?] House, most respectfully ask Congress to make the coast road, from Tuckahoe by Little[worth?] amos C[orson?] and Jn[o?] Smiths to said Court House a distance of about 18 miles a Post route. We Wish post offices established and a mail carried in said route, because many of us who need mail facilities, on account of our interest in the coasting trade and other branches of business, reside from 5 to 7 miles from the nearest Post office. We hope therefore, that Congress will give this Petition a favourable consideration and establish the said Post route
Petitioners Names
Petitioners Names Thomas Gandy
John Smith Lavater K Selden
Miles Young Amos Corson
James E Heaster Reuben G Corson
Aaron Townsend Jacob Baner
John Gandy Edmund Godfrey
J. F. Leaming Joseph Corson
William Marris Richard Townsend
Thompson Van Gilder
Robert M Townsend Aaron Stephenson
Charles Townsend Joshua Townsend
John S Smith Hope Buck
Henry Townsend Baker Corson
Thomas Townsend Stillwell Smith
David Townsend Thomas Godfrey
Jesse. C. Godfrey Zebulon Cresse
Edward Denvall Reuben Grace
Philip S Hand Hope Godfrey John Townsend
Jesse S Gandy George Douty David T. Smith
Thomas R Gandy William M Godfrey
Nicholas Corson Amos Gandy
John Peterson

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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, NABĀ