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.
Petitioners 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,