PETITION FOR CHEAP POSTAGE.
To THE Senate AND House OF Representatives OF THE United States, IN Congress ASSEMBLED:
The undersigned, citizens of The city of Trenton, in the State of New Jersey
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. | |
| Isaac W. Lanning | Trenton New Jersey | |
| Fredk Kingman | " " " | |
| J. Wilson | " " | |
| Chas. C. Frazer | " " | |
| Daniel E. Hough | " " | |
| Charles H. McChesney | " " | |
| D. W. Rice | " " | |
| J M Redmond | " " | |
| [Stacy?] G. Potts. | " " | |
| Wm Semple | " " | |
| Morris Moses | " " | |
| A. M. [T?]itus | " " | |
| Aaron [?] N. Conover | " " | |
| Thomas. Hill. | " " | |
| John Darmody | " " | |
| S B Scattergood | " " | |
| Job M Bennett | " " | |
| Henry J Ashmon | " " | |
| Samuel B Compton | " " | |
| Isaac Dunn | " " | |
| Charls Meyer | " " | |
| James W Allaire | " " | |
| Samuel Mulford | " " | |
| J. R. Wilgers | " " | |
| Jos. [Lynch?] | " " | |
| G Hand[tala?]ling | " " | |
| Isaac S Hutchinson | " " | |
| Ths A West | " " | |
| D H [?] Briggs | " " | |
| John Ba[?]is | " " | |
| James [L?]. Yard | " " | |
| Vincent Ma[?]o[?] | " " | |
| Joseph Justice, jr. | " " | |
| William Norrag[?]n | " " | |
| S. B. Page. | Residence | Trenton N. Jersey |
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| [R?] S. Morrison | " " | |
| J. W. Leslie | " " | |
| Jona F Cheeseman | " " | |
| D A Biles | " " | |
| H. Hanon. | " " | |
| W M Br[iesdo?] | " " | |
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| L H. Wright | " " | |
| Macauley & Company | " " | |
| T P Mershon | " " | |
| S H Sterrett | " " | |
| J. W. V. Pitts. | " " | |
| Richard Snedeker | " " | |
| J. Houghton | " " | |
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| Joshua Rawnsley | " " | |
| Robert Mortimer | " " | |
| William Roscoe | " " | |
| Sam: W. Hollinshead | " " | |
| Edward Williams | " " | |
| Chas B. Smith | " " | |
| Charles Simmons | " " | |
| Peter Yates | " " | |
| Francis Marshall | " " | |
| Titus H Stout | " " | |
| James Kennedy | " " | |
| P. K. McClurg | " " | |
| Thomas Neal | " " | |
| Jas A. Sherman | " " | |
| Alfred Gibbs Campbell | " " | |
| Rank J Winters | " " | |
| Enoch Golden | " " | |
| Elwd Middleton | " " | |
| J. W. Hunt | " " | |
| James Warner | " " | |
| Obadiah Howell | " " | |
| Roswell Howe | " " | |
| D. S. Anderson | " " | |
| Saml McClurg | " " | |
| Israel Howell | " " | |
| George Morse | " " | |
| Wm R Titus | " " | |
| Charles Moore | " " | |
| Thos R Wilson | " " | |
| B. Franklin | " " | |
| A J B[?]am | " " | |
| Eli Morris | " " | |
| Jesse M Clark | " " | |
| Benja J Norman | Trenton NJ | |
| James Ewing | " " | |
| Henry Detzert. | " " | |
| Jno. D. Lloyd | " " | |
| [?]temple | " " | |
| Charles W. Jay | " " | |
| Saml E De[?] | " " | |
| Lysander Soper | " " | |
| A. B. Winder | " " | |
| George W Potter | " " | |
| John H. Butterfess | " " | |
| C. B. Howell | " " | |
| Joseph Marshall | " " | |
| Charles [?]tte | " " | |
| Wm C Beatty | " " | |
| Alfred Cox | " " | |
| Jasper Scott | " " | |
| W B King | " " | |
| Henery Nire | " " | |
| J F K[?]etet[?] | " " | |
| Isaac Hagerman | " " | |
| E S. HineT. NJ | " " | |
| [J M?] Johnston | " " | |
| Chas. H. McChesney | " " |
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Trenton N.J.
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Petition of Isaac. W. Lanning & 104 others, praying a reduction of Postage by Wm A Newell refer to committee on P. offices & Post Roads
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January 29 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