PETITION FOR CHEAP POSTAGE
To THE Senate AND House OF Representatives OF THE United States, IN Congress ASSEMBLED:The undersigned, citizens of Essex. Essex Co New York 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 a 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. |
| Rev W Ames | Essex N.Y. |
| H B Hale | Robert Hillack |
| John [Grauelen?] | |
| Asa Benby | Joseph Langway |
| Wm Tucker | Truman Clark |
| John Tucker Sr | |
| John H Dayton | |
| W. G Lyon | |
| G. Lyon | |
| E. J. Rogers | |
| John Lee | |
| Philip Rigion | |
| Daniel Watkins | |
| M. H Stower Supervisor | |
| James B Moss [ |
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| William Willson | |
| M T [Hohams?] | |
| Joel Kneeland | |
| Jeremiah Larrue |
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citizens of Essex county N. Y. for cheap postage
citizens of Essex county N. Y. for cheap postage
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February 3. 1849 Referrd to the Committee on on the Post Office & Post Roads.
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| A M Fortune | |
| James ORiley | Abram Egleston |
| Rev Lyman Smith | Elihu Chamberlin |
| Aaron D. Fletcher | Saml L Allen. |
| Albert Hutchings | |
| H W Parkhill | [James?] Allen |
| Robt Fortune | David Hayward |
| W. H. Younger | |
| R. A. Leet | Wm Marshall |
| G M Gifford | Ransom Noble |
| David Delarue | Belden Noble |
| B D Bacon | |
| L. Higby Jr | Allen [Steeneber?] |
| Hosea Hauns | Daniel Jameison |
| Charles Egleston | James Vanomore |
| Noble[?] | [?]R Chase |
| H. D. Edwards | James Dempsey |
| Henry Barker | Calvin [Santire?] |
| McGarick | Jared Goodrich |
| Stephen Cuyler | Edward Vanomore |
| David W. Dickerson | |
| C. B Cuyler | Wm B. Harris |
| John Stafford | Truman Sargent |
| W B Parkhill | Nathaniel Dickerson |
| J W Haight | Israel B Hawley |
| W. Blin | Sylvester Young |
| C. F. Edwards | Joseph Farnum |
| Harry Palmer | H H Ross Jnr |
| B P. [?] | John Haskins Jr |
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,