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PETITION FOR CHEAP POSTAGE.
To THESenate AND House OF Representatives OF THE United States, IN Congress ASSEMBLED:
The undersigned, citizens ofthe City and County of New Yorkrespectfully 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 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.
R. Fielding Harleam 5 Avenue
P. Collins Corner 109th st 3rd Ave
Benjamin Bates do
Lewis Finegan do
James Shea Harlem
John Horgan 108th st Harlem
Joseph Allen Harlem 2nd aven
J. L Mason [Harlem?]
B. Bevman do
Patrick Orell do
B. Finken Harlem
Charles H McGuire Harlem
John McGuire do
William Welsh Harlem
Henry Wright do
John Randall Corner 109th 3. Av
L. Randall do
J. Randall "
John Connoly C. 114th st & 3d A Harlem
E Wall Second Avenue
P. Kenedy 116th street 4th Ave
Isaac Wall 2nd Avenue
William Ellendorf do
S. Wright harlem
E Johnson do
John Ryan Harlem
Thomas Mehan 5th Avenue 206th s
William Wright do
William Morton do
A. J. McGowan 3d Ave
W. McGowan do
Robt Fair 2nd Avenue 109th st
Henry Minor 1st A 109th st
Hugh Donglap 1st Ave
J. Rockfellow 4th Avenue
John Wright 109th 3d avenue Harlem
B Kain Harlem
A. Fash do
F. Weblie do
William Wiese do
D. Stephens Manhattenville Harlem
Saml Stephens do do
James Whitsill do
Patrick McGovren Manhattenvill
John Douglass
Robert Stephenson 42d street
William Coyle Harlem
B. Dunn "
William [?] 118th st
James Edgerton do.
Washington Gibson Harlem
James Gordon "
Robert Whitsill Wards Island Harlem
Alexander Whitsill ""
William Mitchell ""
John Monahan ""
Alexander Gibson ""
James Hamilton 109 St Harlem
William Wilkes ""
Patrick Quin 108th St
Alexander Stockton 116 Street
James Stockton "
William McCanley 3rd avenue
Edwd Lowry ""
James. Palmer "
N. Palmer
Nicholas Dargan "
William Leech "
John Leech "
John Campbell
Edwd Lendrum
William Hogan Bloomingdale
Ellis Campbell "
James [Ellmendeff?] "
Lawrence Goodwin Manhattenville
George [Southl--?] Harlem
S. Rainord "
William Rainord "
William Smyth "
John Watts 32nd Street
Alexander Suttedge "
N. odle "
Michael Dermody 31st B 10th 11th st
William Donnelly "
Patrick Murphy "
Edward Collgate "
James Woodgate "
William Newman "
James Cambell 28th between 9 and 10 A
Edward [Savire?] Jr do
William Power "
Edwin Power "
William Wallace
M. Green 24th St N. Second Av
Saml Warde [W.?] 23 N 10 Av
John Maguires "
William McCallister 28th street 8th 9th Av.
Edwd Duckworth ""
James Mooddy ""
A. Edgworth Senr ""
Archibald Wiggins ""
William Seaman 26th av.
Alex H. May C 8th 29th St
William. O. Neil ""
John, Jackson 103d street Harlem
George Duffy 204 17th Street
Henry Williams 202. do.
N. Smith Corner Charles & [Wa-?]
Samuel Sommers ""
C. [Taufnell?] Yorkville
John Lawland 142 Center st.
Willm Lawland do do
Dinnis Powers 28 Spruce st
Jno Flood Frankfort st [P. M-?]
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114 names from Harlem & Bloomindale [&c?]

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,