PETITION FOR CHEAP POSTAGE.
To THE Senate AND House OF Representatives OF THE United States, IN Congress ASSEMBLED:
The undersigned, citizens of
Clyde
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[Galen?],^ Wayne County, in the state of 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 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. | ||
| Rev. Chas. Acly | Clyde, N.Y. | ||
| Chas S. DeZong | "" | ||
| Albert Turney | "" | ||
| F. C. Atkins | "" | [?] | |
| A. C. Howe | "" | ||
| John Gilding | "" | ||
| Peter [Racie?] | "" | ||
| W. K. [Farrell?] | "" | ||
| M B Tyron | "" | ||
| A B Tyron | "" | ||
| Clyde | |||
| H W Woods | "" | ||
| B M Streeter | "" | ||
| Wm C Ely | "" | ||
| A Pardee | "" | ||
| B Eldridge | "" | ||
| Chas [C?]. Ford | |||
| Samuel Willoughby | Clyde | ||
| Frederic J Meade | "" | ||
| Jeremiah Mead | "" | ||
| Andrew Hulbert | "" | ||
| Joel [?] | "" | ||
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| Luke Morley | |||
| Joseph Gilding | |||
| L H Danford | |||
| Wm H Griswold | |||
| Christopher Johnson | |||
| J. Welling | Clyde | ||
| C Willoughby | |||
| Wm W. Stenicker | Clyde | ||
| Darwin Colvin | clyde | ||
| Jabez Fisk | Clyde | ||
| D Zeluff | ' | ||
| D. C. Hathaway. | Clyde | ||
| Wm S Stow | " | ||
| Charles A White | "" Clyde | ||
| Thos Brook | Clyde | ||
| Hiram Groesbeck | Clyde | ||
| Charles Gordon | " | ||
| Naaman Ford | clyde | ||
| George Willis | |||
| Lysander Clark | Clyde | ||
| Charles B Hallete. | " | ||
| William F Perce | "" | ||
| Seth Smith | " | ||
| Putnam Powers | " | ||
| Byron [?] Smickerbacker | |||
| Wellington Colvin | Clyde N.York | ||
| J Scott | Clyde | ||
| James Monty | |||
| James Chapman | clyde | ||
| Geo S. Eldridge | " | ||
| A. f. Sheldon | |||
| S. L. Geriner | galon | ||
| Joseph C Crandell | Rose | ||
| James Armitage | Galen | ||
| William H Nickols | Clyde | ||
| John Collier | Rose | ||
| Runsler Hendrix | galen | ||
| P. Ray | galen | ||
| Peter Hendrix | |||
| B. Franklin Pound | Marengo [?] | ||
| S. F. Crandle | Savannah NY | ||
| Wm B Moulton | Clyde | ||
| J. Y. Andrews | |||
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| J. T. Van Buskirk | Clyde | ||
| J. J. Stevens | Clyde | ||
| W. Munn Jr | D Do | ||
| F W Fornerook | Clyde | ||
| Thomas James | Clyde | ||
| Ansel Strong | |||
| H. H. Stevens | Clyde | ||
| S. P Child | Clyde | ||
| L. M Lyon | Clyde | ||
| John [M?] Cob | Savannah | ||
| John P Waldropt | Clyde | ||
| Almon Harper | Clyde | ||
| Charles Ferguson | Clyde N york | ||
| A Peck | " | ||
| Wm H Lamsdel | " | ||
| Wm G. Crawford | " | ||
| A. T. Hendrick | Clyde | ||
| J S Samoream | |||
| Thomas James | Clyde | ||
| Alfred Griswold | |||
| Gus Root | Clyde | ||
| Michael C Van DeCok | Rose | ||
| D Lapton | Clyde | ||
| John M. Vandercook | |||
| Henry Shelden | Butler | ||
| David Houghtelling | Savannah NY | ||
| A. F. Halstead | Clyde | ||
| R K Andrews | |||
| David Stoddard | Clyde | ||
| Silas B French | Sodus N.Y | ||
| Jeremiah Eldridge | Clyde NY | ||
| Fredc Bellamy | Clyde N.Y. | ||
| James McCredy | |||
| Byron Fields | |||
| John Child | Clyde NY | ||
| L Redfield Jr | |||
| R Harrington | Cyde NY | ||
| B. Ford | |||
| A H Redfield | |||
| T. J. Whiting | J. M [Pothamus?] | Clyde N.Y | |
| H. Hoory | Clyde N.Y | ||
| Samuel Jones | Clyde N.Y | ||
| S B Garrison | Clyde | ||
| John J Dickson | Rose | ||
| A. H. Hand | Clyde | ||
| [?] | Clyde | ||
| J C Perkins | do | ||
| Lewis S Town | Clyd | ||
| J DeStone | P Master | " | |
| D J [?] | " | ||
| Solomon Platner | " | ||
| A. R. Frisbie | " | ||
| J. B. Stow | " | ||
| Jas M Nichols | " | ||
| P H Van Buskirk | " | ||
| John Latimer | " | ||
| Mr Andrew Griner | " | ||
| J B Allen | " | ||
| 125 names. |
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Dear Sir,You will oblige many Citizens of your County, some of whom are your constituents,
by presenting to the Hon. House of which you are a member, the within Petition.[ docketing
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Petition of 125 citizens of Wane County
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Petition of 125 citizens of Clyde. New York asking for a reduction of postage and
the abolition of the Franking privalage. Presented by E. Blackmar
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February 5, 1849 Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
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Blackmar
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,