The undersigned, citizens of Alexandria Virginia, respectfully petition Congress to
pass a law further to reduce the rates of postage, so as not to exceed one cent [and a?] half on newspapers and three cents on each prepaid letter of half an ounce, for the greatest
distance, and for other corresponding reforms.
| John West | Thos M White |
| John. T. Johnson | B. C. Milbury |
| Wm W. Harper | Washington C. Page |
| Wm D. Massey | Edwd C Fletcher |
| Caleb S Hallowell | Thomas Eaches |
| Edgar Snowden | J. D. Corse |
| John T White | Francis Garcia |
| P E Hoffman | Philip Rotchfort |
| W. H. Marbury | James M. Stewart. |
| 10Henry Neel | |
| 10Chas M. Taylor | Henry Cook. |
| Maris Taylor | Law B. Taylor. |
| Robt Hunter | William Gregory |
| Edwin G. Allen | |
| J. M. Stewart | Samuel R. Adams |
| Levi Abbot. | |
| P. H. Hoff Jr | |
| Douglas S Gregory | Jos. Eaches |
| Geo. S. Harper | |
| Charles Pascoe | Wm Veitch |
| Geo. K. Witmer | |
| 20Wm Waverley Herbert | Geo R. Blacklock |
| A D Harmon | Saml Beach |
| Henry Mansfield | 20John Jones |
| Harrison G Firzhugh | Wm H. Rock |
| Josiah H Davis Jr | William Arnold |
| John Snyder | James Campbell |
| Benjamin FGuy | R. E. Buchanan |
| Milton Glassgow | Thomas Cross |
| Henry L. Simpson | John Payne |
| Geo. L Sherwood | H C Field |
| 30Joseph Gluver | D B Winck |
| Wm Spillman | R C Anthony |
| A D Collinsworth | 30Robt H. Crozier |
| Edward [?] | W R Brockett |
| Jno J. Proctor | Thos McCormick |
| John Arnold | L Martin McCormick |
| Henry Cryss | |
| Jas P. Coleman | Wm C Reynolds |
| James F. Carlin. | |
| Lewis Trish | Zachariah. Wright |
| 40Daniel Harmon | Thomas Burns |
| Stephen Field | Richd Wright |
| W. D. Corse | R T Plummer |
| Jas Van Sant | |
| Wm Darley | 40F A Koones |
| Stephen Swann | G E Finch |
| Danl Shryer | O. E Whittlesey |
| Geo. Washington | |
| John T Phillips | Wm R. Ball |
| Lewis Bobey | T. P. Turner |
| Benjn H. Lambert | Isaac Buckingham |
| Lewis [McKenzie?] | Robert. W. Hunter |
| 50Jas McKenzie | Wm Morgan |
| George Fletcher | Thos M McCormick |
| Richard C. Smith | 50Enoch Grimes |
| James H McVeigh | |
| Wells A Harper | |
| [?] | R H Hyde |
| J L. Chamberlain | |
| [Eli?] Thomas | W N McVeigh |
| W A Broaddus | |
| H S Wattles | B F McVeigh |
| Townshd D. Fendall | |
| W. H. Marbury | Benjm T. Fendall |
| 60John Horn | |
| Louis A. [Cazemore?] | Wm U Herbert |
| J. Muir, | |
| D. Steele | |
| Andw. Jamieson | Saml N. Chipley |
| Jno McCormick | |
| John Perry | John M C Bowen |
| 60Jas E. Mankin. | Geo. White |
| Peter Hewitt | James D, Bryan |
| Walter Gakan | |
| W [?] | 70David. H. Guinn |
| John Howell | |
| Jno C Vowell | Isaac George |
| Robt W. Wheat | Richd H Staples |
| Leonard Marbury | Charles Graham |
| R. S. Douglas | |
| John B [?] | J T. Evans |
| Geo C Hewes. | |
| J Winston | Wm W. Adam |
| Geo. H. Smoot | G. Wildman |
| J H Monroe | 80Wm H. Rogers |
| 70John Lawson | Jabez Wheeler |
| Reuben Roberts | A Lockwood |
| John A. Washington | J P. Hall |
| [D Boy?] & Smith | Wm N Brown |
| James Irwin | George. Bryan |
| William Page | Wm N. Berkley |
| R H Clagett | |
| W H McKnight | John L Brown |
| William H Lambert | John Berkley |
| Henry. L. Stuart | A Lammond |
| 80M Hicks | 90Robt Bell170 names |
| [Cazemore?] Co | Ant Chs Casemore |
| L Greene | J. McCormick. Jr |
| Warren Yeaton | W. C. Yeaton. |
| M. [?] | Wm N Mills |
| Daniel Cawood | H. Allen Taylor |
| Capius F Lee | R Johnston |
| Hugh Latham | Jos Grimes |
| Henry Winter Davis. | J. I. Wheat |
| R. Zimmerman | W GCazemore |
| 90P. Y. Uhler | 100P H Grimes |
| John W Ashby | Thomas Kell |
| James Grimes | J. D. Harrison |
| Jas. A. English | |
| William H. Triplett | J. Q. A. [Crupper?] |
| J G [?] | |
| Fowle Co. | Jno Leadbeater |
| Hugh Smith & Co | S. B. Coale |
| H. B. Clagett | W J. Entwisle |
| Wm Jm Boothe | John R. Pierpoint |
| A Jamieson & Co | Edw. B Powell |
| 100R. I. T Wilson | |
| John C Graham | 110B Mason |
| J. N. Danforth | |
| Wm Eaches | Joseph T Sherwood |
| Daniel Cawood | B. H. Berry. |
| Wm Davidson | |
| P. H. Hooff | Wm L. Powell |
| Wm Stabler | Tervas Kinsey |
| R. L. Brockett | Thos Thomas |
| William Arnold | |
| Wm W. Berry | John H. Klipstein |
| H B Whittington | Reid Cross |
| 120W. Patterson | |
| 110J. W. Viotell | Benj Thomas |
| Ricd C. Barton | F ONeal |
| George A Bassert | H Studds |
| H Bontz | |
| Wesley [?] | Robt B Brashear |
| W H Windsor | Thomas Neal |
| Geo. T. Whittington | |
| James E McGraw | Samuel Davey |
| H Bradley | James C. [Sand?] |
| J. E. Henderson | 130John W. Sinclair |
| John. B. Hammatt | |
| John Shanes | |
| C W Wattles | |
| 120Th H. Hanson | Judson Mitchell |
| S I. Sanders | Alfred Maddox |
| James I McCormick | Turner W. Ashby |
| John T. Creighton | C. B. Maury |
| Robt Young | 137Jas M Steuart |
| 134 | ||
| 137 | ||
| Total | 271 | names |
| S. C. Claughton |
| [Jonah?] H Davis |
| William. B Price |
| John C. Baggett |
| Charles W Grant |
| 130James Adams |
| George A Thomas |
| Ebenezer Bacon |
| James H Barnard |
| 134Geo. W Dearborn. |
271 Names
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Petition of 272 Citizens of Alexandria in Va asking a rduction of postage
Petition of 272 Citizens of Alexandria in Va asking a rduction of postage
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January 27 1849 Referred to the Committee on the Post office and Post Roads.
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Refered to Com on the Post office & Post Roads
Refered to Com on the Post office & Post Roads
Handwritten 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,