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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 Albany &c 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.
W B Sprague Albany
Wm B Sprague Jr Albany
Sidney E Morse Jr New York
H. B. Sprague. Albany.
C. A. Sprague Albany.
M. L. Sprague. Albany.
J A J Sprague Albany
Daniel Campbell alDo
L Campbell alDo
Ellen Campbell alDo
Sara C Tracy Lansingburgh.
L Belknap
Solomon Whipple Albany
Samuel Winchester alb"
Theodore Carman alb"
Duncan McKercher alb"
Josiah Clark alb"
William Kelly alb"
A, J, Cox alb"
Octavius [Cole?], Albany
D. Shaver al"al"
Daniel Beahan al"al"
John McKercher al"al"
A, [G?], Crosby
Daniel Brown
William H. Ross al"al"
John Mills
William [Headlan?]
Robert Hillsen
Samuel. N. Payne
Augustus Jenkins al"al"
Michael McCarty
Chas C, [Rimey?] Syracuse
Josiah Clark. Albany
George Jenkins alb"
Mathew [Trotter?]. alb"
Hector Grant alb"
Jn S. Smith alb"
Wm Gibson alb"
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James Farr alb"
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Benj Hoffman alb"
Rufus K Viele alb"
Nathaniel Merrill alb"
Maurice E. Viele alb"
Isaac [O?] [?]
John Wilson Bethlehem
Samuel S Van Veghton Albany
I. M. B. Davidson alb"
Alexander Davidson alb"
Chas E. Clark Albany
James Redfield aldo
Thos Mayes
William Carroll
Robert Packard
J, C, Feltman
James Farrell
James Ray
Smith Sheldon
James Hart
Rosekrans & Ovens Albany
B. Murdock & Co alb"
Jno Houghton Albany
Geo: Clark alb"
H. Y. [Gowey?] alb"
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A. S. Van Buren alb"
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Wm Merrifield alb"
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George Carpenter Esq alb"
Peter Van Bergen Jr alb"
George F Hills Watervliet
W. Fisher Albany [?]
Dr [...?] East Albany
Geo Trimble Albany
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[Grany Sand?] Albany
[B?] H Quackenboss aldo
John McMickin aldo
George Greenhow Albany
Chas Vanzandt aldo
Benjamin Payn alDo
George Bigley Albany
W W Coughtry alDo
Jes Whiting alDo
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Geo C Treadwell Albany
John Dixon alDo
Johnson H Johnson Albany
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Anthony L Harrison alb"
Samuel G Payn alb"
D, J, Davis alb"
Jno. Merrifield Esqr alb"
John Rodgers Albany
William R Dobbin alDo
Augustus C Harens Albany
[Geo?] Jacob Wendell Albany
C Van Vechten [...?] alb"
Peter Wendell Jun alb"
Spencer S. Gregory alb"
Wm N. Strong Albany
William. st, Brick alb"
Joseph [Pladwell?] Albany
W. R. Bush alb"
James McMullen alb"
John P Romaine alb"
Jno. S. Goold alb"
James Goold alb"
Matthew Butler alb"
George Benham Albany
James Crawford alb"
E R Bolles alb"
O, R, Fuller alb"
G. W. Thomas alb"
C. P. Webster alb"
James W Burgess alb"
George Guardenin Albany
John Bonner alb"
John [?] van,Valkenburgh alb"
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Lott Frost alb"
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Matthew [Rowe?] alb"
David Frost alb"
John Seasks alb"
H Hunter alb"
H. G. Carpenter
Bartholomew Curtin Albany
John Woodward alb"
Geo. W. Hobbs alb"
Simon V. Thorn West Troy
Roswell Slate Albany
Oliver Slate Albany
A Crawford Albany
Henry Mayer Albany
Nathaniel Wright aldo
Elias Ross Troy N Y
Cornelius Glen Albany.
Absalom Townsend Albany
John Jenkins Albany
[...?] E. H. Van Schaack, Esq Albany N,y
J. F. Lloyd Albany N Y
H Watson alDoalba"
J H Peckham alDoalba"
Daniel Fry Albany N Y
Isassc Tyler Esq alDoalbaDo
Geo H Newcomb alDoalbaDo
Chester Hyatt alDoalbaDo
Wm Tillinghast alDo
Jas W [Chase?] [...?]
Geo. P, Wilson Albay, Ny
Henry Clay Crocker Albany, Ny
J. R. Anderson aldoalba"
James Kane Troy, Ny
Wm Deyermand
John R. Humphrey
Benj F Packard
Bod. Dickson aldo
R. Merrifield
George B Steele
Wm L Paddock
Robert Higgins
George. C. Lee.
R, M Northrop
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E. F. De Lancey
J. F. Whitney
John Huron
A. W Russell Albany
Chs Hepinstall Jr alDo
G. M. F. Lightbody alDo
Henry S. Case Albany
William. R Wilson West Troy
R. Rockwall Buffalo
[Lewis C. Evans?] Albany. NY.
Chas W Davis. al"al"
Jenkins Van Schaick Esq aldo
Abram J Hoffman Jr alDoalba"
R. Thompson. alDoalba"
[E?]. Dean Worcester aldoalba"
R Evans [jr?] aldoalba"
James Boyd aldo
John Van Schaack Albany
John Vosburgh Albany
Chas A Hills esq Albany
William H Erwin aldo
Daniel P Gladding aldo
Cyrus Hawly aldo
Geo M Rodgers
Jas B. Greene Albany
Wm Wright aldo
Wm H. Bloomingdale Albany
Jared Horton Albany
Wm F. Phelps alb"
William Adams Albany
John Cornock and wife Albany
A. C Winslow Albany
Olden Wyckoff aldo
Josh H Greene Jr aldo
Frederick [Barton?] aldo
Joseph Strain aldo
S Rodgers Albany
Jno Greenfield Albany
Andrew Winterburn aldo
Young. Mens Association Albany
J. D Wetsell
Jas [?] Albany
Daniel V, S, Kittle, Chicago
[?] Wm R Darling
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John I Slingerland
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A. Petition of W. B. Sprague and 214 citizens of Albany City and New York State praying for the passage of a Law establishing a cheap postage
Requesting Congress to reduce the present rates of postage
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January 26. 1849 Referred to the Committee on the Post office and Post Roads.
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Slingerland

Partially Printed Document Signed, 3 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