PETITION FOR CHEAP POSTAGE.
To THE Senate AND House OF Representatives OF THE United States, IN Congress ASSEMBLED:
The undersigned, citizens of
the City and County 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.
^Drop letters one cent^
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. |
| James Dunn | 191 7th Street |
| Patrick McCafferty | 247 West 13th Street |
| John Marriner | No 84. 24th St |
| Thos H Beal | 147—17th St |
| Lewis Devvett | 16 131st st |
| Michael Smith | No 175 14th street |
| John Gillespie | Corner of Harison S ^Columbia [?] ^ |
| John A Montgomery | 200 16th st |
| Saml R. Nichols | 137 8 Aveneu |
| William G Benson | 85 18th Street |
| Edward Connolley | 218 17th street |
| James Price | 208½ 17 Street |
| James McKennia | 28thstreet 10 Avenue |
| Francis Hughes | 28th street 10 Avenue |
| Wm McKenna | No 9 Avneu |
| Alanson G Brown | No195 West 16th St |
| Robert Bradshaw | [?] 41 Hamond st |
| Danl Cunningham | 176, 17 Street |
| Patrick Mooney | Cor 14st and 6 Av |
| James Feegan | 87—18st |
| John [McCourt?] | 91st Street and 7th |
| Henry Connolley | 115 Hammond St |
| Patrick Hagan | No 74 18 SSt Near 6 Avnew |
| Joseph Benson | 65 Eight team Street |
| J James McCourt | N 176 13 st
167. 13th street |
|
P Philip Phelepp Baker Phel |
36th street 8 Avenue [27?] |
| Thoms Brown | 1 17 No 189 Stt |
| Alfred Genning | 192 West[?] 77th St |
| John Smith | 22 Groves St |
| Francis Dalton | 140 Eight Avinu |
| John Stokes | No 61—9th avenu |
| Thomas Kine | 196 Mercer street |
| Peter Gilligan | 174 [Arenbutt?] st |
| [?] Peter [Kioman?] | 172 West 20th St |
| D [Van Waaten?] | 137 17th Str |
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Partially Printed Document Signed, 1 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,