To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
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.| W. Barnes | Wm H. Bull |
| B N [Church?] | J G Gilchrist |
| P. Marsell | Wm Howell |
| A. H. Pickle | |
| David N Day | William H, Yemans |
| Thomas. Ballard | Elijah Barton |
| Josep Smith | James Chase |
| M S Ferris | H. B. Chase |
| D Millar | Hiram Davis |
| J K Robinson | Hugh McCallum |
| L R Chapman | B. Davis Noxon |
| John H Grant | F. B. Shearman |
| Cyrus Shattuck | Joseph Ralbe |
| [James?] M Wyllys | Samuel A Patterson |
| Silah Crosby | Wm. J. A. [O?] |
| H S Riles | H. Sanford |
| George Cameron | A. F. Ellas |
| Isaac Merrill | |
| William M. Campbell | James MCadam |
| [Matthew?] Smith | William Mccaddam |
| John Webb | Russel Taylor |
| H. C. Brown | Abel D Streight |
| Sterling Petton | Theodore, B, Kinney |
| Israel Brown | Samuel Babcock |
| Isaac Baldwin | Alvan Shurman |
| Garnet Sharp | John H Stanley |
| F. R. E. Cornell | S C M [Brinson?] |
| N F [Porter?] | Philo Baker |
| J Gover | Wm H Sampson |
| Oliver. W. Riker | Alexander Arnold |
| Hiram Cluson | Joseph Franklin |
| Septimun Flints | Adonijah Ford |
| James N Woodard | Abraham Mills |
| Jeremiah Olmsted | Lewis Hunt |
| S Watkins (Mayor) | Albert McLean |
| James H Royce | John Harris |
| Hervey Halliday | Wm Scott |
| J Ostrunder 71 | Bartlet Hall |
| Francis [Briglisz?] | |
| Simeon Hall | William Dearlove |
| S. R. Jacobs | Israel Lyon |
| William Little | |
| [Phip?] Millar | Benjamin Hendrick |
| G. A. Stewart | [B?] [?] |
| Z. Cutting | |
| F Frasier | John Durgy |
| G H Beamer | [ |
| Chas B Brigham. | Moses Hubbard |
| Nathan Whitney | D F Woodward |
| Wm Ellis | Wm Woodward |
| J. P. Brace | Jerey [Hier?] |
| Isaac, Smalley | Augustus Weld |
| Isaac Overton | David French |
| J W Daniels 102 | Berzill Thayer |
| J. Hause |
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//Hon D Rumsey—
//Hon D Rumsey—
Gen Knickerbacker is doing bravely and you may expect more signatures each day
R. S Underhill<Page 2>
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Petition of W. Barnes & 102 others citizens of Steuben County, New York for the passage of a Law making news papers free for thirty miles & a uniform rate for letters.
Petition of W. Barnes & 102 others citizens of Steuben County, New York for the passage of a Law making news papers free for thirty miles & a uniform rate for letters.
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June 12, 1848, Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
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D. Rumsey [?]
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Com. Post Offices & Post routes.
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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,