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Long. Branch Nov 3rd 1847
We the undersigned do pray the establishment of a mail route from Rockymount to Floyd Court, House by way of Samuel Lanndenes & crossing the mountain at Canadays Gap Establishing two offices one at Lannden’s mill on stony creek & the other at Long, Branch each of which will be a distance of ten miles from any other office
Assigners Names Assigners Names
Jacob Shivley 1 Joseph Sigmon 26
Isaac Y Cannaday 2 Robert Sigmon 27
David Cannaday 3 Lewis Hale 28
Daniel Griffith 4 Thomas E Jones 29
James H Griffith 5 Wm F Jones 30
S. R. Aldredge 6 Nathaniel Nichels 31
John C Griffith 7 Saml Smith 32
Flemon Shively 8 Capt Rot Williams 33
James. P. Jones 9 Thos Leffew 34
John Thompson 10 Wm Shively 35
Wm Allen Jr 11 John Jenny 36
John A Newberry 12 Jacob Gessler Jr 37
Mosby Vert 13 Thoms Slump 38
Henry Clayton 39
William Jones M 14 E M Jett 40
John. W. Scott 15 Peyten Ellyson 41
Peter Canaday 16 Nicholas Capell 42
Stephen. H. Cannaday 17 Brdby Wade 43
James B Canaday 18 John S Woods 44
William C Griffith 19 Robt Waid 45
Sparrel P. Jenny 20 John Jones 46
Peter Sigmon 21 Abraham Williams 47
John. C. Sigmon 22 James Scott 48
George Radford 28 Nicholas Remplain 49
John Shively 24 Samel T Palmer 50
Creed Smith 51
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James T Radford 52 Peter Smith 84
Jubal Willis 53 Joseph Terry 85
Thomas Sigmon 54 John Martin 86
Robert H Saunders 55 John P. H[?] 87
Peter Young 56 Robrt Moor 88
Ths Cook 57 Joseph Peters 89
Peter B Willis 58 James Holland 90
Wm A Luke 59 Henry Graly 91
Jacob. H. Sigmon 60 James Radford Sen 92
Lewis Waid 61 Joseph H Austin 93
Wm Martin 62 John J Saunders 94
James Keys 63 James W. Woods 95
Larkin Foster 64 Peter [?]I[?] 96
Geo Stemly 65 Jacob Huff 97
Fleming Saunders Jr 66 James Cannaday sr 98
Nillson Nowlen 67 William Terry 99
Wm Parker 68 Berryman Smith 100
George Turner sr 69 Henry Smith 101
Isaac Jones Jur 70 Richard Green 102
Wm Trailor 103
John Y Griffith 71 Isaac Canady 104
Charles A Canady 72 John Cassell 105
Banes Carter 73 James. L. Waid 106
William parker 74 Robt [?] Thurman 107
John parker 75 J. D. Taylor 108
Fleming Hancock 76 Pleasant Howell 109
A. Masseny 77 Lewis M Livesay 110
Simeon Hale 78 F. W. Lester 111
John Vert 79 Henry Dillon 112
Daniel Shively 80 P T Gill 113
James Ferguson 81 James Smith 114
R. C. Bennett 115
John Griffith 82 W. W. Greer 116
DDavid Moor 83 T. S. Greer 117
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John C Hutcherson 118
John. Huff 119
Thos Williams 120
George Wood 121
R. F. McGuffin 122
Thos T Jones 123
Wm Dawes 124
Samuel Ferguson 125
Creed Waid 126
Jno Jones 127
William P Poe 128
Philip Priliman 129
Wiley P Ferguson 130
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Petition
S R Aldredge & others praying for the Establishmt of a post Route from Franklin C H va to Floyd CH by Canadas Gap.
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To the commttee of Post Offices & post Roads Wm Ballard Preston
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Enquire of PMg is not this now a P. Route

Handwritten Document Signed, 4 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, NABÂ