menu


PETITION FOR CHEAP POSTAGE.
To THE Senate AND House OF Representatives OF THE United States, IN Congress ASSEMBLED:
The undersigned , citizens of New York respectfully petition Congress to pass a law, establishing
1. A uniform rate of Two Cents on letters weighing half an ounce, and two cents for every additional half ounce, prepaid, and double that rate if not prepaid.
2. Newspapers, periodicals, and all printed matter, one cent per sheet, prepaid, but newspapers of the smaller size half a cent. ^to be prepaid, except newspapers & periodicals when sent from the office of publication.^
3. To reduce the postage on letters and newspapers by mail packets and steamers, to a rate which will bring it within the means of every class of citizens to maintain frequent intercourse with their friends in other countries, without feeling the postage to be a burdensome tax.
4. To adopt measures that in all large towns and cities there shall be a free delivery of letters and newspapers, and also for the reception and conveyance of letters to the post-office for the mails free of any expense.
5. To abolish the franking privilege entirely, that postage may be paid on every thing sent by the mails. Postage of members of Congress to be paid as their other expenses, and postmasters to be remunerated for the loss of the franking privilege and the temporary diminution of their income, by an increase of their commissions.
NAMES. PLACE OF RESIDENCE.
Wm Hunt New York.
E. Carpenter Ne"Yo"
Thomas Cholwell Ne"Yo"
J. P. Williams Ne"Yo"
J Hinman Ne"Yo"
John T Hall Ne"Yo"
[Povuir?] [?] Ne"Yo"
W. Args Knapp Ne"Yo"
M[?] Sargent Ne"Yo"
Wm W Bours Ne"Yo"
Edwd Corning Ne"Yo"
James Bonacum
John Moore Ne"Yo"
John Russell Brooklyn
C Keenan, Jr N York
Geo Seger N N"
Andrew Hume No"
Edward Newlin Brooklyn
James Moore New york
20 Alear Throop D [?] 806 Greenwich St
Philip S Shearman New Bedford
E. Richards and Co N.Y.
William Finn. New York.
Geo W Nesmith Brooklyn
Chas. Henry New York.
Francis [?]s New York
J J Stuart & Co New York
R. N. Goff New York
R H Johnson New york
J R Hitchcock Nedo
Rob M Folger Nedo
M. W. Whitman Nedo
Geo [?]. Sheldon Nedo
G. M. Chapman & Co Nedo
John K. Dunbar Nedo.
Chas [?] Bouton
W. J. B. Pelham NeDo.
Peter Edes. NeDo
J M Hayes Nedo
40 S. S. Jocelyn Nedo
Robt M Whiting Jr New York
A M Gibson New York
J Broner Brooklyn
Denison New York
J. Dowley Ne"Yo"
William V. Noe. New o "
Jas P Wallace New o "
New o "
Saml M. Aikman New o "
Alfred Lockwood New o "
Chas A Genley New o "
Otis V. Sawyer New o "
Wm B Campbell
John G Auten New o "
J. H. Lyman
Abm T. Partridge Brooklyn
Wm W. Wilson New York
Wm K Miller Brooklyn
Wm H Chapman Brooklyn
C. Chadborn. New york
Nathan Caswell NeDo
<Page 2>
C. M. Fry NeDo
Thomas C Dudley New York.
Geo. F. Taylor New York
Wm L. Alexander Nedo
Wm H Wilson Nedo
John Haven Nedo.
John. A. Russ Jr Nedo
Joseph Hall Staten Island
Jas Williamson New York
[?]y Snyder New York
Edwn N. Asten New York
72 Bond Gilman & Mack New York
[?] L. Sloan N "
Saml V. French New York
Geo W Sumner New York
R. W. Adams New York
Geo S. Meacham N "
J. B. Fitt N "
Chas Findlay N "
John Lacklin N "
George Millser New Y
Peter Farlay X
Jes [?]
C St John
E A Kellogg
[?] F Hill
Wm A McClelland
C. D. Earle New York.
J. Howard Sen New York
Joseph De Long New York
A. H. Webster Ne"Yo"
Horace Ingersoll
Hensdren & Unkart Ne"Yo"
Edwr L. Manson New York
L M [Okin?] New York
[Thole?]. Dodd NeDo
S. H. Butler New york.
98 John W Anderson. New. York
H. C Guion New York
Daniel Gavey New York
Thomas Morgan New york
William Lyon New York
Charles Wallker New York
Apollo Waldherr New York
Geo R Cholwell New York
Wm J. Brown New York
James. M. Hutchings New York
Thomas R. Brown New York.
William [?] Brown Jr. New York
110 [...?] James Peacock New York
Fred L Platt N.Y.
John Murphy NY
John J. Gaffney N.Y
J M Nichols Brooklyn
John Carmody N.Y
George Collins NY.
Theodore Hinsdale N. Y.
Geo. J. Coe l"
H. F. Lockett. l"
J. F. Bayly l"
Wm H. Stone lDo
F A Jenks York
B F [Barlow?] l"
P L Pierce l"
A. Horta l"
Cornelius Holland l"
W. G. Prince. NY.C.
F. A Abbot. N.Y.C.
T. B. Jewett N.Y.
Henry S Mullegan
John Smyth Jr
Benjin Merritt New York
Thomas. Owens. Jr N.Y.
Bulkley & Brooks
Wm Cornell Jewett N. York
Wm H. Calwell N. York
Bjn. P. Shennan New York
David Jones NeDo
L. R. Shaw New York
Charles Cornell Ne"Yo"
C
L. H. Young NeDo
Chas J [Tanell?] Nedo
Richd D. Arden Phillips Town P.C.
Joseph A Crowell New York. 144
[?] Nedo 87 [...?]
[M?]. G. Eilshemins New York
[N.?] [cisson?] NeD.
Geo. [Hennings?] Nedo
A. H. Dixon New York
Henry A Weeks M D New York City
John Newett New york City
Wm E Barnes. New York
Wm & J. R. Habersham New York
Dom. Talmage New York
John C Howard New York
N B Dillen Ne"Yo"
H C Kummel New York
Anson Buckley New York
R M Leckie New York
Robert Stewart Jr New do
Hermann [Manny?] New York
M M Chambers Nedo
Smith Tuttle New Haven Ct
Alonson Howard New York
[?] s Cook New York
Hy G. Martin New York
Henry P Freeman New York
James G. Sweeny New York
<Page 3>
P. M Woolley New york
John Boyce N "
W. H. Bean. New York
A. P. Stanton Brooklyn N.Y
C. S. Fisk 101 Wall St
S Brewster 161 Broway
Francis Moran Brooklyn NY
A. Wm Leis 87 Wall ts
Jno Ingraham 58 Cedar St
Ralph Post 38 South St
Abm B. Baylis Brooklyn. L.I.
Jacob P. Merritt 58 South St N.Y.
C Titus Barnes 64 Front St
John M Patterson 3. Jones Lane
Wash L Gilroy 11 Oldship
D Strong 177 Pearl St
John Moore New York.
R [?] A Stuart Nedo.
M. Z. Johnson Nedo.
James A Smith 56 Water St
[Dea?] & Co
John Draper 62 Market St
George A Wasson 54 Hammond do
Lemuel Arnold 101 Pearl St
J. M[?]
Archd McArthur 69 South St
Wm Bulkley
200 Gibbs &Co N. York
Lewis P. Tibbals N "
C. J. Despard N "
J. Terry Bates 30 Exhage Place
H[?] 25 William St
Jerh OSullivan 25 Courtland St
S. B Caldwell 20 oldslip
E Bulkley 110 John Sts
James McNeall 34 Water St
Jacob B Mcinay 81 Front St
Nathan Stephens Brooklyn 4 Butler st
John Moorhead
A. Van Teryl New York
Wm H Burbeck ditto
Edw. [Robinson?] l "
John Cranck
Jas. F. Auchmiclass New y’rk
John Olmsted 72 front St
Wm Draper Brooklyn
F Gingi 124 Cedar
F A [Renn?]
Sidney Corbett 124 Water Street
Geo W Harris 716 Water Street
Isaac C Long 36 South Street
Walter E Harding 101 Front St
H B Blake 89 Beaner St
[?] 91 Front St
Saml Newby 160 Front St
Wm L. [Reed?] 50 South St
E Denning 120 Broad St
J. B. Gager 120 Wall St
Charles Clark 12dolldo
Daniel L Sturges New York
C R Tomlinson
B [Borkwäle?] 30 Front St.
E D Hammond 97 Wall st.
N. O. Pillsbury 37 South st N.Y.
[?]
<Page 4>
E D Hammond 97 Wall st.
N. O. Pillsbury 37 South st N.Y.
B Frank Smith 46 South st
Isaac W Dean 577 Water St
Jessoon & Olcott 71 & 73 front Street
John & Robert Osborn 111 Wall St
Wm W Birch 191 Pearl St
C M Godwin 67 Wall
Geo C Miller 275 Pearl St
George O. Perry [Bowery "?]
V. Williams 100 Front St
[?] 96 Wall st
M J Makeny & Co. 157 Water Street
J M[?] Erdaile 122 East Broadway
Wm Neilson Jr. Houston Street
J & R Milbank Co 82 Front st
Ph: L. Jones South Brooklyn
W M Neale
Thos L Winslow Wall Street
Wm McLean 96 Wall St
Isaac T Smith 101 Wall St
Wichelhausen Main & Co 165 Water str
T. Spencer Kirby 85 Water St
Nathl Dougherty 83 Water St
Gardiner Sherman 96 Madison st
John M Livingston Pine str.
Cartright Harmon & Co 111 Front St
John Geo. Agilne 108 Wall Street.
George Hawens
Saml B Parkman
Wms & aulenbeck
Armory Gamage 60 Wall St
A G Benson &C N.Y.
H. Swift. do
D H Paigo
Lewis. Mawson do
Jones & Co do
Thomas Cox
273 ^Names^ E H Roberts
Thos H. Caufield Vermont
Walker Smith & Co do
Jno Bradley & Co do
Bradley & Caufield do
J Weyler New York
G Harlin do.
A. W. Huntington do
Henry Murray do
Sims Halsted do
H. Hughes Jr do
S. D. Skillin. do
E H [Cochore?] do
Robert Wiley do
Smith Place do
J. S. Ellis do
F. J. Parker
John Aylward
Henry Butler do
F. A Walker do
Fletcher Westray do
Benjn H. Roach do
James W. Auten.
Wm Steel New. York
Jon Simonson Brooklyn.
Ame Donnler Williamsburgh L.I.
John Cunningham New York
Alexd Lindsay Hogate N York
-300- Wm C [?]
W. B. Parker
Thomas H Dickey
Edward Hodges.
Thomas Crocker New York
William Hilliard do.
George [?]
Patk Mc[?]
George. O. Freeman Do
Samuel R. Kelly 91 Wall St
John Talltight Jr 27 Bowery
E Stephens do
Saml Engle 164 Front St
Wm M. Brown 5 Ferry St
James Grouss 75 Hudson St
William Sampson 76 King St
R L Robinson 162 West 17. St
Cyrus A Smith 84 South St
Thomas Andrews 68 Washington
Joseph W Taylor 62 Pearl
W B Burger 220 Thompson
M A Hoppock 230 Fulton St
Jn B. Taylor 162 South St
<Page 5>
[ docketing ]
Memorial of Citizens of New-York for Cheap Post and No Franking.
By H. Greeley.
[ docketing ]
December 19. 1848. Referred to the Committee on the Post Office & Post Roads

Partially Printed Document Signed, 5 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,