To the Honorable the Senate & House of Representatives of the United States in Congress
assembled,
The subscribers, citizens of the county of Adams & State of Pennsylvania, Respectfully
pray your honorable bodies that the provision, in the Act of Congress of March 3rd 1847, requiring three cents postage to be paid on newspapers, handbills & circulars, when deposited in
any post office to be conveyed in the mail, may be repealed
| Henry Welty | S R Russell |
| A R [Stevenson?] | W B McClellan |
| Thos. F Frazer | A. B. Kurtz |
| J. J. Baldwin | S. Witherow |
| H J [Schneider?] | Thomas McCreary |
| B Schriver | G. M. McClellan |
| J Augtinbaugh | James Major |
| [E?] Martin | D. Horner |
| Geo. Will | R. G. Harper |
| R. W. McSherry | D. McConaughy. |
| Robert Cobran | D A Buehler |
| David McCreary | [C?]. W. Hoffman. |
| A Heintzelman | Danl M. Smyser |
| John Marshall | Jno H McClellan |
| Keller Kurtz. | Marcus Samson |
| Saml Miller | John Sheely |
| James. G Reed | John Diehl Jnr |
| Geo. C. [Swikuos?] | J. H. Skilly |
| Peter Cline | C Witherow |
| Gabriel Meals | Robert Fletcher |
| Thos. Martin | Wm Weygandt |
| Thomas White | C. H Carr. |
| Henry Meals | Solomon Meals |
| Jno H Beighley | John Trapel |
| Andrew Culp | Henry E [Heriter?] |
| David McDonald | Henry G Wolf |
| [?] Martin | J. Y. Bushey |
| David [?] | George [Sritfred?] |
| David Septon | Peleg [She?] |
| John Reichter | [Perry?] D. Tates |
| John H [T?] | George Little |
| Jno: Augs Snope | William Jones |
| W. Witherow | John Brough |
| James Gallagher | Wm B Kurtz |
| N Wisotezker | |
| Chas Harner | |
| Joseph [Sherfy?] |
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Penny
A petition numerously signed by the Citizens of Adams County, Pennsl, Respectfully pray that the provision in Congress of the 3d of March 1847, requiring three cent postage &ct &ct may be repealed
A petition numerously signed by the Citizens of Adams County, Pennsl, Respectfully pray that the provision in Congress of the 3d of March 1847, requiring three cent postage &ct &ct may be repealed
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Presented by Henry Nes
Dec 17th 1847
Dec 17th 1847
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^December 20 1847 Referred to the^ Committe on Post offices and post roads.
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Henry Res
Handwritten Document Signed, 2 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,