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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 New York City 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.
Griffin & Pullman 88 Wm St
Joseph S Hoyer Hellgate
George Dickey No 18 South William Street
Alex M. Greig 1 [Hanoruss?]
E L. Brown 181 [Wat?] St
John J [?] 122 Fulton St
Geo. W. Betts 434 [?] St
W. S. Root 50 South Street
Wm G Ball 83 Front St
√ G. Negretti 90 Fulton St
Henry W Haywood & Co 71 John St
Charles P Mease 8 South William St
Richd H Staats 148 Elm St
M Count
M Count 143 Hammond St
R. M. Hartley 13. Twelfth St.
John P. Crosby 248 Mercer St
Jms R. Cumming 6 Posts Building
J. Terbell 519—Hudson St
G & S Wheeling [Co?] 118 Wall St
20 J. McMurray. 69. South st
A Arnold Co 50 Canal St
B. E. Staats 233. Pearl ["?]
Baner & Doden 74. fueson St
Tryon & Wilson 19 John Street
Wight [?] & Shaw 154 Pine
William Brown 1 Waverly Place
J C Johnston & Bro 66 Beam St
Thomas Appleyard 76 Water st
S. O. Kellogg 46. Suffolk st.
30 Alfred Pell 3 Great Jones St
L Chapman 102 Wm St
G Robbins 52 wall
Park Wm Power Cedar Street
Henry C [?] McDougal Street
Thos W Ogden 2d Avenue
Geo S. Easton No 5 [?] Street
Granniss & Patten 96 Maiden Lane
D S Kimball 64 Reaves St
M B Mann
40 J H Phenney 121 4th Ave
J A [?] 212 Water St
Lee & Fenton Cedar st
51, 51 ceder. st.
Geo H Dexter 106 Laurens St
Robt
Fatham & Mothers 249 Water st
Geo. Hatt 190 Greenwich st
R. Spencer Canal St N.Y.
Arthur W. Lee 6 Broadway.
G. Taylor & Son 45 Cedar St
Lansing Miner
50 J. & C. Lyman Wall st
A. L. Dennis
C Tracy 183 East Broadway
Tiffany Young & Ellis 271 Broadway
Edwd Barton. 50 Broadwy
John Bennett 291 Bleecker
Henry Toland No 60 Wall Street
David Hoadley 104 John Street
C. Homan 30 College Place
Jeremy L Cross
60 Geo R. Jackson Co 199 & 201 Centre St.
C. M. hanry 86 & 88 pine St
Maurice C Ryan 15 Suffolk
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Hon. Henry Nicoll, House of Reps Washington D.C
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80 Petitioners fromyours respectfullyB Bates
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New York
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The Petition of Griffin & Pullman George Dickey and [?] 87 others of New-York for cheap postage and abolishing of franking privilege
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January 10, 1849 Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
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Nicoll
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[Speaker?]

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,