To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, in Congress assembled:
DEC 29
3Rev J ScrippsRushvilleIll
The undersigned, citizens of the United States, residing in the county ofSchuyler Countyin the state ofIllinois,, respectfully represent the great inequality now prevailing in the rates of postage
on newspapers, the smallest being chargeable with the highest rates.
Whereas, the principle of size and weight is now adopted in the laws of the United
States as the basis of post-office charges; and, whereas, newspapers not exceeding
1900 square inches are chargeable at the rate of 1 cent for 100 miles, and 11/2 cents for all greater distances, if without the state in which they are published;
your petitioners would urge the importance of reducing said charges at least ONE HALF
on all papers not containing more than 500 square inches.
Your petitioners represent that, within a few years past, numerous juvenile papers
have sprung up in different sections of the United States, for the instruction of
the young in science, morals, and religion, which papers are now extensively patronized
by children, who, notwithstanding these papers are usually not one quarter the size or weight allowed by law, have to pay on them the same postage that is charged
on the largest sheets that pass through the mails. Besides the manifest injustice
of this regulation, your petitioners represent that many thousands of children and
youth are deterred from subscribing to these useful papers solely by the comparatively
excessive postage chargeable on the small sheets they desire to obtain.
A reduction, therefore, of postage, in favor of juvenile newspapers of small dimensions,
would not only tend greatly to diffuse knowledge and piety, the bulwarks of our national
prosperity, but would increase the revenues of the post-office department.
For an immediate and proportionate reduction of postage, therefore, on all newspapers
not containing more than 500 square inches, your petitioners respectfully and urgently
pray.
| NAMES. | NAMES. | ||
| John Scripps | Robert [A?] Walker | ||
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| William Ellis | Chas W. Frisby | ||
| Wm A Hinman | Lewis Robertson | ||
| Col E. Cook | H. Fellows | ||
| R. Daugherty | Josiah Parrott | ||
| John Q Chadsey | James Scripps | ||
| Robert. C. Hall M.D | Joseph Peck | ||
| R. E. Guthrie | Abram. R. Mauk | ||
| Wm A [Murhon?] | |||
| 10 | Chase & Brother | William Lowdon | 10 |
| Jonathan Halley | David Martin | ||
| Jno C Scripps | William E. Withrow | ||
| A J Fleenor | |||
| John [Godhunter?] | M. L. Read | ||
| [J?] [B?] Fisher | J. G. Randall | ||
| Edison Hymer | [Saml?] M Scott | ||
| James S Penney Esqr | G. C. Stevenson | ||
| Robert Y Martin | |||
| James H Parrott | Jno Madden | ||
| 20 | C. C Warren | Jno D Cromwell | |
| Asa Goodwin | 20 | ||
| Benjamin F Whitson | A. A. Downing | ||
| Samuel McCreary | William Peter | ||
| Lucius H Wood | Samuel Mason | ||
| [Cl?] Henry Clay Rogers | George Allen | ||
| Elijah Hindman | Elijah Williams | ||
| Richard R. Randall | |||
| 30. | H R. Witt | Geo W Roberton | |
| Edward Bertholf | Jno. Lambert | ||
| James. G. McCreery | Lanson Wilcox | ||
| William H. Baker | John Correl | 30 | |
| Gilbert Ingraham | Andrew Cockerham | ||
| Allen Murray | Thomas Munroe | ||
| Daniel Stephens | Garret Randel | ||
| Drury B Davis | Sam’l Parrott | ||
| 40 | Norman Buck | J. S. Ryker | |
| William [S?] | |||
| Samuel Turner | Solomon [Ra?] | ||
| George T Lustre | William Parrott | ||
| Thos P Parrott | Joseph Dennis | ||
| George Clark | John. A. Learned | ||
| James Arrowood | John Gilland | 40 | |
| William P [Tandy?] | Thomas Hutchinson | ||
| Wm McMurphy | G B Wilkins | ||
| Martin Ryan | S W Connaly | ||
| 50 | R R Mills | Samuel Ayners | |
| John Watts | Francis H Owen | ||
| Moses wright | Benj F Scripps | ||
| Thomas Parrott | John Elkins | ||
| Tho. P. Richmond | George H Scripps | ||
| John Heymer | George G Kerry | ||
| George Zigler | George Nelsen | 50 | |
| I [J?] | G. D. Baker | ||
| Thomas J Garrett | A Bowen | ||
| Geo. W. Scripps | |||
| 60 | John T. [Teys?] | Patrick Lynch | |
| F A Ellis | |||
| Enos B. [Noah?]. | [Hinson?] Durand | ||
| Milton A Tate | James. Garrett | ||
| David [Ju?] | |||
| John Irvine | Thos Freeman | ||
| Norris Hobart | Jacob R Sperry | ||
| John. C. Bagby | Ward Eldred | 60 | |
| Isaac Berman | |||
| W T S Irvin | John Rigg | ||
| Jessee Hunter | John Hodge | ||
| [Jac?] B Crist | [S?]. W. Johnson | ||
| Andrew Stevenson | Wm Riggs | ||
| 70 | Robert Greer | W. S. Randall | |
| [Edwd?] Bunter | Lavender [Winders?] | ||
| G M Robertson | Lewis. C. Dunlap | ||
| Elias Childers | Aquila T Evans | ||
| John Parrott | William Avery | 70 | |
| John F Curts | John H Baker | ||
| Richard Cox | Thomas T Smithers | ||
| John Cox | |||
| Robert A Sawler | W Leonard | ||
| Robert F Callison. | George Thomas Whitson | ||
| 80 | John B Smithers | Joseph Cunningham | |
| N. B. C. Putman | P. H Holme | ||
| Saml Johnson | |||
| Chas M Ray | Geo. Little | ||
| Richd [ |
John T Knowles | ||
| Milton How | Samuel Hymer | ||
| Hiram Evans | L Currier | 80 | |
| Sml Lambert | J. L. Hoskinson | ||
| Henry C. Rogers | [?] Harrington | ||
| William H. Williams | Thomas Lloyd Jr | ||
| Ebr Harrington | William [Lowson?] | ||
| James White | Dan Munsall | ||
| 100 | Peter Sperry | Wm W. Gilliland | |
| B C Gillam | G. Coningham | ||
| Jesse Bertholf | A. Agnew | ||
| C Leonard | Thos Hyler | ||
| James Little | H. J. [A?] | ||
| H Reuben Hays | Benjamin Whitelow | 90 | |
| Thomas Little | |||
| James [Baule?] | Andrew Mathers | ||
| Willian Schroedr | Samuel Robertson | ||
| Uriah Ingesham | George M Boice | ||
| Andrew B McCormack | Henry Randel | ||
| 110 | George W Sevan | R. H. Rose | |
| Luke [Saley?] | Talbott Ross | ||
| Nathan R Moore | Joseph Greer | 100 | |
| Alpheus Brown | Jas L. Greer | ||
| John Q Archer | Paris Wheeler | ||
| Robt. Wassel | |||
| William Skiles | A Stevenson | ||
| Barnard Black | William Wilson | ||
| Hezekih Cady | [Tanus?] M [Lasley?] | ||
| Alexander McDonald | |||
| Danford Cady | William Sullivan | ||
| Thos Wilson | Robert Ewing | ||
| Jno [Beaty?] | James A. Nest | ||
| George Greer | |||
| H W [B?] | |||
| J. H. Myers | |||
| George M Greer | |||
| C. William [Klanbery?]. | |||
| Lendrum Greer | |||
| Robert Greer | |||
| Joseph Wilson | |||
| 130 | Jacob. Myers | ||
| John A [Leezer?] | |||
| Wesley Johnson | |||
| W. D. Scate |
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CINCINNATI. O.DEC 29
3Rev J ScrippsRushvilleIll
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Memorial of citizens of Schuyler county praying for ^a reduction of postage on Newspapers^ a Change in a mail Route
Memorial of citizens of Schuyler county praying for ^a reduction of postage on Newspapers^ a Change in a mail Route
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March 17, 1848 Referred to the Committee on the Post Office & Post Roads.
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Richardson
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The Petition of 244 citizens of Schuyler Co Ill. praying a change in the law of postage
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The Com on Post Offices & Post roads
Partially 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,