We the undersigned Citizen of the Southern Part of the Counties of Mercer and Auglaize Ohio, would respectfull pray Your honorable Body for the Establisehment of a Cross Mail from Fort Recoverey in Mercer county throug the Town of St. Henry and St John to Minnster in Auglaize County interesting the Piqua and Fort Wayne Mail at Minnster, and the Mail from gransville in Dark County North through Fort Recoverey Montezuma Celina and Van Wert. The lenght of the Servic on this route would be twenty two Miles running through the most Wealthy and tickest settled part of the Country who have no means of obtaining Mail matters with out a great inconvineance having now to travel a distance from six to eight miles to reach an office, and it is believed that the income from such a route would be as great if not greater in Proportion to Distance and Amount of Service to most Mail Routes in this Section of the Country on the Establisehment of such a route would be of great Conviniance and route interest of those Residing on or near said route as well as the public generally And Your Petitioner would further Pray that ^Henry Beckman^ may be appointed Deputy for the office at St Henry and Mathias gast for the office at St John and that the Mail may be carried as follows Leave Minnster on Monday at stay eight o Clock A.M. and return next day or Leave Fort Recoverey on Monday at Eight A.M. and return next Day for which your Petitioners humable Pray