To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, in Congress assembled:
The subscribers, citizens of the County of Morgan, State of Ohio, respectfully pray your honorable bodies that the provisions in the act of Congress of March 3, 1847, requiring postage to be paid in all newspapers circulating in the mail within 30 miles of the office of publication, be repealed; and that such other modifications of said act be made as shall more effectually provide for a uniform system of cheap postage on letters, &c.
Jno. D. Wright Warren Harris
John Pierpoint
Jesse Beck
John S Briggs
Andrew M Bude
Elijah Fawcett
Joseph Cadwalader
Joseph Thompson
E McDaniel
Oliver Livezey
Milton Wood
William Partee
James Mel[?]h[?]
Wm J Hunnicutt
Aaron Moors
Wm Bailey
Caleb J Seares
Aaron Plennier
John H Livezey
William Hodgin
George Michener

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Ohio
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Memorial of Citizens of Morgan Co Ohio, praying for the repeal of the act of 3d march 1847 requiring postage on Newspapers circulating within 30 miles of the offices of publication &c
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January 29. 1848 Referred to the committee on the Post office & Post Roads
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(2 pet)
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[S?] Vinton
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This petition is referred to the Committee on the Post Office & Post Roads
Saml F. Vinton
Jany. 29th 1848.
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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, NABĀ