Cadwallader Tuscarawas Co. O.To the Postmaster General at Washington City
The petition of the undersigned respectivelly represint that heir interest and convenience
requrce the location of a mail line from Chili (2085 [In?] coshocton Co. O) to Bakersville 8 miles Buckhorn 5 miles Portwashington 5 miles Gilmore
5 miles Cadwallader (2104) 7 miles 30 miles once a week leave Chili every friday at
8 a.m. arrive at Cadwalledar same day 7 p.m. leave Cadwallader every Saturday at 8
a.m arive at Chili same day 7 p.m.
your petitioners therefore pray that the proper steps may be taken to establish said
line and we will ever pray
December 15th A.D. 1848Names of petitioners | Names of petitioners |
Richard Lanning | Robert Gamble |
Cornelius Timerman | Isaac Gamble |
John Watson | John S Davidson |
James Thompson | Jacob G Rogers |
Robert Thompson | Jacob S Davidson |
Robert Mears | William Steel |
Archibald Wilkin | Elisha Malleson |
Thos Horn | Joseph W Williams |
Ezra L Williams | Charles B Quillin |
Wm Hickox | Samuel Jones |
Joseph Hunter | James McMath |
Wiley G Meddles | Hiram Hobbs |
Bartlett Davidson | |
Absolom Hines | Samuel [Galbreath?] |
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,