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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 ofrespectfully petition Congress to pass a law, establishing
1. A uniform rate of Two Cents on letters weighing half an ounce, and two cents for every additional half ounce, prepaid, and double that rate if not prepaid.
2. Newspapers, periodicals, and all printed matter, one cent per sheet, prepaid; but newspapers of the smaller size half a cent. ^prepaid, except newspapers & 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.
James Brown New York
Jas W Brown. New York.
Stewart Brown Newyork
G. W. Patterson. Do
James DeLancey Walton West Hoboken N. Jersey
J H Phinney New York
Robt Forrest. Do
[J C. A.?] Burnet Do
Isaac R. Nash Do
Augustus G. M. Bowen Do
W C [Pukengill?] Do
Jno B. Kitching Do.
Thomas Denny Do.
E M Brown Do
Euginie Duncan Do
Elizth A. E Codman Do
M H Brown Do
Wm B. Brown Do
T. B. Stillman
Horatio Allen. Do.
Geo. F. Allen Do
Joseph Stillman Do
James Wilkinson Do
J R Wiggin Do
Wm Plumb Do
W B Sperman Do
Joseph Francis Do
Horatio Ames ct
J. W. Stratton New York
Philip L [Mars?] do
J. H. Stillman do.
D, G, Wells do
H. H. Baker do
Thos Davison Do
T [Kaswell?] Jr Do
Wm H. Plumb Do.
Sidny B Willey Do
N M Stratton "
J D B Stillman Do
W D Niles do
Joseph Dully Do
Thos Harrison do
T. [F?]. Lang Do
Chas C. Greenough do
B J Millers do
Geo Abrams, do,
M Berry do
R C Howe Do
Moses Briggs Do
Jno Ogden Do
A. M. Stratton Do
J. R. Taylor Do
Isaac W Angell Do
William Jones Do
John [Purves?] Do
John Jones Do
John Powers do
Thomas Robinson Do
John Williams Do
John Hemingway Do
Thomas Ashley Do
Robert Williams Do
[?] [Bogardus?] Do
John [Levingoss?] Do
Wm Hendrick Do
Jno Bulson Do
Benj F Godsoe Do
David McIntosh Do
W B Maison Jr Do
Wm W Downs do
Thomas M Crosby
Jas Hendricks Do
Wm A Freeborn do
James. Gallagher Do
William Simpson Do
Thomas C Mott Do
John Frost Do
George W Sharpe Do
Wm Garrabrant Do
Solon [Fairer?]
Thomas Greig
Isaac Foster
Wm S Hawkins do
Silus Ayres Do
Henry E Rhoades Do
Gilbet Nelson Do
Philipp Zimmermann
William Handy Do
George Lanaghan Do
Wm Hasen Do
James Armstrong Do
James Walker
Steffen D Ayalo Do
Christopher Nagreet Do NY
John McHaig
George Steers Do
Edward Fry Do
Elias Harrison Do
Michael M. White
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N. E. Mosieri Do
Joseph Young Do
Jacob [Wibell?] Do
Robert Simpson Do
William Wade NY
Thos H. Faron. N.Y.
Thomas Keating N.Y
H R Marsden NY
Charles A Young NY
H F Livingsworth. NY
Henry T Squire NY
B. G. Crowell NY
John H Ames NY
Zenas Crowell NY
David G. Nelson NY
John. Gallagher N.Y
Dewitt Gorsuch NY
Gilbert Winslow NY
Rufus Burton N.Y
Elias Gregg cor 19 & 3rd Ave
J, G, Young NY
Henry Kinghorn Lewis St
Wm E Lockwood NY
Andrew Russell Do
James [?] do
Wm Lawton NY
Wm Ja Stillman N York
William Ogden
Timothy ODonnell N.Y
Wm H Havens N.Y
Benjamin Havens N.Y
Sam [?] N.Y
[Neil?] Diamond N.Y
Mathias Duke NY
John Murta NY
Nathaniel M Weekes N York
Patk McGiven NY
Sabin Lewis "
Lewis Tilton "
Philip Malone "
John Smith "
George [Timagen?] "
Stephen Wallace "
Benjamin Nichols "
Eli Whitley "
Joseph Anderson "
Thos Burns "
William S Bryson "
John Robinson "
F. John Beatty "
Elisha Moore "
James Dillon "
James Handy "
Alexander [McCombs?] "
Thos Taylor "
William Gaddis "
William Johnson N.y
James Alexander "
William Stuart "
Samuel Mckinney "
Thomas Beaty "
John Nelson "
John Irwin "
John Spindlove "
Thomas Woods "
Patrick McDonough "
Joseph Hughes "
George Doeg "
Robert Gregory "
James R Purdy N.Y
John Hughes ""
Michael Gorman "
Saml Stuart "
James Mallinson "
D Coleman "
G Sweney "
Jacob Johnson "
William [Caheen?]
David J. Smith "
Sawatere Capach " ^NY^
R. S. Williams " ^do. do.^
Silas Ling " ^do. do^
Thomas Gory " ^do. do^
David Price " ^do. do^
W H Strong ^"^ "
John Loughlin "
Robert Vealand "
James Ellis "
James Smith "
Patrick Gallagher "
John Patton "
Charles Diederick "
Thos Avery Jr "
Thomas Hoey "
Daniel Young "
Jacob M Goodman "
Peter Stimaker, "
John Gebling
R M Stratton New York
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New York
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Petition of many citizens of New York for a reduction of the rates of postage
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February 14, 1849, Referred to the Committee on the Post Office & Post Roads.
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Refd Committee of Post Offices & Post Roads
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Mr Maclay
N.Y.

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