To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
MAY 17
We, the Petitioners, have seen with much satisfaction the Report of the Committee of
the House for the reduction of Postage, viz: making Newspapers of particular size
free 30 miles, and a uniform rate for Letters at five cents—believing that the whole
People of the United States demand this reform. We cannot but express our full conviction
of this just measure, and earnestly urge upon Congress, now in session, to accomplish
its passage before the adjournment.
Bath, Steuben Co. N.Y. May, 1848. | M Brown | Amasa Church |
| A Moody | Joseph Shant |
| S. N. Jones | J. M. Clark |
| J F Crowell | |
| Joseph McKeague | Henry Burham |
| N. J. Wheeler | C. S. Younglove |
| Daniel Nyce | |
| S. B. Fairchild | Wm. B. Harrison |
| John Griggs | [ |
| Osborn Wyatt | A Cayswell |
| Silas [Abur?] | [F?] H Foster |
| R D. Jones | |
| David Polley | W Jones |
| Wilson T Woodruff | D. Latimer |
| George W Hicks | A. M Justin |
| David Barney | |
| H Hyatt | Thomas white |
| Peter Mills | Jas. J. Hendryx |
| J W Davis | Levi McCormick |
| W. H. Lewis | Isaac Layton |
| Henry Johnson | J. Walling |
| Jabez C Mills | J S. Finton |
| M. S. Teulon | |
| Joseph Hall | |
| O. D, Tobias | |
| W. B Shant Esq. | L D Rosenkrans |
| Thomas Layton | James Longwell |
| John Vanhess A B | |
| Elijah townsend | S. D. Hastings |
| [?] | Stephen Crawford |
| John [Wa?] | |
| J. Powers | Thomas [W?] |
| J C Mills | E C Nelson |
| Aron Rosenkrans | H Hyatt |
| Uriah E Dildine | J H Baker |
| E. B. [Drew?] | A. L. Shattuck |
| M M Clark | A. T. Cogswell |
| Henry Tolles | |
| John. H. Keeler | Cornelius Lounsberry |
| S. H. Carpenter 69 | Wm Lounsberry |
| Ira P Barney | |
| George Collins Jr. | |
| Henery Cotton | |
| N D Aber | Horace [Wilson?] |
| Alexander Shaver | Jesse Loucks |
| John Syke | E W Bulk |
| Cornelius [Billsen?] | T [F?] Smith |
| S Edwards | Elisha Mouk |
| J. S. Fanton | L Keyser |
| Roswell Raymond | G Keyser |
| John Moore | Russel Vaughn |
| Henry Loman | G. S. Botts |
| John [Barret?] | Wm W Rutherford |
| L. D. Fay | John Robinson |
| Josiah Ellas | |
| David Miller 102 | William Race |
| William Coss Jr | |
| [?] McCaller | |
| Julius Eaton | |
| Daniel Miller | |
| Hon D Rumsey Jr | x |
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BATH N.Y.MAY 17
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Morris Brown EsqP. MUrbana[ docketing
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Petition of M. Brown & 101 others citizens of Steuben Co. N.Y for the passage of a
Law making news papers free for 30 miles & a uniform rate of postage on letters.
D Rumsey [...?]
D Rumsey [
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June 1. 1848. Referred to the Committee on the Post office and Post Roads.
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Commee Post offices & 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,Â