To the Postmaster General at Washington City.
The petition of the undersigned respectiffully represent that their interest and convenience require the location of a mail line, from Chili (in Coshocton County Ohio) No 2085; to Bakersville 8 miles Buckhorn ^tuscarawas Co. O.^ 5 miles Portwashington 5 miles Gilmore 5 miles Cadwallader (No 2104) 7 miles. 30 miles Once a week leave Chili every Friday at 8 am arive at Cadwallader same day 7. p.m. leave Cadwallader every Saturday at 8 a.m. arive at Chili same day. 7. p.m. And further pray for an office to be established at Buck[horn ]Tuscarawas Co Ohio called Buckhorn post office and that William B. Hinton is a suitable person for post master, your petitioners therefore pray that the proper steps may be taken to establish said line and we will ever pray. this
Names of Signers Names of Signers
Samuel Shick 1 Joseph Ridenour 40
Jacob Barrick 2 Michael Warley 41
Thos Everhart 3 John Markley 42
John H Everhart 4 William Prity 43
Daniel Everhart 5 John Stonebrook 44
Mchel Riggle 6 Jacob Stonebrook 45
Jacob Riggle 7 Johann [?] 46
Clark H Cross 8 george Reed 47
John Olingen 9 Jacob [Hüsher?] 48
Jeremiah Shore 10 David Martin 49
Jacob dickey 11 Joseph Hart 50
Hays Duling 12 Jacob Morgan 51
Samuel Norris 13 John Crocken 52
C [?] C. C. Duling 14 James Lyons 53
[?] Samuel Miller 15 R C Chapman 54
Jacob Markley 16 Jacob Miller Esqr 55
Charles Bixler 17 R Mercer 56
Daniel Barr 18 John Deoen 57
William. Keeth 19
Jesse Renneker 20 Joseph Geary 58
Samuel Renneker 21 Richaard B [?] 59
Robert Lyons 22 Abraham thompson 60
George Carrothers Jr 23 Daniel M Colburn 61
Eli B Lukens 24 Hiram Kail 62
John Markley 25 Hiram John 63
John Sands 26 Edward Brant 64
David Norris 27 Ezra Brant 65
Thomas Norris 28 John [?] [66?]
Leonard Mc M Hart 30 Michael Burger 68
John Hart 31 Wm B. Hinton 69
Thomas Hays 32 John James Ferrell 70
Thomas Nelson 33 David Spear 71
Thos Moore 34 Abram Wise 72
John Earley 35 Jacob Anderson 73
John Kauffman 36 John Fairly 74
Jacob Huffman 37 William Shore 75
John Mundy 38
John [?] 39 Thomas Hall
Robet [Aunssan?]

Handwritten Document Signed, 1 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,