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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 Goshen Elkhart Co Indianarespectfully 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.
E. M. Chamberlain Goshen Elkhart Co. I.a.
J M Stamliff J L. Powell
J. H. Defrees H
M. Bashor
B. G. [Crary?]
[?] Jackson
M. A Sherwood
Jas C. [Winegar?]
Geo W Fosdick
Henry Dansman
W A Thomas
John Wooster
John Dertin
L. Sherwin
Christian Shrock
Jacob Miller
J. L. Powell
S. C. Brainard H. W. Bissell
H[?] Hodges F. Heffner
John Ragland Orrin Curtis
Daniel Dickinson S. [?]. Bushnell
Henry Mayfield Charles Stoughton
Jacob [?] E G Chamberlain
Andrew Caldwell D S. Howell
William Aurndt Henry Stauffer
Abner Blue J. C. F. Rommel
Alexander Carr Wm Newell
W. W. Latta. John Buffington
Andrew McColaugh
James Cornell M Le Miles
John Burkhoder Thomas Thomas
Stephen B Smith
David A Gillmore Wm Dodge M D.
Joseph D Knox John Cook
[rel?] Miller Nicholas Galentine
John Galentine A. L. Hubbell
Abraham Ault Louis Thomas
Elias Hess Milton Mercer
T H Parrott Frederick Jackson
James McRegn John Jackson
Joseph Deardorff M. C. Dougherty.
Solomon P Yeoman
W. S. Hopkins: John Cook
Wm Graham Jesse Hilbush
[...?] Samuel Stump
A. S. Kedzie Anthony Swooland
John L Davis John Winder
M. H. Rollin
Benj W Vesey Samuel T Young
C. W. Miller Joseph H Whitaker
J. M. Rockwell
B Downy Ebenezer Raymond
David B Pippenger
M. E. Morris
[?] R [McCord?]
Henry Cook Bolser Hess
[Dorsen?] [?]
Jonathan Wyland Tarrans Burns
Samuel Deardorff Isaac M Carpenter
J P Hawks
Richard. F. Stewart
G. P. Lark
Peter Kerstetter
James N Drake
David Mitchell
Christian Rarick
W. H. Pease
Jacob Yoder
D Parret
John Robison
W. J. Matchet
J. C. Lukens
W. C. Matchett.
Alonzo Gilbert
Asahel Murphy
Wm Griffin
Wm Pearmen
Jacob Andrew
Christian. S. Farber
H. K. Thomas
Joseph H Mather
Meriet. M. Truesdell.
Edwin Martin
Wm W. McVitty
Clark Brown
John Crane
Jefferson Earle
W B. Hascull
E. Brown
H. S. Aldman
J L. Crary
J. H. Barns
Smith Chamberlin
Henry Peasce
John Ball
A. B. Clark
Jonass Tryon
P M Henkel
I W Irwin
George W Betz
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India. . .
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Petition of E M Chamberlain & 132 other citizens of ^Goshen^ Indiana praying the reduction of Postage and abolishment^tion^ of the franking privilige
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ref Come on Post Offc & Post Roads
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February 7, 1849 Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
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Cathcart

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,