To the Honble 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 [Littleworth?], Amos Carsons and Jno. Smiths to said Court House as distance of about 18 miles a
Post route, We wish post offices established and a mail route carried on said route, because many of us, who need mail facilites 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 favorable consideration and establish the said Post route.
Cape May May 15th 1848Petitioners names | |
Petitioners Names | |
Joshua Swain | Christopher Leaming. |
Joshua Swain Jun | William L. Stiles |
Henry Swain | James Smith |
Jacob Hutchinson | Jeremiah Hand Jr |
Joseph C Cowperthwaite | James Morris. |
A. J. Wright | John Springer |
Amos Townsend | William Rice |
John Spalding | Henry Shaw |
Isaac Swain Jnr | |
John York | |
Nelson Hand | |
Alexander. Townsend | Saml T. Godfrey. |
Humphrey Swain | Joseph Morris. |
Thomas Grace | Reuben Townsend |
James Thompson | |
Isaac Swain | Tebulon Swain |
Zebulon York | |
E. T. Godfry | Abraham Garretson |
Enoch Young. Jr. | Platt Brower |
Rackliff Morris Jur | Samuel Williams Jr |
Constantine F. Morris | Charles Hildreth |
Hewlett Brower | James Foster |
Alexander. Williams | Charles s Ford |
Eli Townsend | George Rinehart |
Reuben B Foster | Elijah Townsend. |
John Garretson. | Philip H Ross |
Millaway Williams | Jesse Townsend |
Edmond Godfrey | Isaac Townsend |
Reuben Godfrey | John Godfrey |
Henry Swain Jr | James Eldredge |
Daniel J. Horn | Samuel Williams |
Joseph Williams | George Hewitt |
Nathaniel Dickinson | Ephriam Eldridge |
Joshua Williams | Benjamin Hall |
Jeremiah Ludlam | Charles Hand |
Richard C Holmes | Daniel Hand |
J. Holmes | Jacob Hand |
George P. McClong | Samuel Bena[?]et |
Richard S Hildreth | |
Rackliff Moriss | Thos Hewitt Jr |
George Ludlam | Humphrey Leaming |
Joseph M[?] | |
William. Stiles |
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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, NAB,