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PETITION FOR CHEAP POSTAGE.
To THE Senate AND House OF Representatives OF THE United States, IN Congress ASSEMBLED:
The undersigned, citizens of Warwick, Franklin Co, Mass
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 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.
George F. Clark Names
H, E, Clark. Sarah N. Ball
Ira [Draper?] Betsey A Lasure
Humphrey Stevens Elisabeth. Stevens
Wm R, Ball Elizabeth, W, Spooner
Stephen Brown Abby W Hastings
Harvey Barber Sarah D, Hastings,
Barnard Fisher Clara J, Hastings.
Daniel Pierce Chloe C, Wheelock,
Charles Pomeroy Mary C. Barber
[T?] W [Hoover?] Eunice W. Blake
Geo. S. Chesebro. Caroline J Blake
Geo Field Jr. Jonathan Blake 2d
Charles. C. Stevens Hannah Stevens
S. Barber Harriet Willson
Daniel. A. Hawkins Jr Mary A, Green.
Samuel J Lyman Clarrissa Gould,
Edward F Mayo Ann M Barber.
Calvin W [Delou?] Joanna Knight
Curtis. E. Perry Martha Johnson,
Amory Houghton Eunice [Moy?]
Emily Draper
Charles F Sawyer Saml Williams
George W [Kilburn?] [...?] Esther Stevens
James [Fuller?] Eliza Jones
Henry Harvey Zibiah H. Jones.
James, H. Ball Louise P. Jones.
George Jones Nancy Stevens
William Kilburn Sarah E Stevens
Samuel Ball N G Stevens
Thomas H, Blake Daniel Holman
Jacob R, Gale Adeline Burridge
Asahel Cook Julia L, Burridge
Henry Hastings Lucy D. Burridge
Addison Sherwin, Martha Moore.
Wm J. Perry Louisa Moore,
Alonzo Barrus Susan t Day
Oliver Landin Dolly Bass
Amos. K. Whitney Sarah Leonard
Asa Gould Martha Leonard
Nathaniel E Stevens Elmina L. Gale
C W Hastings James Goldsbury
Albert G Barber James Goldsbury Jr
Joseph Stevens S Sweetser Goldsbury
Joseph [Willson?] Miranda Goldsbury
Joseph W Green
Edward Mayo
Aaron Bass.
George Fisher Mrs Mariah Fisher
[Harry Grout?] Roena A franklin
Chandler Bass Fanny Deloy
Dwight Fuller Mary A Grout
Augustus Woodard Susan Deloy
Henry H. Barber. Mary A Goodwin
Charles [Wooden?] Sophi Goodwin
Luke [Delou?] Elizabeth Mabring
Michael Goodwin [Permelia?] Hammond
Jabez G Manning Isabel P Hammond
Charles M Conant H. Maria Barber,
[Alvin?] Delvee Lucy M Delvoe
Alexander W. Cooper Jr Susan C [Delvee?]
Olive [Delvee?]
Jane Spencer
Total 119
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Mass,
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The Petition of George F. Clark & other citizens of Warwick, Mass, asking for cheap postage
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February 3, 1849 Referred to the Committee on the Post office & Post Roads
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Come on P. O. &c.
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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