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To the Postmaster General of the United States
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We the undersigned do Respetfully Represent that should the Petitioners Request be granted for a new mail Rout up the valley of Cold River From Bellows falls to Newport that it is necssary for the convenience of the Inhabitants of the South part of Acworth that a new post office be established at Parks hollow so called to be hereafter known by the name of south Acworth
And further reccommend Elisha Parks Esq as a suitable person for to be appointed post master to take charge of said office
John Osgood Samuel McKeen Joseph Ball
Joseph Osgood Samuel McKeen jr Roswell George
Warner Osgood Lewis Slader Zenas Slader 2nd
Dustin Osgood Ebenzer Trout Jr Stanforth [Bonie?]
Joel Anger Ebenr Jones Guilford D Brown
Ruben Anger Chs. T. Wetherby Samuel O Smith
Thomas Slader Chs. Wetherby C. C. Mathewson
Milan H Slader Joseph Allan James M Holden
E. A. Parks Franses Haw George Houston
Henry Heard Sr Stephan Beckworth Orville L Slader
Nathan Howard Charles George Timothy Holt
Daniel Peasley Nathan George Samuel Wath
Elab Hardy Ebenezen Grout J Symonds Bowers
Liberty R Hardy Enoch George James Bowes
David [Morrow?] [Jr?] Shepherd Bowers
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It was though best for only those immediately concerned to petition for the new post office the ^petitioners^ are of coure those living in the immediate vicinity of the new post office allthough said post office will well accommodate [those?] two fiths of Acworth and quite a portion of East Alstead and Marson being quite a central place of business
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Petition for post office
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The Com on P O & Roads
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Mr Henry

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,