We the undersigned, citizens of the Parish of Claiborne and state of Louiziana, would humbly represent, that, that part of the Parish bordering on the line, between this state and the state of Arkansas has settled up in the last three years with an inteligent and industrious population, but are deprived of mail facilities. We therefore join the Citizens of the State of Arkansas in petitioning your honorable body to grant us a mail rout, to run from El. Dorado, Union Co. Ark^s, via Harpers, Foster’s store, and Dyer’s, to Athens, the seat of justice of Claiborne Parish, La, a distance of fifty four miles, establishing post offices at Harper’s, Foster’s and Dyer’s.

We would further represent that all papers & letters form Little Rock, Ark, Camden, & Champagnolle reach us after making a circuitous rout of two hundred miles, via Washington & Meriden.

We your petitioners, as in duty bound will ever pray &c &c.