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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 the City & County of N. 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 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.
John Marriner No 84 24th St
Michel Connolly [?] foot of 13th St
Thos McGee 34 Sherreff st [Pel?]
Wm H McElwain 68½ W Washington
[?]
William Hanne do
Amasa Kenyon Jr 193 West 18th St [SE?]
Benj Atwell Baltimore
C L Erwecker do do
Thos Martin do do
Thos [Gevens?] do
John[?] do
John Gevens do
Walter Janny of [?] Gen[...?] Worth
William Devoe 28 St
John McConna 164 13 st
John Hannin cor of 13st & 9th avenue
William McGinn [25?] 12th st
Patrick Dougherty 164 Bdway
James Knapp 25 St
Thomas A Tague 28 St
Jhon Tague 28 St
Henry Jhonson 24 [?] D
William Tilson 204 14th St
Charles Green 85 Grenwitch st
Caleb Whit 18 Morton St
Watts Imson 805 Washington St
Charles Dixson 805 Washington
William Ramsom 181 6th Avnue
William Hanna 617 Washington St
James Ryan 46 Hudson St
Quincy [?]
John Washington
Phillip OBrine 64 Mulberry St
John Dunn 34 Elm St
Ephriam [Dimian?] 8 10th Avenue
Vessey Squires 80 84 17th St.
Sepley Tallman 53 Hammond st
Thomas Quin 24 11th Street
Andrew Fitzgibon 3 14th street
Austin Phillips 68 Bleeker st
Johnthon [?] 164 fifteenth st
Peter Lux No 4 Dixtropes st
Richard Bigley 192 Wooster St
Chas Lewis Baltimore, MD
John Scott 13th St & 10 avenue
Luke Mc ghee 44 Cherry Street
George P Steckman 21 9 avenue
John McKenna 274—13 St
James H Hearn 202 8th Avenue
Michael Bannan New York 50
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Citizens of New York
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Memorial of Barnabas Bates & 90 others for cheap Postage
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December 28. 1848 Referred to the Committee on the Post Office & Post Roads
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Com on Post office & Post Roads.
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Mr Talmadge

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,