To the Honorable the senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress
assembled,
The subscribers citizens of the County of Mercer State of Pennsylvania, respectfully
pray your honorable bodies, that the provisions in the act of Congress of March 3.
1847 requiring postage to be paid on all newspapers circulating in the mails within
30 miles of the office of publication be repealed, and that such other modification
of said act be made as shall more effectually provide for a uniform system of cheap
postage on letters &c
| W Waugh | Lewis Porter |
| Wm L. Johnson | |
| James F. Scott | Joseph McCain |
| D E. Wood | Amos. J. Waugh |
| Thomas Irvine | John. Piper |
| Francis Thompson | |
| H. Webber. | Wm Marquis 2 L |
| S. R. McCready | [Boon?] McMillan |
| Tho. Stewart | R. V. Haylands |
| Wm Byers | |
| Wm Wood | James Foreman |
| William Hayes | Saml Satterfield |
| Jas M Williams | J. D. Bard |
| Wm Stitt | |
| M Canon | Thos M Henry |
| S. Heaslye | Samuel Phillips |
| Wm Woods | James McCready |
| David Thompson | Woods Bell |
| James Irwin | S C Jennings |
| Henry King | Samuel Mitchell |
| John Woods |
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Pennsylvania
Petition of Citizens of Mercer County for repeal of the law, requiring postage on Newspapers circulating within 30 miles of place of publication & such further modifications of the Law as will ensure cheap uniform postage.
Petition of Citizens of Mercer County for repeal of the law, requiring postage on Newspapers circulating within 30 miles of place of publication & such further modifications of the Law as will ensure cheap uniform postage.
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March 29, 1848 Referred to the Committee on the Post office and Post Roads.
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Refer to C om. on Post offices and Roads
J. W Farrelly
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,