PETITION FOR CHEAP POSTAGE.
To THE Senate AND House OF Representatives OF THE United States, IN Congress ASSEMBLED:
The undersigned, citizens of Johnston County No Ca
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 when 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. |
| Jno MacLeod | Near Smithfield N. Ca. |
| A. Sauders | do do do |
| J. J. G Woodall. | " " " |
| C. J. Bingham | " " " |
| Hardy Summerlin | " " " |
| John W. Hodges | |
| B S McCullers | Johnston Ct |
| Sam G Smith | " " |
| A. D. Northam | Smithfield |
| Edward Sanders | Johnston Ct |
| Young Morgan | " " |
| B. Sanders | " " |
| George McCullen | " " |
| L. H. Sanders. | " " |
| B Bryan | " " |
| Wm Hastings | " " |
| D. Avera | Smithfield |
| Jno B Beckwith | " " |
| Jas S S. Beckwith | " " |
| Thos Bagly | " " |
| A. G. Powell | Near Smithfield |
| Wm H. Morning | Smithfield |
| W. F. S. Alston | " |
| P. Ferrall | " |
| S Son[?]d | " |
| Wm R Leo | " |
| E E Powell | " |
| John Woodall | " |
| D. H. Holland | |
| Garry Holl[a?]man | |
| Lewis Oliver | " |
| Dawson. T. Durham | " |
| James. McPherson | " |
| W W Peacock | " |
| S. E. Pakway | |
| Thos J. Heatt | |
| Walter R Moore | Johnston Cty |
| Nathan Williams | Johnston Cty |
| Wm H Sanders | " |
| Nathan Bryan | " |
| Alvin Coats | " |
| M A[orera?] | " |
| Wm. P. Johnson | " |
| C. A. Bryan | " |
| Jas H. D[?]ba[?] | " |
| D. McPherson | Smithfield |
| William Stanly, Junr | Johnston |
| [W?] C C [?] | |
| L. B. Davis | |
| Jesse Adams | Johnston Co |
| John Johnson Snr | " " |
| B. B. Allen | " " |
| " | |
| James M Lenny | " |
| James Cast[on?] | " |
| Wm Davenport | " " |
| W A Thornton | " " |
| A G. Thornton | " " |
| Vine H Adams | |
| Calvin Jennigan | |
| E. D. Nichols | |
| Alsey B Holland | |
| Will: H: Campbell. | |
| Robert Masingill | |
| B Blackman | |
| J R Blackman | |
| Dixon Phillips | |
| Matthew Parker | |
| John Cordell | |
| Bryant Holland | |
| Rufus Ful[dsmer?] | |
| Jesse Parker | |
| J D Davis | |
| R P Waring | |
| J. G. [?] P M | |
| Young Bridges | |
| Warren Holland |
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Johnston Co. N. C.
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The Petition of John McLeod & others pray a further reduction of postage.
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January 29, 1849 referred to the Com^mittee^ on Post offices & Post Roads
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J R J Daniel
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