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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 ofthe City and county of New Yorkrespectfully 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.
P. McCartney 724 greenwich st
James McCartney 724 greenwich st
A. McBride 22nd Street N 10th Avenue
Thomas Burnes 22 St N 10 Ave
Arthur. G. Cannon 22 Street near 10th Ave
John M. Canliss 16th St near 8th Avenu
Bryan M Cahill 86 ninth Avenue
Robert Shannon do ave
John Alvin 86 ninth street
William McA.fee 102 Mulberry St
J. Lynch 120 Mott Street
M. Lynch 191 Mott
John McAbee 480 grand st
Robert Samuels 410 grand
P. McCardle 26th St near 2nd Ave
W. McAfee 26 St n. 2d Avenue
David Fitch 42 Spring street
Dilmon Flender 332 Bleecker st
H. Flaacke 267 Greenwich
H Gillet 20 Olener
James Gillespie 645 Water
M Gilligand 210 W Sixteenth
William Grimes 14 Pitt street
B. Grimes 14 Pitt Street
Walter Jolley 166 Mulberry
Robt Johnston 107 Mulberry
James Johnston 186 Mulberry
James Roberts 14 Watts st
John Davis 148 W seventeenth
Cornelius Jones 34 Clarkson st
A. Lewis 222 West Street
Isaac Littles 319 West St
I. McCall factory.
Thomas Cain [246?] Bleecker St
Jacob Miller 120 Sherriff St
Robt Middleditch Broadway N 21st St
James Cannon Vandam St.
A. Miller 506 Water St
John Nantes. Hudson n. Vandam
George Neff 91 Grand St
James Spilsbury 213 Spring St
Wilson Steward do do
John Robertson McDougal St
William Allen do
S. Speers 79 Hammond
James. R. McComb 79 Hammond
Samuel Baldwin do do
Robert Granger do Do
Alford Pollard
James Spencer 79 Hammond St
Robt Ballard 17 factory St
James Jamison 17 factory St.
Robert Grimshaw 149 Sixth Avenue
P. Spiro 8 Avenue near 13th St
William Sprall [8?] av do
Mathew Spittle Dominick St
Robert Seeley Ninth Avenu near 22d St
F. Secour 85 Hamond St
Edwd Quin 111 Antony St
P. Sherman 189 Barrow street
James Shegague 378 fifth St.
George Holden
J. Shepper 19 Menello St
Thos Van Buren 18 Christopher
Wm Richards
John Young Schammel Street
C. Young 630 Washington St
Ira R. Young 630 Washington St
Edwar Wygand 675 Greenwich St
Richard Yearance 44 Downing st
John Adams 11th St near 5th Ave
James Read 55 grand Street
Saml Rhodes
James Schamende 163 Varrick Street
Daniel Fisher 36 grove Street
James [Flood?] 14 Avenue D.
Patrick [Flood?] 14 Avenue D
J. Tompkins 851 Broom Street
Joseph [Toms?] 16 Stanton Street
Ferdinand Leriker 139 Amety St
Joseph Scott. 142 Amity St
D. Bliven No 265 West St
[Wiler?] Dammers 425 Hudson St
Richard Cogan 235 Hudson St
G. Deforrest do do
W Deckelman 3rd St near Avenue A
Abraham decker 303 Washington St
James Baker Do Do D.
Richard Donnell 210 Lawrence Street
Alfred Reed 210 Lawrence Street
James Norris 22n near 9th avenue
Peter Scalley 22nd Street Near 9th avenue
John McDonnell 26th Street N. 3rd avenue N. York
Edward Wrennen 27th Street near 4th avenue
Saml Purdy 27th [Street?]
James Van Worden 23 Street & 2nd Ave
Robt Geer 131 Clinton St
Edward Polk
David Sears 129 Clarser St
Andrew Ferguson 227 Houston St
George Armstrong 302 Cherry St
John Boylen "
Thomas Smalls "
Samuel Gorman Spring & West street
William Farrington Spring & West Street
David [Sinnnonson?] 204 Mulberry Street
James Brock 204 Mulberry St
William Morgan 21 Grand street
James Dugan Cornelia Street
Daniel Gansvort do Do
Edward Alexander Williamsburgh
Wm Warner do do do
Abraham Sherlock 492 Water St
Nathaniel Gordwin Corner Burling Slip & South
Wm Story 50 John Street
Thomas Pine 37 Dutch St
Wm Short
Edward stoddard 51 Jay Street
Andrew Howard Jay st
Edward Temple 32 Harrison
James Temple 34 Harrison
John Woodward "
Charles Bannen 32 Columbia St
John Banks 14 Hamersley
D Annin 19 Downing St
Antony F. Abraham 364 forth Street
W. Ademan 369 Houston Street
Henry Augneed 70 Charles St
John Cutler 59 [Avenue D?]
Henry Cyphers 58 Eighth Avenue
David Gould 525 West Street
H Graffs 134 Orange St
Rufus Gibney "
John Hughes Henry Street
E Gumbs 117 King Street
Thomas Hagar King Street
F Lafferts 139 thirteenth street
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Hon F A TallmadgeHouse of RepsWashington
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138 names [from?]
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New York
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The Memorial of 138 Citizens of New York for a reduction of Postage
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January 19 1849 Referred to the Committee on the Post office and Post Roads
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Mr Tallmadge
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Refd to Com on P O & P. R

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