To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States Congress:
JAN 21Hon. R. Dickinson, M. C.WashingtonCityD.C.
The undersigned, citizens of Crawford county, Ohio, feeling agrieved by the repeal
of so much of an act approved March 3d, 1845, as allows publishers of Newspapers to
send through the mail Newspapers of no greater size than nineteen hundred square inches,
THIRTY MILES FREE OF POSTAGE, respectfully pray your honorable body to repeal so much
of an act approved March 3d, 1847, as repeals so much of the 2d section of an act,
entitled an act, “To reduce the rates of postage, to limit the use and correct the abuse of the franking privilege, and for the prevention of frauds on the revenue of the Post Office Department,” as reads as follows:—“That all newspapers of no greater size or superfices than
nineteen hundred square inches, may be transmitted through the mail by the editor
or publisher thereof, to all subscribers or other persons within THIRTY MILES of the
city, town, or other place in which the paper is or may be printed, free of any charge
for postage whatever.”
NAMES. | NAMES. |
David Porter | Daniel Fralick |
John Hollinshead | Isaac Hewel |
Emil Seele. | |
Samuel D Teeterick | Henry Fralick |
martin Ditty | John. B. Ultz |
[?] | Joseph Sweet |
Jacob spade | |
Barney Agle | |
Levi Arnold | |
Buret Ackley | |
Frederick Mcadams | Isaac Ankney |
Michel Stern | John Hatons |
Philip Spade | Joseph Crossett |
Names | Names |
A. H. Lee | E. P. Kellogg |
James Orr | Wm J. Forbes |
Matthew H Tate | T. H. Eaton |
Aaron Brown | John Mann |
James Dodds | Wm M Stephenson |
Abm Hinsey | W. F. Henthorn |
John Switzer | |
Peter Vanscoyor | |
M. P. Bean | |
C Futhen | |
J Todd |
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BUCYRUS O.JAN 21Hon. R. Dickinson, M. C.WashingtonCityD.C.
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Ohio
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A Petition from citizens of Crawford County Ohio praing for the reduction of Postage
on newspapers
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Referred to the Committee on the Post office and Post Roads
R Dickinson
R Dickinson
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January 28 1848 Referred to the Committee on the Post office & Post Roads
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Dickinson
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,