To the Senate and House of Representatives of The United States, in Congress Assembled:
The Undersigned, citizens of the State of New-York, Respectfully ask of your Honorable
bodies: That you will pass a Law entirely abolishing the Franking privilege, and reducing
postage, uniformly, to all the people, on all mailable matter, to the lowest possible
rates, compatible with the interest and due administration of the Post Office Department,
when freed from the oppressive incubus of the Franking privilege, and its manifold
abuses.
| C Norton | L. Barton Stout. |
| H. Jewett | P W Bentley |
| J Phillips | Wm Quayle |
| Nelson Garlinghouse | |
| John Quick | John E Phillips |
| Marcius Willson | J. C. Shelton |
| John. O Mather | Gilbert Willson |
| Elias L. Ashly | Harry Smith |
| Hiram P Abbey | E A Shaw |
| J. Garlinghouse | Amos Lee |
| Clark Martin | |
| Lyman Hawes | George Johnson |
| Noah Ashley | Luther Hancock |
| Stephen Moon Jun | J. C. Crooks |
| B W West | Wm Shaw. |
| J. B. West. | S. L. Caso |
| Henry Fontaine Rose | J. Hanes |
| Alonzo Holmes | Daniel Holmes |
| John A Chase | Wm H Delano |
| Joseph Chase | George C. fosmore |
| D. Pierpont | Wm C. Stout |
| H. A. Stout. | Patrick Cowman |
| D W Bissell | |
| Kinner Wilber | S. Tednin |
| John Pierpont | W D Shelton |
| J T. Eaton | |
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Amos Knapp |
| J C Stout | |
| Chs Pierpont |
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Petition to Congress of 50 Citizens of Richmond, Ontario Co. N. York, in favor of abolishing the Franking privilege; and reducing
the Rates of Postage.
Decr 1848.
Decr 1848.
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By H. Greeley
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December 19, 1848 Referred to the Committee on the Post Office & Post Roads
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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,