PETITION FOR CHEAP POSTAGE.
To THE Senate AND House OF Representatives OF THE United States, IN Congress ASSEMBLED:
The undersigned, citizens of the towns of Yarmouth & Barnstable in the County of Barnstable State of Massachusetts
respectfully petition Congress to pass a law, establishingthe following rates of Postage in the united States of America
1. A uniform rate of Two Cents postage on letters weighing half an ounce, and two cents for every additional half
ounce, prepaid, and double that rate if not prepaid.
2. Newspapers, periodicals, and all printed matter, one cent per sheet; but newspapers
of the smaller size half a cent., to be prepaid, except newspapers and 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. | |
| Gorham Lovell | Yarmouth | |
| Cyrene G. Lovell | Yarmouth | |
| James Spencer | Yarmouth | |
| Richard Baxter | Yarmouth | |
| Jonas Baxter | Yarmouth | |
| Daniel Humes | Yarmouth | |
| Abigail Baxter | Yarmouth | |
| Squire Millerd | Yarmouth | |
| Nancy Millerd | Yarmouth | |
| Eleazee Crowell | Yarmouth | |
| Hellen Baxter | Yarmouth | |
| Olive Baker | Yarmouth | |
| Calvin Buck | Yarmouth | |
| Edmund Hollett | Yarmouth | |
| Simeon Hamblin | Barnstable | |
| Nathan Baker | Yarmouth | |
| Beman Baxter | Yarmouth | |
| Lockwood Baxter | [Yarmouth?] | |
| Simeon F Baxter | Yarmouth | |
| Rosella F. Baxter | Yarmouth | |
| [?] White | Yarmouth | |
| Benjamin Baxter | Yarmuth | |
| Emelin Baxter | Yarmouth | |
| John [?] | Yarmouth | |
| John B Baxter | Yarmouth | |
| John B. Baxter. Jr. | Yarmouth | |
| Phebe A Baxter | Barnstabel | |
| Temperance Baxter | Yarmouth | |
| Edwin H Bates | Yarmouth | |
| Henry Baxter | Yarmouth | |
| George S Baxter | Yarmouth | |
| Peter Norris | Yarmouth | |
| Edwin Baker | Yarmouth | |
| Persis S Baker | Yarmouth | |
| Catherine G Baxter | Hyannis Barnstable | |
| Gorham F Baker | Hyannis Barnstable | |
| Timothy Baker | Barnstable | |
| Joseph Linell | Barnstable | |
| Joseph Linell 3D | Barnstable | |
| Almoron Hallett Jr | Barnstable | |
| Luther Bearse | Barnstable | |
| Daniel S Hallet | Barnstable | |
| Asa Matthews | Yarmouth | |
| Emily Baxter | Yarmouth | |
| Alexander Baxter 2 | Yarmouth | |
| John Bragg | Yarmouth | |
| Cyrean Bragg | Yarmouth | |
| Albert Bragg | Yarmouth | |
| Amanda Bragg | Yarmouth | |
| Francis Styron | Yarmouth | |
| Seth Hallet | Barnstable | |
| Sophia Hallett | Barnstable | |
| Sarah S. Hallet | Barnstable. | |
| Julia A Hallett | Barnstable. | |
| [?] Smith | Barnstable | |
| [Edwad?] Crowell | [?] | |
| Alexandre C Hallett | Barnstabel | |
| Theo. Hallett | Barnstable | |
| Warren Hallet | Barnstable | |
| Asa Bearse Jr | Barnstable | |
| Winslow Gray | Barnstable | |
| Oliver [?] Bears | Barnstable | |
| Jesse Lewis | Barnstable | |
| Almoran Hallett | Barnstable | |
| Saml W Hallett | Barnstable | |
| Wilkes Allen | Barnstable [ms.?] | |
| Ellen M Lovell | Barnstable | |
| Dorcus Lovell | Barnstable | |
| Hiram Bearse | Barnstable | |
| Caroline B Bearse | Barnstable | |
| Thomas J Bearse | Barnstable | |
| H. K. Handy | Barnstable | |
| Sarah Handy | Barnstable | |
| Sarah H Ensworth | Barnstable | |
| Floretta Hopkins | Barnstable | |
| Justina Blake | Barnstable | |
| Ellen A Handy | Barnstable | |
| Richard Kelley | Barnstabe | |
| Betsy Kelley | Barnstable | |
| Chas Goodspeed 2d | Barnstable | |
| Hiram [?] | Barnstable | |
| Allen Hallett | Barnstable | |
| Jesse Talbot | Barnstable | |
| Hartran Hallett | Barnstable | |
| John Coates | Barnstable | |
| James Hallett | Barnstable | |
| Reuben Baker | Barnstable | |
| Daniel Lovell | Barnstable | |
| William R Sturges | Barnstafle | |
| Jonathan Hallett | Barnstable | |
| Allen B Bragg | Barnstable | |
| Nelson Baxter | Barnstable | |
| Elijah Baxter | Barnstable | 93 |
| Rowland Hallett | Barstable | |
| Rowland. S. Hallett | Barnstable | |
| Orin S Hallett | Barnstable | |
| Rebecah Hallett | Barnstable | |
| Eleazer Baker Jr | Barnstable | |
| Eleazer Baker | Yarmouth | |
| Harriet H Baker | Yarmouth | |
| Samuel E Baker | yarmouth | |
| Frances M Baker | Yarmouth | |
| Harriet G Gray | Barnstable | |
| Charles Baker | Barnstable | |
| Adeline D Baker | Barnstable | |
| Hersey Baker Jr | Yarmouth | |
| Thomas Gray | Barnstable | |
| Lemuel Holway | Barnstable | |
| Lemuel Holway Jr | Barnstable |
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Petition of Citizens of Barnstable, Mass, for reduction of Postage, & abolition of the Franking priviledge.
Petition of Citizens of Barnstable, Mass, for reduction of Postage, & abolition of the Franking priviledge.
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January 19, 1849 Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads
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Come on Post offices & Post Roads.
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Mr Grinnell
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,