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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 Bathe Maine respectfully 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.
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.
1 Nathn Groton Bath. Lin Co. Maine
2 John Elliot " " " "
3 J. S. Elliot " " " "
4 [?] E. White " " " "
5 Wm [V?] Rogers " " " "
6 H W Field " " " "
7 Wm Punks " " " "
8 Geo. [W?]. Robinson " " " "
9 Ira B Delanx " " " "
10 D. O. Howard " " " "
11 Moses. M. Nickerson
12 Fredric Elliot " " " "
13 Abner Stetson " " " "
14 Charles Elliot
15 James. T. Patten " " "
16 Sam D Bailey [?]
17 Augusta Elliot. " " "
18 Emma Elliot. " " "
19 [?] Patten " " "
20 [Marian?] E Sewall " " "
21 John R. Houghton. " " "
22 Daniel T. [Winslow?] " "
23 D. C. Merton "
24 C. F. Morse
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25 D W Barnes "
26 Joseph B. Bridge Dresden
27 Jno C L Booker Bath Lein Co Maine
28 M. C. Plummer " " "
29 B. T. Currier " " " "
30 E. S. J. Nealley " " " "
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31 R. S. Clark " " " "
32 David [?] "
33 Francis E Webster "
34 Thos B J. Weld U S. Army, Bath
35 John E. [?] Bath
36 John Vickery "
37 J. H. Hersey "
38 Benj. F. Sullivan " " "
39 J. D. Robinson " "
40 J. H. Rogers " " "
41 J Thomas Patten Bath Lin Co
42 George Davis
43 Joseph Ludlam
44 John Hayden 179 Frank. O. Smith.
45 John T. Howland 180 Joseph S. Smith.
46 John Munsey 181 J. M. Keep
47 Thos P J Magoun. 182 George H. Brooks.
48 A. S. Page 183 Wm Crawford
49 Sylvester Marr 184 S B Reed
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50 Franklin Reed
185 S W Heath
51 Hartly W Love
52 Geo W Kendall 186 C. D. Elmer
53 J G Richardson 187 Henry C. Donnell
54 Geo [Watkin?] 188 [John?] Shaw
189 Kendall Richardson [?]
55 J S Arey 190 H. N. Magoun
56 G. C. Trufant 191 E M Robbins
57 A. J. [Tull?] 192 E. [M?] [?]
58 G. H. Duncan 193 Patrick Kilgallans
59 Wm M. Parshley 194 B Alden Brown
60 Samuel Anderson
61 N. E. Jenks 195 P M S Hodgdon
196 Ebenr Clap
62 W. Jennings 197 [...?]William Jay
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63 E Heal 198 Maria A Gould
64 Geo. P Merrill 199 Wm C [?]
65 John C. Davis
200 Charles Crooken
66 Wm. A. Mitchell 201
J. H Bean
67 Geo W [?] 202 Jordan Golden
68 Lincoln P. fisher. 203 Jas Mitchell
69 Thomas. H G. Marston 204 Gersham Hyde
204
70 James [F?] Mars
71 Wm [?] 205 Benjamin [?] Brown
72 Wm Rouse 206 John Parsons
73 J. B. Arnold 207 Ezra Woodword
208 Edward P. Mitchell
74 Thomas S. Bowles 209 Benj S Fogg
75 Galen Clapp 300 Wm H. Freeman
76 Clement, P, Ring 301 Joseph [?]
77 Nathn Heath. 312 Jesse Bickford
78 Saml Crouell 313 Elisha Clark
79 Warren Hathorn 314 Drummond Williams
80 James Hathorn 315 D. Y Kendall
81 Isaac Hatch 316 Ira Hodgdon
317 A Bearse
82 Samuel P Mckin
83 Geo W Wilds[?] 218 Z L Curtis
84 Danl Dwyer 219 Ephraim Murphy
85 Peter [Monaghan?]
[86?] [?] 220 Samuel Lewis
221 George Miller
87 Thomas Kelly 222 Wm T Ham
88 John McLaughlin 223 D L Stenson
224 Chas W Magoun
89 Jas C Whitmore 225 G H Stetson
226 Frank. C. Moses:
90 C. S. Owen
227 Wilson Spratts
91 George. [D?]. Dunham
228 David Owen Jr.
92 M. F. Gannett
93 J Putnam 229 F. B. Shaw.
94 S. S. Shaw
95 Thomas Caton Jr 230 James. Monroe
96 Samuel Welch 231 H Tallman[?]
97 John P Donnell 232 Francis. C. [Sabine?]
98 John P. Welch 233 J. W. Wakefield.
99 [Albert?] Shaw 234 Insley Jewett
[?] Clementine 235 [G?]alen. [C?]. Moses.
101 [J G?] Hinsey 236 James Potter
237 Henry [?]
102 E G Wilson 238 G. W. Gay.
239 M [?] Wilkinson
103 C. [Alexander?]
340 Will D Walker
104 Jacob S. Sewal 241 Wm P Campbell
105 N. T. Thompson 242 John H Cook
243 A Kimball
106 Jesse Apace
Thomas F Donnell 244 P S Donnell
245 Abram Snow
107 Ephraim Hending 246 Ebenr C Macloon
108 James Oliver 247 Thos McFadden
109 W J Crawford 248 C. Thomas
110 A E Rackliff 249 W S [Patten?]
111 D. Mayers 250 Eben D White
112 A [?] [Percy?] 251 [?] [Brown?]
113 Elijah [Dunner?]
114 252 John Wolston
Geo N. Dutton
115 256 William Morse
S. T. Dutton
116 254 Hiram Stuart
Parke T Dunning 255 Wm. B Perkins.
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Peter Combs 256 J. W. Winter
118
M C. Smith 257 G W McLean
119 Wm E Holmes
120 Humphrey Welch 258 J. S. Donnell.
121 J W Linch 259 Thos Campbell
122 Dudley Turner 260 Otis Kimball
123 Wm M. Reed 261 Chas H. Kimball
124 R P Smith 262 H Longfellow
125 J. Page 263 N. W. Winslow
126 Richard Lucas 264 E. A. Hodgkins
127 Isaac Brooken 265 Joseph P. Bright
128 Joshua Lemont
129 N[?] Peterson 296 E Colly
[?] [?] [?] [Robert Johnson?]
13[?] George E Briggs 268 Charles C Grows
132 A R Mitchell 269 Calvin G White
133 John Bosworth
134 James McDewell 270 D. C. [Magoun?]
135 William Carr 271 Nich Moony
136 Saml McLellan 272 J. H. Lindsay
137 J H [?] 273 S. F [?]
138 Saml Snow
139 William Macomber 274 J S. Wakefield
275 Thomas Delano
140 George W Richardson 276 J. Ellsworth
141 J. C. Drew. 277 Samuel Parker
142 Davis Hatch 278 Saml [?]
143 F. R. Shaw 279 James [Farris?]
144 Jereh O. Donoghue 280 Charles Russell
145 James R. Shaw 281 David Ingalls
282 William Ede
146 Donald Morison 283 Ebnr [Clifford?]
147 Charles B. Lemont
148 F H Fassett. 284 Joseph Simmons
149 L. P. Lemont 285 B M Fenley
150 Chas Davenport 286 H [Tollman?]
151 Andrew Jackson 287 Jeremiah Cotton
152 J. B. Swanton Jr 388 Seldon Gibson
289 Wm Frances
153 John C. [Jameson?] 290 Edward [?]
291 George Snell Sr
154 William F Moses. 292 U Hamilton
155 Daniel Larrabee 293 David Gay
294 F. A. Donnell
156 Saml D Reed 295 Hiram Coombs
157 Paris Oree 296 Q. W. Robinson
158 Helen Elliot 297 S. Sewall
159 John S Jackson 298 F. S. Richardson
160 Henry A. Chandler 299 Edward Hodgkins
161 Nelson A. West. 300 Chas E Hodgkins
162 J J Hathorn 301 Danl D. Hodgkins
163 I. G. Lovejoy 302 William Gilmore
164 E. Bonett 303 M F Conant
165 Arthur Brown 304 [?]. T. [?]
166 D P Low 305 Benjn Foster
167. S. L. Mitchell 306 John Kendall
168 C. O. Smith
169 S J. Watson 307 Chls. [Wallander?]
170 William Torrey
171 S. B. Allen 308 H E Morell
172 Wm H Harrison 309 Wm. [?]
173 Samuel. C. Bovey
174 John Fassett 310 Ezekiel Welch
175 S B [?] 311 Frederic [?]
176 Hiram Turner 312 Reuben Sawyer
177 Joseph Blusdell 313 E. P. Varney
178 Joseph Hayes
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Petition of Nathl Groton & 312 others citizens of Bath Maine in favour of Cheap Postage
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January 24 1,849 Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
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Referd the Comee on Post Offices & Post Roads
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Franklin clark
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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,