To The Honorable the Congress of the United States
The undersigned citizens of the County of Medina in the state of Ohio, would respectfully
petition, that a law might be passed at the present session of Congress, to reduce
the rate of postage on all letters not Exceeding half an ounce in weight, to three
cents Each to be paid in advance, and that newspapers be carried 100 miles from the
place where published free and over that distance for one cent Each, to be also paid
in advance.
Wadsworth Dec 20 1848
| Abel Dickenson | S. E. Beach |
| H. G. Folger | Richard Clark |
| Geo R Pardee | Riley Lampson |
| Erastus Brown | |
| Robert McCoy | |
| John Spelman | |
| L. P. Mills | |
| Alexander C Beck | |
| Wm M Eyles | |
| Jos: [Uteley?] | |
| Charles Hartley | |
| Geo. Lyman | |
| C N Lyman | |
| Freeman Briggs | |
| Jacob Miller | |
| William Eyles | |
| Merrells Willey | |
| Orlando Beach | |
| C R Sprague | |
| Solomon Bleiler | |
| Joseph Tyler | |
| Christopher Titler |
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Petition of citizens of Medina Co Ohio for reduction of Postage
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January 16. 1849 Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
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Autograph 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,