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PETITION FOR CHEAP POSTAGE.
To THE Senate AND House OF Representatives OF THE United States, IN Congress ASSEMBLED:
The undersigned, citizens of 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.
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.
[Lillie Rasines?] New York
James Hunter & Co "
William F Speit do
Peter Vannest & Co do
J. B. H. Peters do.
W. V. McDaniels. do.
Jacob Cholwell Jr. do.
Jas R Keeler & Co. do.
F. Mason & Son do
John [R?] Durbrow Do
Charles Buckhalter Do
Cartwright Harrison & Co Do
W. S. Bennett Do
[Frs?] Fowler Do
N. Baning Do
W. A. Cleveland. Do
Jno. Lile do
W. A. Hughson 818 Greenwich st. do
Timothy Kellogg. 19 Old Slip "
[J Crain?] do
Ely Hoppock 27 South st
Jackson & Robins No 134 Water St
[W. A.?] Jones 19th Street.
Geo: Hudson 87 Wall st N,Y,
Franklin Haines. 212 Henry Street
James M [Iniss?] 141 York st. Brooklyn
Abrm Bancker of the News Boy “Steamer”
Richard Raven 160 Centr St.
[An?] W Gilbert 104 Pearl St.
Ira [P?] Evans 86 [Front?] St
James Symington N.Y.
J. B. Higgins.
Corns Baker & Son 92 Murray. St.
J, C, Winans
Lewis B Hardcastle 167 E. 21st Street
J. Williamson 82 Varick
Ogden & Martin 104 Wall st
Wm R. Noyes Wall st
E B Mullany 42 Cliff St
John Allen 120 Pearl st
Isaac. N Winant 14 Grove St
George O, Freeman jr Bowery
Smith Downing New York.
Joseph Busby Williamsburgh
James W Phillips 52 South st
John P Rensen 160 Bleaker St
Wm H. Powell 123 Broad St
Michal Gallager. New York
John Thursty New York
Henry Channing Beals New York
Thomas Lawrence New York.
William Hinsman New York
William Henry Nelson x New York.
A B [Supler?] 26 South William St
Robert Robins 86 Pine Street
Saml C Paxson; New York
Jas [& W Brenan?]
George A Wendell [...?] 259 Bleaker St.
W. H. Van Voorhies New York
S. Raymond [jr?] Do.
Alfred Edwards 122 Pearl St [N Y?]
George P [Leed?] do
D. B Carleton 38 McLane
William R Morrison New York
Jacob Snow do.
Henry Schemerhorn do
John Anderson
Edwd G. Tuckerman New York
Jacob [Silts?] "
James W Proudfoot "
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F W Burke 127 Fulton st New York
N. T. Eldridge 49 William St
W. B. Northrup 74 Cedar st
E. [Keley?] 61 Wall St
Franklin H [Jagnes?]. New York
James Frazee do
[F C?], Martin, 74 Wall St,
J, D, Jones. New York
Jacob Wise New York.
E Mills 60 Broadway N Y
Nathl [Eaton?] No 2 Fletcher St New York
Thos R Lush Brooklyn
Zachary Johnson do.
H[?] [?]. New York.
Wm H Slocum New York
Wm H Weed New York
George Harrison Do.
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Petition of 225 Merchants and [?] of New-York City in favor of A Uniform Two-Cent Postage and No Franking.
by H. Greeley.
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December 19. 1848 Referred to the Committee on the Post Office & Post Roads
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50 [?] 3s 8
all in [?]
19 Ju e [?]

Partially 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