To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress
assembled:
The subscribers, citizens of the County of Washington, State of Maryland, respectfully
pray your honorable bodies, that the provisions in the Act of March 3, 1847, requiring
postage to be paid on all newspapers circulating in the mail within 30 miles of the
Office of publication, be repealed, and your petitioners will ever pray, &c.
| Michael Seibert. snr | John [Harwell?] |
| Joseph Seibert | Tobias Johnson |
| David Seibert | Samuel. W. Lang |
| Gustavus Hershner | Jos. Brewer |
| John G. Stone | E. G. W. Stake |
| Simon Q [Firey?] | Jno. F. Dellinger |
| Denton Jacques | John Harrigan |
| Jacob Hauh | D. B. Miller |
| J S Bowles | Frederick Stiver |
| Alexander Robison | John M Speck |
| Frederick Dellinger | |
| Jacob Brewer Jr | Wm [Cush-?] |
| James H Kerr | Thomas A Reedes |
| John Cowton | John H Frank |
| Alexr. N. Gillahurst | Henry W [Reeder?] |
| Daniel Brewer | William A Reeder |
| Danl Flory. | |
| J [Reitzers?] | W. W. Beecher |
| Samuel Borey | |
| Owen Brewer | David Anderson |
| Michael Smith | Geo. Boyd |
| John T Mathews | Charles Edelen |
| Saml Seibert | |
| John Seibert | Richard Prather |
| Elias Startzman | E H Eichelberger |
| Amos Adams | F. B. Snyder |
| Daniel Wolford | Martin A Adams |
| Jonathan Nesbitt Jr. | Dennis Cain |
| J H West | [Jonn?] Hower |
| [Jared?] Greer | Jas E. Boyd |
| Jonathan Schindle | Darlington [Turnball?] |
| Isaac Lesher | David Startzman |
| John. G. Ernst | Wilson Davis |
| John Ray | William B Snyder |
| Silas Graves | [Joreh?] Mason snr |
| William Hunter | Denton J [MCoy?] |
| Daniell Heller Ser | |
| Joseph Gletner | Martin Meyers Jnr |
| James Dorrance | Joseph Smith |
| M. A. Begald | William Bridendolph |
| George Eyerly | Christian Hysinger |
| Martin Myley | Solomon [Stineman?] |
| Jacob B Masters | Barny Nunemaker |
| Jacob. Eichelberger | Jacob [Newcumor?] |
| M. H. [Ger?] | H. W. Dellinger |
| Thos W McAtee | John. W. Cahill |
| Rudolph Herr Jr | Owen McClain |
| Tacitus N. Halley | Thomas Boid |
| William Brasius | [Gershem?]Jones |
| John Tanner | William Frose |
| Lewis G Stanhope | [Jeorg?] [Zigler?] |
| Geo. S. Doyle | W. B. Schleigh |
| Wm H. Handey | |
| William Shober |
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Maryland
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Memorial of sundry Citizens of Washington Co. for repeal of postage on papers &c
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March 27, 1848 Referred to the Committee on the Post Office & Post Roads
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Com. on Post offices & post roads
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Mr Roman
Autograph 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,