PETITION FOR CHEAP POSTAGE.
To THE Senate AND House OF Representatives OF THE United States, IN Congress ASSEMBLED:The undersigned, Citizens ofthe City County & State of Newyork,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. |
James Pattison | 88 Clinton Place New York |
Rich D, van Wagenen | 22 13th st, do |
Fredk H. Pattison | 88. Clinton Place. do. |
David Foyer | 13 Dessbroses St |
L. [Graviert?] [S??]r | 18 Ann St Nw York |
Alexander Finlay | 14 Wessbross Street New York |
Thos J. Hook | 83 Butler St South Brooklyn |
W. Frederick Van Wagenen | 70 2nd Avenue |
Lynde Batlin | 181 Atlantic St Brooklyn |
G M Hopkins | 164 Barrow |
D. McAuslan | 69 Fulton St |
James Bissell. | Mamaroneck NY |
[James?] Peacock | Mamaroneck " |
[?] | [?] House New York |
[Lewis?] C. Callet | 93 G 17th St NW |
James Buslowe Fraser | 100 King St |
White Griffith & White | 61 Cedar St |
Nelson [?] | 61 Cedar St |
Wm E Mathews | 578 Broome St |
John Falconer & Co | 64 Cedar St |
[Buckley?] H Caflin | 68 Cedar St |
D H Conkling | New England Hotel |
A Vredenburgh | [68 Cedar Street?] |
F. S. Winston & Co | |
Edwd Breschard | 70 Cedar St. NY. |
Thos. S Simmons | 10 Ferry St |
Philip J. Welden | Brooklyn NY |
Edward W. Leffeits | Brooklyn LI |
[Thomas?] Welden Jr. | Brooklyn LI |
C B Match | 97 [?] |
[Matt?] B White | """ |
Jamie A Herrick | 95√√ |
Park Bradford & [Richmond?] | 76 Cedar St |
Israel W [?] | 95 Wm St |
W Hatch | 84 William St |
Wm H Sturtevant | 84—— |
George Still | 49 John St |
A Wheeler | 123 [Ludboro?] St |
M W [Vail?] | 82 Wm St |
Jno H Clark | 82 Wm St |
Timo C. Osborne | 82 Wm St |
H A [Budd?] | 82 Wm St |
Blackwell Whittemore & [Cauhait?] | 77 Wm St |
George P. Bradford | 76 Cedar St |
M B Northrup | 74"" |
Chas S Healey | 74"" |
G M Groves | 74"" |
J M Hubbard | 60"" |
J. J. Hinchman | 30 Cedar St |
A. F. Hinchman | 60 Wall St |
J R Hinchman | 35 Cedar St |
J. C. Newton | 35 Cedar St |
J. H. Neilly | 33 Cedar St |
W Whilley | 31 Cedar St |
J [J. ?] | 97 West Broadway |
Louis Whiley | [5?]1 Cedar St |
Hall & Bohne | 29 Cedar St |
W Snedeker | 27 Cedar St |
Edmd F Cook | 24 Cedar Street |
James King | 27 Cedar St |
Sutton Baker | 23 Cedar St |
Aaron G Baldwin | 21 Cedar St |
S. Joseph [Stineron?] | 19 Cedar St |
John J Quick | 17 Cedar St |
Russell W McKee | "" |
David Leiter | 13 " |
Geo M Tracy | 84 Wiliam St |
F C Hills | 27 M Lane |
J Tilden | 73 M Lane |
Wm D. Chase | 27 M Lane |
G G [Ahrens?] | [1080?] William |
J. I. Sloan | 16 Spruce |
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James [Samson?] | 57 Beecker St |
Thomas Barry | 157 Elizabeth St |
James G. Lurney | 5 Cedar St |
R. [Wertsen Sr?] | 3 Cedar St |
Geo M. Cord | 1 Cedar St |
Nichols K. Oatlay | 187 Pearl [Corner?] Cedar |
William B. Shove | |
[E.?] Noah | |
C. H. Carpenter | |
Alex H Brome | 181 Pearl St |
J. Thos S. Shepard | 146 Twelfth St |
J. G. Freeman | 254 Third Avenue |
J B Shaw | Norwich Ct |
Roswell Hooey | 192 Peach St N York |
S. D. Hall & Co | 181 Pearl St |
A & L Mack | 2 Cedar Street |
C. P. Dixon | """ |
J M Wardwell | ' |
C [Johnson?] | """ |
S Goodell | 8th Street |
J L Ripley | 133 [M?] Lane |
Wm R Palmer | 4 Cedar St |
Wally G La Tourrithe | 6"" |
Douglass Satterlee | 8"" |
Jacob Mead | [?] |
L Hellman | 10"" |
Thos Parker | 63 Catherine St |
P Hellman | 10 Cedar |
Bernard [Helliler?] | 10" |
Carrington & Orvis, | 12 Cedar St |
L B Gotorp | 16" |
R & A. Lane | 18" |
Geo M Harrison | 179 West 16 st |
Columbus Lane | 18 Cedar |
Peter V W Bishop | 118 West 18th st |
Carpenter N Mackin | 20 Cedar St |
Wright & Groesbeck | 22 Cedar St |
Wm A. Cromwell | 24 Cedar St |
Wm H. Smith | 112 Thompson |
Stowe & Saterlee | 24 Cedar St |
Thos P. Gustin | 150 Water Street |
W R Stone | 24 Cedar St |
J. Van Warrick & Co | 118 Maiden Lane |
G Saterlee | 91 Livingston St |
Bagbys & Wright | 26 Cedar St |
Wm Beastall | 90 Fulton Street |
L L Basenfeld & Bro | 28 Cedar St |
[Welhwald ?]& Young | 30 Cedar St |
John Hancock | 34 Cedar St |
W Willard Smith | Nos 36 & 38 Cedar St. |
Pennimann Baxter & Saxon | 62 William st |
T P Baxter | """ |
S Higgins | """ |
H. N. Titus | " |
Gilbert Travis | """ |
E Bliss Jr | 67"" |
E. I Browne Co | 67"" |
Wm Morse | 43 Cedar St |
H Armstrong | DoDo |
William Smeel | DoDo |
L A Mulford | DoDo |
Wm H. Perry | 40 Cedar St |
Eastman Sheldon & Townsend | 42 Cedar St |
M. Chamberlin | 44 Cedar St |
B C Hicks | 44"" |
G. B. Smith | "" |
E G [?] | "" |
Lee & Brewstwer | "" |
Bragg Whittemore & [Kelly?] | 46 Cedar St |
A. H. Van. Peltz | 5 Liberty Court. N.Y. |
Jarius Chaee | 10 Fulton N York |
[Moek & Childs?] | 172 B NY |
[Alexr?][?] | 2 Maiden Lane |
C. P. [?] | 2½ "Do |
W C Stillman | 2½ "do |
O. H. P. Archer | 2½ Maiden Lane |
Richard Hughes | 107. Fulton St |
C H Bryant | 4 Maiden Lane |
C W Holmes | """ |
H Waldo | """ |
J. Jay Griffin | 8"" |
H. T. Allen | |
Eli Drucker | |
Thomas Irvin | 53 Dez St |
Wm Winne | 13th St |
Arch McDurmid | 11th St |
Edward Priest | 38 Runsen St Bkn |
Edn. C. Williams | 430 Bowery |
John Mott | 10 Maiden Lane |
Fredk[Murry?] | 10 Maiden Lane |
Wm B. Heath | 12 Maiden Lane |
J E Bartlett | " |
John Bradley | 14 Courtland St 1 |
Cyrus Bradley | 12 Maiden Lane |
A. [?] | 14 Maiden Lane |
D. W Warrent | 14 Maiden Lane |
P. P. Clark | 14dodo |
Wm W. Young | """ |
G. H. Bartholemew | """ |
H. E. Gorton | """ |
John D Van Baum | 16"" |
Solomon Hollenbeck | 18"" |
Platt P. Brother | 20"" |
Lewis Denny | 20"" |
J Mahony | """ |
S Mott | """ |
M. W Browne | """ |
M Benedict Jr | 276 Bowery |
M Benedict Senr | """ |
A Van Tambacke | 22 Maiden Lane |
E. J. Darrow | 28 Maiden Lane |
Groesbeeck & Co | 30 Maiden Lane |
Wm H Groesbeeck | Maiden Lane No 30. |
F Dunderdale | 32 Maiden Lane |
Saml R White | "" |
Richard Kipling | "" |
F. H. Chichester | "" |
Chas W. [Sillverdale?] | 133 William St |
Wm M. Tiers | 34. M Lane |
Isaac S Thazen | 38 Maiden Lane |
Mathw Barnes | """ |
D. B. C. Carliton | "" |
John H Ring | "" |
Henry Hunter | 40"" |
James A Gauley | 42"" |
Reuben R Mount | 42"" |
John McKie | 42"" |
Harvey. H. Woods | 44"" |
G Gunther & Sons | 46"" |
[?] Henry Meyer | No 46."" |
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Thomas Warren | 48"" |
John Warren | 48"" |
Walter Abbott | 48"" |
Math Jones & Co | 50"" |
[Crane & Witchie?] | 52 M Lane |
Thos Earle | 54do |
J B Kindle | 56 Maiden Lane |
John M Falconer | do |
Oliver. S. Fleet | No 58 Maiden Lane |
Clarence C. Fleet | No 32 Maiden Lane |
Quinly & Constant | No 60 Maiden Lane |
Creed Bocker & Co | 62 Maiden Lane |
[Cornwelle?] Haight & C | 68 Maiden Lane |
Benjn Haight | & 11 Liberty Street |
D. R. [?] | "" |
H. D. Hawk | "" |
W. N. Hawk | "" |
W. D. Stewart | 35 Liberty |
J H Merwin | 11 Liberty |
J E Werks | "" |
Stillman & Kearing | 72 Maiden Lane |
Jno Peryo | 74 M Lane |
Frances H. Dawes | 76 M Lane |
Wakemans & Dawes | 76 M Lane |
John W Lewis | 113do do |
Walter Wakeman | 76 M Lane |
Chas J. B. Fainably | 76 Maiden Lane |
J. W. Hubbard | 80 Maiden Lane |
W J Welderio | " |
Richard F Hanland | 82 Maiden Lane |
Jno. F. Griffin | " |
Stephen R Titus | " |
A. Shavers & Co | 84 Maiden Lane |
A Flecht | 24 [Str?] N. 22 |
James Tippe | 92 Maiden |
Charles Aycrigg | 92 M Lane |
Andrew Jackson | 92 M Lane |
J A Roosevelt | 94" |
William Baker | 94 |
[?] | |
T. Roosevlt. | 94" |
Henry Allen | 96" |
C. C Warren | 96" |
Stephen Palmer | 96125 Norfolk Street |
C W Simpson | 98 Maiden Lane |
Andrew Bouthman | 99 Maiden Lane |
P. D. Willis | 102 Maiden Lane |
A. T. [?] | 99 Maiden Lane |
Sheehan & [Duggan?] | 97 Maiden Lane |
James M. Boyd | 95 Maiden Lane |
C. L. King | Do" |
C. A Curtis | Do" |
John P. Coffin | 87" |
S S Kimball | "" |
T P Whitney | 85" |
D S Grant | 83" |
J Gridley | "" |
W H Juel | "" |
Tm Dayton | 81" |
C S Burs | "" |
M Carr | 77" |
G. Forman. | 75." |
W G Englehart | 75" |
Geo K. Van Eps | 73 Maiden Lane |
R. Dickinson | 187 Pearl St |
J. C. Cunningham | 71 M. Lane |
R. R. Gneele | 71 Maiden Lane |
Jas [?] Gray | 69 Maiden Lane |
Alexander Deacon | 71 15th St West |
Henry Wilson | 69 Maiden Lane |
Richards & [Cromwell?] | 63 Maiden Lane |
M. Woolf | 61 Maiden Lane |
Wm C Lufbery | 325 Spring |
R Kenbaugh Dormn & [?] | 57 Maiden Lane |
[?] | 55"" |
Fuller & Bragg | 45"" |
M B Jadownicki | 39 Maiden Lane |
Berger & Walter | 39 Maiden Lane |
Peter Murray | 35 Maiden Lane |
Matthew Garvey | """ |
B. McCafferty | 32 Carmine Street |
John H Woodcock | 35 Maiden Lane |
Wm P Woodcock | No 2 Tompkins Market |
Charles G. Till | 4 Ann Street |
T B Jones | 29 Maiden Lane |
John B Vail | 170 Broadway |
E. H. Weymand & Co | 29 Maiden Lane |
Jacob Jennings | 48 3d St |
Tredwell D Frost | 25 Maiden Lane |
Lyman Carouse & Pomray | 59 Liberty St |
George Hodges | |
Charles S Potter | |
John Boyd | 65 Liberty St |
Draper, Aldrich & Co. | 67 Liberty St |
Thos Bates | 71 Liberty St |
Berier & Smith | 13 Liberty St |
Walter W Dick | 39 Green St |
Joseph Moreau | 73 Liberty St |
Chas H Randall | 73 Liberty St. |
Robt E Potts | 74 Liberty St |
E Stone & Grovenor | 107 Maiden St |
Jonathan Briggs | 52 Charles St |
C F Lindsley | 66 Liberty St |
A M Cameron | 66 Liberty St |
J B Meritt | 66 Liberty St |
Taylor & Hogg | 60do |
H Goodrich | 60" |
Jno. J. Ward | 60 Liberty St |
J. H. Bartlett | 60 Liberty St |
W. W. Rockwell | 200 Bleecker St |
P Freeman | 58 Liberty St |
W H. Ward | 26 Rose St |
Edw H Ismay | 61 Bdway |
A [?] | Brooklyn |
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Memorial of a large number of citizens of the City of New York for a reduction of postage
Memorial of a large number of citizens of the City of New York for a reduction of postage
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Com on P O & P R
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January 25 1849 Referred to the committee on the Post Office and Post Roads
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Tallmadge
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