Clayton. Jeffn County New York June 1848.To the Honble Senate and House of Representatives in Congress Assembled.
The Undersigned respectfully request that you will relinquish the Franking privilege,
and reduce letter postage to the uniform rate of Two cents, and that of Newspapers
and other printed matter in due proportion.
| Thomas M Reade | Henry Esselstyn |
| J, N, Esselstyn | Hiram Merick |
| A, F, Barker | R E Fowler |
| Wm Hutchinson | C G Emerson |
| [Moraldus?] Pierce | Chas Gilchist |
| Walter Garlock | Stebbens Andrews |
| John Pike | Edwd Burchell |
| Stephen Hale | Thos Benjamin |
| Isaac Wright | D. F, Benjamin |
| Perry, Caswell | James Bailey |
| Timothy Reagan | John Johnston |
| R. G. Angel | Nicholas Smith |
| A Eddy | William Cary |
| Wm H [Saper?] | A. E, Porter |
| L, Eddy | H Elliott |
| H. H, Hurlbut | H. Van Allen |
| Benj Kent | Henry Odes |
| [B H Millard?] | John Miner |
| V. A. Benjamin | Samuel Hudson |
| James McCunniff | A. Morse |
| R M Esselstyn | Thos C Flynn |
| H R Burton | George Leamon |
| A. [Canier?] | B. [C?]. Burton |
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John Hunt |
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New York
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Petition of Peleg Burchard ^Thomas Reade^ & others Citizens of the county of Jefferson New York praying the abolition of the
franking privilege & the reduction of letter postage to two Cents
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Com. on Post office & Post Roads
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July 3, 1848. Referred to the Committee on the Post office & Post Roads.
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Mullin N.Y.
Handwritten 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,