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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 ofMeigs County State of Ohiorespectfully 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.
D D Mather Chester
Wm Crook do
Wm Harper do
Geo. W. Cooper do.
Saml P Lindley do
Saml [Aair?] do
Wm J Lasher Rutland
Martin Ridenour Chester
Saml Bailey do
J. B. Fisk do
Wm W Sherwood do
Francis A Smith do
T. Montague do
B. Stout Rutland
Ja’s Pullins Chester
Thomson Pickens do
M. L. R. Hovey do
S A Burnam Orange1
Andrew Jackman Chester
Jacob Ridenour do
S. S. Branch do
William N. Hudson do.
Thomas Partlow do
Josiah B. Smith. do
M. W. Collins Do
C. V. Branch Do
N. P. Branch Do
J. C. Bestow 2d Do
R. R. Hudson Do
N. M. Mc. Glothlin Do
E B [Pilcher?] Do
Henry S Vansickle Do
E. S. Weldon Do
John Knight Do
J D. Bestow Do
Thos Whiteside Do
B. Knight Do
D. Knight Do
W. Sherwood Do
M Walker "
S. H. Branch "
J. V. Weldon do
F parsons
Jas. S. Walton do.
J. F. Brown
Milo Guthrie Orange
Henry Sherwood Chester
Eli S. Branch do
Chase Carr Orange
V. A. Walker Chester
H. H. Grow "
H Wells "
M K. Brewer "
Jamie Castle Bedford
S P Bestow Chester
Nathl Hamlin "
F. Cornell "
A Hobart "
R Allison "
Peter Branch "
Wm Gregg
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E Myers Chester
E Alexander "
F S. Hoit
Bnj Hoit
65
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Ohio
Petition of citisens of Meigs Co Ohio praying for reduction of Postage.
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February 15, 1849 Referred to the Committee on the Post Office & Post Roads.
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The Clerk of the House will please refer this petition to the committee on Post Offices & Post roads.S. F. Vinton
Feby. 15th 1849.
1“do” changed to “Orange”

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,