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To the Honorable the House of Representatives
The Petition of the undersigned citizens of the1 County of Delaware & State of New York respectfully showeth: That believing that our Postage Laws are susceptible of improvement, they would recommend that an act be passed establishing the Postage according to the following rates:
First: 2 cents on each letter weighing 3/4 of an ounce under 500 miles; 5 cents over 500 & under 1500 miles; and 10 cents over 1500 miles.
Secondly 1 cent on each newspaper. Periodicals in [propetian?]
Dated Hobart Del Co N.Y. 15 February 1848
And your Petitioners will ever pray.
Sevinus Monson J. W. Hanford
Jonas S. More C T Hanford
Orrin Foote Henry W [?]
Elisha B More Wm B Chumplin Jr
Orrin Griffin W. S. Foote
Baldwin Griffin F. W. Foote
Joseph B Hunt Henry Grant
Wm W Noble A G Chesholm
James Noble H Grant
William Gleason Jun Adam Grant
Calvin Clover Thomas Lamport
Edmund Lamb Henry Bates
Levi Olmsted John M Olmsted
John Peters Wm McCoughan
Benjamin B Barlow Robt S. Marshall
Beckman V. Babcock Jno W Thomas
Jas B Partridge George A Thomas
Benj Silliman Duncan Grant
[Conneliy?] Becke Hugh Grinnel
Luthre Taylor Hugh [Lial?]
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Smith Adams Alex. Stewart
James A Thomas Aristarchus Blish
Abraham Thomas James Thomson
Edwin Adams [Cillict?]. Gould
Newton Perkins Aaron Barlow
John [Longhorn?] Novatus Blish
E. S. [Wetr?] Samuel Judrough
Thomas Rich A. Y. Marvine
Hugh Rose J. S. McNaught
James Scott A. T. Grant
William Foote
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New York
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Petition of Sevinus Monson and others citizens of Delaware County New York, praying a reduction in postage
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^February 28, 1848,^ Refer to the Committee on the post Office and post roads
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Prestd by Mr Sherrill
N York
1“the” written over “Th”

Handwritten Document Signed, 4 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,