PETITION TO CONGRESS FOR CHEAP POSTAGE.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, in Congress assembled:The undersigned, Citizens of Massachusetts, respectfully petition Congress to pass
a Law to establish A UNIFORM RATE OF Postage, not to exceed ONE CENT ON Newspapers, and TWO CENTS on each PRE-PAID Letter of half an ounce, for ALL DISTANCES.
| NAMES. | RESIDENCE. | NAMES. | RESIDENCE. | |
| H. H. Dearborn Mayor |
Roxbury | Chas E Grant. | Roxbury | |
| A. D. Adams. | " | |||
| Elijah Lewis | } | L. Fearing | " | |
| R Ward | I D White | " | ||
| Calvin Young | J A Dodd | " | ||
| Robert Gardner | Aldermen of Roxbury | Chas. F. Sleeper. | " | |
| Francis C Head | Ira Allen | " | ||
| Wm B Kingsbury | Wm. C. Bolles | " | ||
| Nelson Curtis | A D Williams jr | " | ||
| John C. Boyd | " | |||
| Sirius B. Corning President C. C. |
John Lyons | " | ||
| Stacy Hall | " | |||
| Anson Dexter | } | John White | " | |
| John Dove | Chas F Bradford | " | ||
| James. E. [Forbusbe?] | Wm H [Gryenns?] | " | ||
| Jos. N. Brewer. | Wm J Valentine | " | ||
| George Brown | ||||
| Geo. H. Williams | ||||
| S. Weld | ||||
| G S Griggs | ||||
| Franklin Fearing | Common Council of Roxbury Ma. | |||
| Wm. A. Crafts. | David Greene | } | ||
| Ebert. Dudley | J. H. Purkitt. | |||
| Simeon Litchfield | A. N. Draper | |||
| Nathl Mayhew. | J. S. [Shaille?] | |||
| Daniel Jackson | G Reynolds | |||
| W J Reynolds | Dexter Clapp | |||
| Abram G. Parker | E. F. Slapter. | School Committee of Roxbury. | ||
| Alvah Kittredge | George Faulkner | |||
| Thomas Lord. | Sam H Wallegh | |||
| Jos. G. Torrey | Alfred Williams. | |||
| William R Alger. | ||||
| Wm F. Haynes | Cyrus H Fay | |||
| Daniel. Leach | Horatio G. Morse | |||
| Theodore D | Theodore Dunn. | |||
| Geo. Putnam |
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Memorials of Citizens of Massachusetts, praying for the passage of a Law establishing
a uniform Rate of postage, not to exceed one cent on Newspaper & two cents on each
pre-paid letter of half an ounce for all distances.
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April 15, 1848. Referred to the Committee on the Post office and Post Roads
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P memorials.
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Horace Mann
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Petition of H. H. Dearborn 263 others for Cheap Postage.
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Horace Mann.
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Committee of Post Office & Post Roads.
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,