Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

PETITION FOR CHEAP POSTAGE.
ToTHE Senate AND House OF Representatives OF THE United States, IN Congress ASSEMBLED:
The undersigned, Citizens ofrespectfully 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.

NAMES. PLACE OF RESIDENCE.

S C Whittier Hallowell, Maine

Jon Cole "

Hiram Fuller "

D. P. Livermore "

[E S Lanford?] "

C. Spaulding "

C H Strickland "

W. W. Spaulding "

A Martin Jr "

F Butler Farmington

B Nason Hollowell

Edw^d K. Butler "

W. R Prescott "

H. P. Wood "

Simeon Hearsey "

S. Smith "

J A Woodbridge "

Tho^s J. Norris "

Merill F Abetts "

Simon Page "

W^m Nye "

B. F. Pollard "

S Foster "

C. G. Bachelder "

S. W. Johnson "

W^m Wilson "

D. L. Guptill, "

Sullivan Kendall "

Greenleaf Hiton "

A. B. Norton "

Emery F Joy "

Paul [Stutarey?] "

Th: B. Coolidge "

Jno, O’Donnell "

J, M, S, Winslow "

Thomas Winslow "

John Beamen "

William Hovey "

Frederic Bourne "

Andrew Brown "

William K Storey "

Allen Drew "

F W Norcross "

C A French "

Geo W Perkins Jr "

Charles, F. Stevens "

F L Ball "

Thomas Yeaton "

Tilly Pray. "

John R Gilman "

Orrin Emerson "

Geo M Bartlett "

Dwight Miner "

John. Bean. "

James [F?] Holland "

O. M. Warren "

J. E. Stindy "

Henry F Heywood "

Lewis G Hurlbut "

M W Leavitt "

A Whitney "

Nathaniel Pike "

Joseph M^cCausland "

John Jackson "

W. A. Wright "

T. H. Spear "

William Perkins "

John H Good "

Jonas Childs "

E [Y?]. Rollins "

John N, [Hovey?] "

C A Page "

N. E. Stevens "

George Roggers "

G. S. Wilkins "

G. S. Wilkins "

Peleg R. Brown. "

C. C. Richmond "

W. M. Stickney "

Seth Bicknell "

Ambrose Merrill "

Jon Wm Brown "

R [Lowger?] "

Jnô P. Flagg. "

A. F. Palmer "

N. Littlefield "

H. Johnson "

John R Whitten "

James A King "

Shepard Davis "

A D Niles "

John W [Durant?] "

Stevens Smith "

C H Davis "

Thomas Darker "

Geo. H Dunn "

Cha^s E Kimball "

L L Allen "

John W Bradley "

John. T. Boynton "

100 F. Jerome Day "

E. Rowell "

J. H. Withington "

David Getchell "

Thos. W. Newman "

Fredric G Jones "

Daniel B Palmer "

Isaac Sawyer Jr "

John B Wright "

Franklin T Rowe "

S B Gilman "

Cha^s E Stevens "

J. C Emerson "

Cyrus Woodrun "

John Wiley "

Wm Haskell "

Henry Reed "

Samuel Carr "

George Evans "

Sullivan Hilbrith "

Simon Johnson "

Samuel W Kimball "

"

J B. Haines "

Rufus. R: Page "

W. S. Marshal "

A. G. Coombs "

Moses B. Gilman "

Merrit Coolidge "

George King "

Joseph W Ordway "

John Tume "

Robt W Leigh "

Simon Buswell "

Chas Avery "

H. B. Locke "

John R Weaks "

Tho^s Kimball "

Charles Choate "

August [?] Lord "

Joseph [?]ton "

Albert Marsh "

G C McCausland "

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N. Gunnison "

Charles Small "

Simon E. Foss "

Nathan F Prescott "

H. J. Selden "

Thomas Leigh "

H. M. Kenney "

R. W. Lord, Esq "

Jacob Jones "

Thomas Small Jr. "

Simon Losien "

John Burwell "

Asa S. Niles "

Benja Davenport "

A P Macomber "

Thos J Smith "

Nathêl Leaman "

Eben F Hunt "

Samuel Stoddard "

Thomas Neuman "

Alpheus Dodge "

Henry L Dole "

Joseph W. Stickney. "

George, Smith "

Daniel N. Dole "

John H. Stickney. "

F. Hathaway "

F. A. Day "

Cyrus H Crett Augusta

Luther S Prescott Hallowell

L. M. Carr "

Geo S Marshall "

George S. Lincoln "

E. T. Getchell. "

Granville Cummings. "

N H Clark "

Cyrus. Cowell "

Isaac Porter "

William Reynolds "

Leander G Smith "

William H White "

J W Reed Dresden

Sam^l Walker Hallowell

J. Nutter "

Q. H. Lowell "

T. B. Marshall "

Nelson Evans. Halô

Isaac S. Sargent "

Henry Foster "

Henry Cary "

Charles E Childs, "

W’m F N Underwood "

Tho^s McAndrews "

James H Leigh "

96 Ariel Wall Hallowell

Alfred Beals. "

[Inam?] W Page "

Elijah L. Norcross "

200Harlow S Woode Hallowell

Joseph S Boynton "

James M^cClure "

Daniel Burns "

Solomon E Wells "

Orin [Hussey?] "

Newcomb W Stevens "

W^m A Haines "

Geo. J. Wall "

George W Perkins "

Dudley T. Morton "

Fred Nason "

W [?] "

A. G. Stenchfield "

Orin P Boyinton "

F. Allen "

Fredrich. A. Senter "

W. W. Keene jr "

A A Hosmer "

Benj F Melvin "

H. G. Evans "

J. F Russel "

W. M. L. Marshal. "

E, Horn "

W^m Rufus Page "

James Henney

John H Benson

John R Means

J M Getchell

G. A. Means.

C. F. Warriner

Cha^s O. Leach

Isaiah. S. Getchell Hallowell

Thomas. Stantial "

J. Llewellyn. Wood "

Jo^s H Locke "

Thomas Hovey "

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Ansel Upham

Nath^l Stevens

Harvey Tobey

Daniel [Conn?]

Leverett Lord

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Maine
Petition of citizens of Hallowell Me, praying for a Reduction of postage and the abolition of the franking privilege.

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February 1. 1849 Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

[ docketing ]
Belcher.

[ docketing ]
Petition for reduction of Postage, of Simeon C. Whittier and others.

[ docketing ]
to be refered to Committee on Post office and Post Roads

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Presented by Hiram Belcher Me

NAMES.	PLACE OF RESIDENCE.
S C Whittier	Hallowell, Maine
Jon Cole	"
Hiram Fuller	"
D. P. Livermore	"
[E S Lanford?]	"
C. Spaulding	"
C H Strickland	"
W. W. Spaulding	"
A Martin Jr	"
F Butler	Farmington
B Nason	Hollowell
Edw^d K. Butler	"
W. R Prescott	"
H. P. Wood	"
Simeon Hearsey	"
S. Smith	"
J A Woodbridge	"
Tho^s J. Norris	"
Merill F Abetts	"
Simon Page	"
W^m Nye	"
B. F. Pollard	"
S Foster	"
C. G. Bachelder	"
S. W. Johnson	"
W^m Wilson	"
D. L. Guptill,	"
Sullivan Kendall	"
Greenleaf Hiton	"
A. B. Norton	"
Emery F Joy	"
Paul [Stutarey?]	"
Th: B. Coolidge	"
Jno, O’Donnell	"
J, M, S, Winslow	"
Thomas Winslow	"
John Beamen	"
William Hovey	"
Frederic Bourne	"
Andrew Brown	"
William K Storey	"
Allen Drew	"
F W Norcross	"
C A French	"
Geo W Perkins Jr	"
Charles, F. Stevens	"
F L Ball	"
Thomas Yeaton	"
Tilly Pray.	"
John R Gilman	"
Orrin Emerson	"
Geo M Bartlett	"
Dwight Miner	"
John. Bean.	"
James [F?] Holland	"
O. M. Warren	"
J. E. Stindy	"
Henry F Heywood	"
Lewis G Hurlbut	"
M W Leavitt	"
A Whitney	"
Nathaniel Pike	"
Joseph M^cCausland	"
John Jackson	"
W. A. Wright	"
T. H. Spear	"
William Perkins	"
John H Good	"
Jonas Childs	"
E [Y?]. Rollins	"
John N, [Hovey?]	"
C A Page	"
N. E. Stevens	"
George Roggers	"
G. S. Wilkins	"
G. S. Wilkins	"
Peleg R. Brown.	"
C. C. Richmond	"
W. M. Stickney	"
Seth Bicknell	"
Ambrose Merrill	"
Jon Wm Brown	"
R [Lowger?]	"
Jn^o P. Flagg.	"
A. F. Palmer	"
N. Littlefield	"
H. Johnson	"
John R Whitten	"
James A King	"
Shepard Davis	"
A D Niles	"
John W [Durant?]	"
Stevens Smith	"
C H Davis	"
Thomas Darker	"
Geo. H Dunn	"
Cha^s E Kimball	"
L L Allen	"
John W Bradley	"
John. T. Boynton	"
100 F. Jerome Day	"
E. Rowell	"
J. H. Withington	"
David Getchell	"
Thos. W. Newman	"
Fredric G Jones	"
Daniel B Palmer	"
Isaac Sawyer Jr	"
John B Wright	"
Franklin T Rowe	"
S B Gilman	"
Cha^s E Stevens	"
J. C Emerson	"
Cyrus Woodrun	"
John Wiley	"
Wm Haskell	"
Henry Reed	"
Samuel Carr	"
George Evans	"
Sullivan Hilbrith	"
Simon Johnson	"
Samuel W Kimball	"
	"
J B. Haines	"
Rufus. R: Page	"
W. S. Marshal	"
A. G. Coombs	"
Moses B. Gilman	"
Merrit Coolidge	"
George King	"
Joseph W Ordway	"
John Tume	"
Robt W Leigh	"
Simon Buswell	"
Chas Avery	"
H. B. Locke	"
John R Weaks	"
Tho^s Kimball	"
Charles Choate	"
August [?] Lord	"
Joseph [?]ton	"
Albert Marsh	"
G C McCausland	"
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N. Gunnison	"
Charles Small	"
Simon E. Foss	"
Nathan F Prescott	"
H. J. Selden	"
Thomas Leigh	"
H. M. Kenney	"
R. W. Lord, Esq	"
Jacob Jones	"
Thomas Small Jr.	"
Simon Losien	"
John Burwell	"
Asa S. Niles	"
Benja Davenport	"
A P Macomber	"
Thos J Smith	"
Nath^el Leaman	"
Eben F Hunt	"
Samuel Stoddard	"
Thomas Neuman	"
Alpheus Dodge	"
Henry L Dole	"
Joseph W. Stickney.	"
George, Smith	"
Daniel N. Dole	"
John H. Stickney.	"
F. Hathaway	"
F. A. Day	"
Cyrus H Crett	Augusta
Luther S Prescott	Hallowell
L. M. Carr	"
Geo S Marshall	"
George S. Lincoln	"
E. T. Getchell.	"
Granville Cummings.	"
N H Clark	"
Cyrus. Cowell	"
Isaac Porter	"
William Reynolds	"
Leander G Smith	"
William H White	"
J W Reed	Dresden
Sam^l Walker	Hallowell
J. Nutter	"
Q. H. Lowell	"
T. B. Marshall	"
Nelson Evans.	Hal^o
Isaac S. Sargent	"
Henry Foster	"
Henry Cary	"
Charles E Childs,	"
W’m F N Underwood	"
Tho^s McAndrews	"
James H Leigh	"
96 Ariel Wall	Hallowell
Alfred Beals.	"
[Inam?] W Page	"
Elijah L. Norcross	"
200Harlow S Woode	Hallowell
Joseph S Boynton	"
James M^cClure	"
Daniel Burns	"
Solomon E Wells	"
Orin [Hussey?]	"
Newcomb W Stevens	"
W^m A Haines	"
Geo. J. Wall	"
George W Perkins	"
Dudley T. Morton	"
Fred Nason	"
W [?]	"
A. G. Stenchfield	"
Orin P Boyinton	"
F. Allen	"
Fredrich. A. Senter	"
W. W. Keene jr	"
A A Hosmer	"
Benj F Melvin	"
H. G. Evans	"
J. F Russel	"
W. M. L. Marshal.	"
E, Horn	"
W^m Rufus Page	"
James Henney
John H Benson
John R Means
J M Getchell
G. A. Means.
C. F. Warriner
Cha^s O. Leach
Isaiah. S. Getchell	Hallowell
Thomas. Stantial	"
J. Llewellyn. Wood	"
Jo^s H Locke	"
Thomas Hovey	"
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Ansel Upham
Nath^l Stevens
Harvey Tobey
Daniel [Conn?]
Leverett Lord