We the undersigned Inhabitants of Sangamon, Logan, and Dewitt Counties Illinois, would humbly request, That you take the legal and necessary steps, to cause a new post route, to be made through said Counties, from Springfield Sangamon County to M^t Pleasant Dewitt County; passing through M^t Pulaski (County Seat of Logan,) through Clinton (County Seat of Dewitt) through Marion to M^t Pleasant. There is now a state road from these two points, opened and well worked, and we the undersigned think a Mail route on this road of the utmost importance,, no new post offices need be established, offices are now at all these points, and supplied by short cross routes, which can be dispensed with, A private route now exists from Camden to M^t Pulaski, Another from Delivan to M^t Pleasant, passing through Clinton, The papers & letters from Springfield to Clinton & Marion go first to Delivan a distance of 45 miles, then to Clinton distance 37. miles. making 82 miles, when the distance by M^t Pulaski is only 46 miles, besides this, the papers unifor^m^ly lay at the Delivan office one week, & it is not uncommon for the Springfield papers to be two weeks going to Clinton & Marion, as this will not infringe on any other[.] And the people so far as we are informed being in favor of its establishment; we petition your Honors to have the same established–