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
Names 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,