Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

To the Hon. Senators and Representatives in Congress assembled:
The undersigned, citizens of the county ofWindhamState ofVermontrespectfully represent, that the present law of postage upon newspapers, and mode of compensating Postmasters, operates unequally and oppressively, favoring the city at the expense of the country newspapers. The undersigned therefore respectfully petition your Honorable body, to restore the law exempting newspapers from postage within the county, and within 30 miles of the place of publication, or graduate the postage according to distance, and repeal the law giving to Postmasters one half the postage received upon newspapers.

The undersigned also petition your Honorable body to reduce the postage on letters weighing half an ounce and less, to two cents for all distances, if pre-paid, and double that amount, if not pre-paid, and to abolish the franking privilege.

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O H Platt R A Blodgett A Starkey

R A Blodgett J Hastings I Putnam

J Steen D F Dennison A Stone

W Frost E Goodhue G. Y. Salisbury

I L Putnam H. Pike W Sheller

F H Stevenson I Day G. OMetcalf

F J Fury J R Blake S. Miller

W. Goodhue J C Crandall Jno Haven

R G Hardie E H Chase C [?]

R. Simonds C C Wait S. C Lord

D B Thompson W. P. Cune J. G. Chandler

B Ranger F Goodhue A R Bayden

G Childs C H Cune E Miller

H. S. [Stratten?] F H Wheeler A Halliday

E Brackett I G Pratt J [Thing?]

J Bishop L Wheeler H [?]

L Hunt W Bemis N Goodhugh

G Newman F J Higginson W Bemis

J Hyde G. C. Lawrence M Willis

C [B N?] Fuller A Rankin G R Miller

C A Van Dorn J Clark S. Miller

H Stone S Root J H Race

A Smith J [?] A Stoddard

A H Day S Dutton C [?] H Gill

L L Day R H Frasier E Plimpton

J G Putnam J Wilder N. C Steen

E Cane E [Samuel?] D Goodell

N H Day J Shepardson J [Ormsbee?]

J F Colby T Herrick S Wood

C H [Senerance?] M Bill C W [?]

C Sherman S Starky A Stebbins

R. S. Clark G D Prouty H. B. Leland

G Spaulding L [Salisbury?] W. Bullich

W Harris W Stone E [Person?]

S. Higgins R Corsett W Thomas

H Johnson W Briggs S. L Hunt

C Martin J Collough H L Sargeant

F L Sargeant S [Herrick?] J Lynde

L [?] E Holliday M Whitny

R Wallen F D Sawyer J H Phelps

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Petition of O. H. Platt and numerous Citizens of ^Windham^ Vermont in favour of reduction of Postage

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January 27, 1849 Referred to the Committee on the Post office and Post Roads

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Mr Goggin

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Refer to Com on the Post offices & Post Road

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Goggin

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O H Platt	R A Blodgett	A Starkey
R A Blodgett	J Hastings	I Putnam
J Steen	D F Dennison	A Stone
W Frost	E Goodhue	G. Y. Salisbury
I L Putnam	H. Pike	W Sheller
F H Stevenson	I Day	G. OMetcalf
F J Fury	J R Blake	S. Miller
W. Goodhue	J C Crandall	Jno Haven
R G Hardie	E H Chase	C [?]
R. Simonds	C C Wait	S. C Lord
D B Thompson	W. P. Cune	J. G. Chandler
B Ranger	F Goodhue	A R Bayden
G Childs	C H Cune	E Miller
H. S. [Stratten?]	F H Wheeler	A Halliday
E Brackett	I G Pratt	J [Thing?]
J Bishop	L Wheeler	H [?]
L Hunt	W Bemis	N Goodhugh
G Newman	F J Higginson	W Bemis
J Hyde	G. C. Lawrence	M Willis
C [B N?] Fuller	A Rankin	G R Miller
C A Van Dorn	J Clark	S. Miller
H Stone	S Root	J H Race
A Smith	J [?]	A Stoddard
A H Day	S Dutton	C [?] H Gill
L L Day	R H Frasier	E Plimpton
J G Putnam	J Wilder	N. C Steen
E Cane	E [Samuel?]	D Goodell
N H Day	J Shepardson	J [Ormsbee?]
J F Colby	T Herrick	S Wood
C H [Senerance?]	M Bill	C W [?]
C Sherman	S Starky	A Stebbins
R. S. Clark	G D Prouty	H. B. Leland
G Spaulding	L [Salisbury?]	W. Bullich
W Harris	W Stone	E [Person?]
S. Higgins	R Corsett	W Thomas
H Johnson	W Briggs	S. L Hunt
C Martin	J Collough	H L Sargeant
F L Sargeant	S [Herrick?]	J Lynde
L [?]	E Holliday	M Whitny
R Wallen	F D Sawyer	J H Phelps