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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 Mount Morris, Livingston co. New York, 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. 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.
Jesse Peterson Mt Morris N York
Geo. S. Whitney dodo
C W. Levings dodo
John R Murray Jr dodo
Augustus Conkey dodo
Maunsell VanRensselaer dodo
Wilson Roberts dodo
John A White Allen, Alegany Co, N.Y.
Thomas Kingston Mt. Morris
Josiah E. Davis dodo
David Oliphant do.do.
A. McLean dodo
C. L. Bacon dodo
W. Hinman
Fredk Talcott
F. Yeoman
H G Winslow
H. Foster Mt Morris
Abner French dodo
Josiah Thompson
J. Primrose Jr.
A. S. Ewing
John MKee
Lewis Baily
S. T. Brewster
H. R. Miller
David Miller
R. Hillard
A H Halsted
H Woodford
C Woodford
C P Parsons
W H Parker
T. Davis Jr
O Powers
C. C. Goodale
S L Rockafellow
F [I Van Hust?] Jr
E Cranston dodo
[A?] Bench dodo
H Dates dodo
C W Hall dodo
John W [Sanford?] dodo
N Seymour Jr ""
Ira Goddard ""
R J Stanley dodo
Henry Gilbert dodo
John Ridsdale dodo
Thomas [Yeaves?] dodo
Jacob O Crevling dodo
James Welkes dodo
S Carpenter Mount Morris
D Cassaday dodo
Nance Skillin dodo
Wm A Mills dodo
[M?]. S. Foote dodo
H. M. Miller dodo
[J?] C Wheaton dodo
L. J. Ames dodo
O. Bennett dodo
[James M Collins?] dodo
James Gilbert dodo
Wm Pierce dodo
Wm H. Parker dodo
Saml Woodford dodo
Walter [?] dodo
G B. Phelps dodo
A Dean dodo
A. D. Mordoff dodo
G G Townsend dodo
G N Barney dodo
James. B. Bacon dodo
Daniel. N. Bacon dodo
Elijah Powers dodo
McNeil Seymour dodo
C H. [Dole?] dodo
Rufus. R. Spellman dodo
Henry Bump dodo
F. [owerby?] dodo
Geo. H. Summers dodo
John McClure dodo
S. C. Bingham dodo
E. T. Bond dodo
John McCarther dodo
Asa Park Edgcomb Mt " Morris "
Edgar Camp ""
Moses Camp ""
G W Selden ""
C. L. Ketchum ""
E. N. Driggs ""
Jacob Vanhusen ""
Benj S Driggs ""
Charles Babcock ""
Jason Decker ""
Henry Hottslander ""
William Gamble ""
Peter Cole ""
Richard Smith ""
W V Cothrell ""
S S Goodwin ""
Samuel I Drury ""
M Goodwin ""
*H Y Root ""
V Watkins ""
D Y Linderman ""
E [C?] Stewart ""
David Mckee ""
J D Saville ""
Ch Dodge ""
Jacob [Chib?] ""
Merrick Sheldon ""
E. Hagar ""
Robt Rome ""
Saml J Mills ""
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Memorial of citizens of Livingston Co. N. York for cheap Postage.
By Mr. Greeley
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January 26, 1849 Referred to the Committee on the Post Office & Post Roads.
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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,