To the Honorable, the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress Assembled:
The undersigned, citizens of the county of Guernsey, and State of Ohio, respectfully
ask your honorable body to re-enact so much of the Post Office law of 1845 as allows
of the free transmission of newspapers by mail for the distance of thirty miles from
the place where they are printed.
December 18481.| John Hughes | D R [Pedam?] | Robert Hyde |
| James Turner | John Birhand | David Gander |
| James Duff | Joseph Stewart | |
| J. T. Wilson | ||
| Jno R Plummer | James [Vinn?] | Wm Moore |
| James Dugan | John Perry | |
| Thos Weldon Campbell | S. H. Oldham | |
| E. A. Beatton | Stephen Cisne | H. Brown Jr |
| Jos D. Tingle | Hugh Wilson | John Dew |
| Thom [Sandrol?] | William Gallaugher | Samuel Clements |
| Wm Lowrey | ||
| James McGaus | John B Smith | John Duff |
| Wm McIlyar | John Hammond | |
| Wm Miskins | Joseph [Cubbens?] | Samul Bratton |
| John T [Wieck?] | Geo W Brown | |
| William Sights | Wm F Clark | Alexdr McCracken |
| Andrew Bell | James Donelley | Joseph S Wood |
| Isaac J. Tracy. | Wm Ferguson | J. T. Irvin |
| John Evilsizer | William Shaw | |
| Henry Jackson | Alexr. Mitchell | |
| Charles McQuaid | Geo. J. Mitchell | |
| Reazin Griffith | Basil Brown | |
| A T Robinson | Gilbrt M Cullach | |
| Jams Gattrell | N Lorchet Jr | |
| Thomas [Grulls?] | R A Powelsan | |
| C James [Caller?] | John P Beatty | |
| John Yoho | James L Pyatt | |
| Joseph Hague | D. Lenfistey | |
| Reuben Wilson | J. H. Hutchison | |
| W H Yoho | James Adair | |
| James Miller |
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Petition of John Hughes & 70 others citizens of Guernsey County ohio praying the re-enactment
of so much of the Post Office law of 1845 as allows the transmission of News papers
by mail of free of postage to the distance of 30 miles from the Office of publication
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December 21. 1848 Referred to the Committee on the Post office & Post Roads
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Com. on Post offices and Post roads.
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(N. Evans)
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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,