PETITION FOR CHEAP POSTAGE.
To THE Senate AND House OF Representatives OF THE United States, IN Congress ASSEMBLED:The undersigned, Citizens ofCity, County & State of Newyorkrespectfully petition Congress to pass a law, establishing
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. ^Drop letters one cent^
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. |
| Wm C. Bryant | 18 Nassau1 Street. |
| Edwin. E. England | 118 Varick St |
| A Hamilton | 27 Wall St |
| [Wm?] Rowel | 62 Wall St |
| Geo Manning | 90 Wall st |
| E. [Lenni?] | 14½ [True?] St |
| Robert Hoe | 29 & 31 Gold St |
| Samuel Ingalls | [83?] Clinton |
| J Meyers | [22?] New York |
| Geo. Jones | |
| T. B. Blinker | 29 Wall St |
| Geo. F. Hovey | Williamsburgh |
| Charles Proctor | 22 Chesnut St |
| Andrus B. Howe. | 416 3rd Avenue. |
| Geo F. Daniels | |
| Gideon Nye, Jun | 19 fifth avenue |
| W Hoppinger | |
| Alexander H Postley. | 193. 6th Avenue |
| B. Howe | 432 Broadway |
| M F. [Adell?] | 86 [?] St |
| James Webster | No. 9 Reade St. |
| [?] Wasson | 54 Hammond st |
| J H Mathews | |
| H B Sutten | 52 East West St |
| Benjamin Merney | 14 Platt st |
| William Hause | |
| Geo W Palmer | |
| Samuel Boyd. | |
| Andrew C Johnston | |
| John Doggett jr. | 64 Liberty St |
| Henry P Marshall | 82 Wall St |
| John, Garrett. | 510, Pearl, St |
| John Pearce | 11 Wall St |
| Simon Green | 116 Bowery |
| Patrick H. Reason | 104 Charlton |
| Edwd. V. Clark. | 13 York |
| Charles L. Reason | 23 Grand |
| Simon Green | 101 Walker |
| Ed. Latham | 137 Chrystie |
| Hiram Peterson | 68 Grand |
| [Albrg?] Lyons | 144 Centre |
| John Berrian | 68 Walker |
| Edwd. Felix | 148 Church. |
| Horace Smith | 14 Bowery |
| Philip A. Bell | 15 Essex |
| Wm Handsome | 80 South St |
| Patrick O Flatherty | 90 South Street |
| C. P. Johnson | 459 Broadway |
| N. Lockwood. | 759 Greenwich St |
| Thomas McGwire | 96 [South?] |
| R. G. James | 15 Second St |
| Peter Buchanan | 28th Street |
| Benjamin P. Avery | Clinton St |
| Thomas Bell | Amos Street |
| G. E. Hoyt | |
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| J. R. Hurd, | 811 Greenwich |
| John P. Cummings | 271 Eighteenth. |
| L A. Rosenmeller | 148 Eighth Avenue |
| B. Sherwood | 703 Broadway |
| W. W. Chester | 19 University Place |
| W. T. Pinkney | 220 Henry S[t] |
| H. L. Servoss. | 22 Bond. |
| P. Perit | 64 South. |
| Wm P. Lee | 39 Jay stree[t] |
| James Stokes | 49 Cliff |
| D. C. Colden | 28 [Ladght?] |
| John Gray | 210 East Broadwa[y] |
| B. R. Winthrop, | 134 20 Avenue |
| Myer Masten | 67 Wall st |
| Geo C. Throckmorgan | 480 Bowery |
| L O Daugham | 80 Reed St |
| O L [Houghhughburgs?] | 806 Leight St |
| Cheap Postage | Merchants Exchange |
| Benj W. [Davies?] | 16 William St |
| A. Poole | Dey Street 38 |
| J. B. H. Peters | East Broadway |
| H. Schubert | Division |
| J. G. Rogers | 11 Rutger Place. |
| Peter Balen | 186 Front |
| Joseph T Evans | 10 Attorney |
| Michael J. O. Donnell. | 470 Houston |
| J. Gibbons. | 40th street |
| Theodore Banks | 55 Third |
| A. Allen | 36 King. |
| C. Colvan | 47th Street. |
| P. Okie | 145 Waverly Plac[e] |
| Curtis Judson | 61 Broadway |
| Robt. Swords. | 101 Hudson street. |
| Thomas J. Barr | 470 Pearl street. |
| Joseph Curtis | 17 Burling slip |
| John W. Boyce | 40th street |
| Thomas Jennings | 152 Waverly Plac[e] |
| Thomas Foulke | 76 Rivengton |
| Edward A. Jones | 258 Second |
| James Horn | 9 Chrystie |
| Alfred Stillman | 20 Eleventh |
| James M [Brair?], | 15 Lispenard |
| S. W. Seton | 697 Broadway |
| A. Johnson | 150 Marion |
| Wm. H. Minturn | 125 Greene |
| John Avery. | 31st street |
| Jacob [Vanderool?] | 36 South |
| Benjamin Ellis | 4 W. Broadway |
| Edward Ferris | 210 Fifth |
| James Marsh | 41 Fifth Avenue |
| Wm. T. Whittemore | 17 Amity |
| Henry Bogart | 140 Ave. D. |
| Charles [Pa?] | 67 Spring |
| Walter Underhill | 211 E. Bway |
| J. Brensmade | 119 Monroe. |
| E. F. Marshall, | Yorkville |
| Thomas Glover. | 3 Varich st |
| Rich’d. Frazer | Seventh Avenue |
| Francis Mann. | 183 Fourth |
| John McMenomy | Bowery. |
| E H [Carmack?] | 74 Broadway |
| Ranson H Brown | No 10 [James?] Place |
| Samuel Russell | |
| Wm H Meeks. | 50 Wall St |
| Jno B. Montgomery | 173 Water St N.Y. |
| E. Kimball | 116 Wall St |
| John Sanders. | 69. Wall St. |
| E. Roger. Sherman | 87 Merch Ex |
| Chas [Cook?] | Charles C Flagg |
| Thos Maker | N York |
| Thomas Trues | 178 E. Broadway |
| S. W. Seton | 697 Broadway |
| Cal Caleb Bartlett | 97 Pearl stree. |
| Timothy Hedges | Broadway |
| H. S. Benedict. | 102 Eighth Avenu[e] |
| J. W Kellogg. | 116 Canal. |
| Walter Underhill | 211 East Broadway |
| Robt James | 95 Second stre[et] |
| Abner Mills | 503 Fourth |
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| Samuel C. Mott | 77th Avenue |
| Nehr Miller | 276 Seventh |
| George Ireland Jr | 97 Jay st |
| James O. Pond. | 47 6th Avenu[e] |
| C. Hardcastle | 163 Mott |
| Nathan Stark | 39 Seventh |
| Wm Young | 19 Forsyth |
| E. M. Neville | 48 Hammersley |
| James Morris | 44 Grand. |
| Francis P. Schools | 17 Leroy |
| Lynus W. Stevens | 15 Bleecker. |
| William F Miller | 102 Delancy |
| John T. Dodge. | Kingsbridge |
| John Wall | W. Broadway |
| James S. Breath. | 11th Avenue |
| Isaac Dyckman | Kingsbridge |
| J. J. Mapes | 106 Troy street |
| M. C. Tracy | 134 Cherry |
| Wm Furlong | 44 Grand |
| Nathl. Cooper | 17 Leroy Street |
| D. Oakley | 238 Ninth |
| Harman Reads | 15 Bleecker |
| S. A. Day | 251 Elizabeth |
| G. W. Lindsey | 161 Duane |
| T. S. Compton | 140 Seventh |
| Samuel Moffatt | 69 Columbia. |
| Michael A. Guaven | 70[8?] Broadway |
| Daniel Robb | 545 Greenwich |
| Walter Price | Brooklyn |
| John N. Sayre | 62 Green |
| Thomas Ingalls | [7?]9 Morton. |
| Theo. Butler | [14?] Ninth Avenue |
| Wm P. Moss | Second St |
| Israel Russell | 106 Twelfth str |
| J R, Hurd, | 811 Greenwich |
| D. Seymour | 76 Amity stree. |
| Israel Russell, Jr. | 106 Twelfth. |
| E. H, Brown | 278 Houston |
| Augustus Aberill | 26 King |
| William H. Macy | 47 East. 21st. |
| D D. Colden | 27 Laight |
| J. F. Adams | 75 East 15th. |
| David Patterson | 430 Fourth |
| John Grant | 213 Canal |
| Henry Kiddle | 101 E. Broadway |
| Thos Walden Jnr | 20 Pine st. |
| James [Washington?] | |
| C R [Harvey?] | 38 Lexington Av. |
| Jona [Laurence?] | new york |
| James Walsh | |
| Wm Winter | 126 E. 21st Street |
| Ransom Beman | No 12 B way |
| Beran [Bowrom?] | |
| John Going | 156 Ludlow St |
| John C. Samches | 13 York st |
| George W Myers | 38 Delancy st |
| Thomas B Mc Keel. | 88 Cedar St |
| Aaron F Potter | 2 Staple St |
| Edward Pontau | 294 Second St |
| William Hamilton | 226 Williams st |
| Henry T. Miller | 12. Jersey St |
| James H Wharton | 75 Clinton st |
| John A Jordan | 101 Canal st |
| William O Ronker | 25 leonard st |
| Valentine A Jackson | 72 Hammersly st |
| William H Coggar | 17 Marion st |
| Charles. L. Carter | 66 Wall st |
| John A Fullman | 167 Mulbery st |
| Stephen Gray | 45 Laurence st |
| Phillip B Amos | 114 Varrick st |
| Samuel T Dumpson | 10 Jersey St. |
| Charles Ward | 19 laurence |
| William Woddrop | 185 grand st |
| Peter S Elwell | 48½ Third Street |
| Cornelius White | 124 Mott st. |
| NAMES. | PLACE OF RESIDENCE. |
| John Peterson, | 7 York St |
| Samuel S. Rankins. | 9 Anthony St |
| Lloyd Sturms | 25 Laurens St. |
| William Gale | 336 Third St |
| John Schermerhorn | 7 Broad St |
| Robert H Browne. | 19 Lauren’s St. |
| John. J. Baker. | 18 Greene St |
| John W Jackson | 72 Hammersly St |
| Joshua Jones | [Kent?] Avenue Brooklyn |
| William T. Dixon, | 117. Elizabeth St |
| Peter H Loveridge | 251 Elizabeth St |
| William B Hall | 231 Church St |
| William A Barnett | 114 Orange St |
| Washington Davis | 42 Grand St |
| Edward Hutton | 11 Prospect St |
| Charles A Willetts | 60 Cliff St |
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Hon Henry NicollHouse of RepsWashington D COf the [Court?] of Coney Island
George Gardner [Mitcher?]
George Gardner [Mitcher?]
. . .A.M. LLD, FRS. DD, LSD, MP, USA, Minister Plenipotentiary to Brooklyn, and Lord High
Admiral of the North Cork Militia. Special Ambassador to the Court of Williamsburg.
U.S. Consul at Coney Isld.
To Job Johnson
Gentlemen
To Job Johnson
Gentlemen
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Post office & P Roads
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Memorial of Citizens of New York City for cheap postage and abolition of the franking privilege
Memorial of Citizens of New York City for cheap postage and abolition of the franking privilege
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January 17, 1849 Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
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Nicoll.
Partially Printed Document Signed, 4 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