. . .ition some Congressman. by proper efforts, the law might be repealed, and papers circulate
free near home by the 1st of jan. next. TRY IT.1
The undersigned citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, respectfully ask the Hon. the
Senate and House of Representatives of the U.S.A. in Congress assembled, immediately
to pass a law that all regular newspapers shall be carried in the U.S. Mails free
of postage within the county where printed, and to any distance not over thirty miles
out of the county where printed. And your petitioners, &c.
| John Brisbin | |
| Elhanan Smith | George Atkinson |
| Sherman D. Phelps. | Benjamin Hanna |
| P. M. Osterhout | |
| O. H. Mitchell | Milton Warring |
| Jno. Burtis | E. S. Avery |
| A. McCollum Jr | |
| John Phelps | L. D. Visburgh |
| John Oakley | |
| S. S. Winchester | Squire Sampson |
| George Place | |
| Garret Durling | Edward Buck |
| John Coad | |
| A [K ketcham?] | Nelson. C. Bissell |
| L C Conklin | |
| D. B Avery | T. M. Robinson |
| S. G. Harding | Ira Avery |
| O. N. Hurdin | L T Shattuck |
| N. C. Martin | |
| Alvin Durling | E. W. [Sweth?] |
| N Overfeld | |
| David Jayne | Cyrus Avery |
| Griffin Reynolds | F. M. Hepburn |
| Sela Shaw | Daniel Hankinson |
| A. Hind | |
| Thos A Miller | Nelson Morris |
| Richard Oliver | Daniel [Carney?] |
| Geo. W. Ross | Garret [Bestich?] |
| Daniel. Wright | John Townsend |
| Daniel Newman | |
| Henry H Mitchell | George Jenkins |
| J. H. Marey | ^Capt^Miles Futter P. M. |
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Petition of Citizens of Pennsylvania asking Congress to pass a law that all regular Newspapers may be carried in the U.S. mails free of postage within the County where printed and to any distance not over 30 miles out of the County where printed.
Petition of Citizens of Pennsylvania asking Congress to pass a law that all regular Newspapers may be carried in the U.S. mails free of postage within the County where printed and to any distance not over 30 miles out of the County where printed.
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Referred to Commee on Post Office & Post Roads
Referred to Commee on Post Office & Post Roads
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Printed 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,