PETITION FOR CHEAP POSTAGE.
To THE Senate AND House OF Representatives OF THE United States, IN Congress ASSEMBLED: The undersigned, citizens of Easton C[?] 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 packet 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. |
| P. P Atwell. | Easton N.Y |
| John Skiff | Easton NY |
| Alfred Worth | " " |
| Roderick B Newman Md | " " |
| " " | |
| Benjamin B Robinson | " " |
| Wm Neal | |
| Edward Elsworth | " " |
| R Spears Atwell | " " |
| A. H. B. Potter | " " |
| John M Welling | " " |
| Jonathan Green | " " |
| " " | |
| George Osborn | " " |
| James A Potter | " " |
| Henry H Derby | ' ' |
| J W A VanSchank | " " |
| Richard Mahr | " " |
| P. Walls. | H Darrow |
| A Darrow | P. Gifford |
| P. Pratt | H S. Pratt |
| Wm D Bishop. | M. Hoxstern |
| M. Hoxstern | C. King. |
| C. Pratt | J. Darrow |
| Wm Cooper | H. Smead. |
| J. [Hoxstern?] | Mary Prat |
| M. C. Pratt | J Kenyon |
| Ira Pratt | Jane Pratt |
| Phebe Pratt | Cath Eastwood |
| Cath King | [Peyton?] King |
| Wm A Fowler | Zephyr [Kelsy?] |
| Charles. Darrow | Mary L King. |
| Andrew [?] | Easwell Pratt |
| Martin Phaw | Marstn [Dun’ Hue?] |
| Fans Kepp. | |
| Asa Coggshall | Edw Smith |
| Arnold Coggshall | Rob Wier |
| Sam. [?] | James Macomber |
| Alexander Green | Wm Congdon |
| Benj Green | James Phelps |
| Ada Phelps | |
| John Galloway | Amanda Phelps |
| Hugh Hill | |
| David Small | |
| George [Wilcox?] | [?] Hill |
| [?] | [?] [Coggshall?] |
| Mary [?][Coggshall?] | |
| Jane W[?] | |
| Nancy P[?] | |
| Sidney Vandnam | |
| David Johnson | Easton |
| Daniel Anthony | |
| [?] Becker | Easton |
| Lorenzo Alen | " |
| Thomas J. Wilbur | North Easton |
| W N Quackenbush | North Easton |
| Stephen W English | Easton |
| George W Green | Easton |
| Clark Gardner | do. |
| James Cornell | Easton |
| E S Anthony Esqr | North Easton |
| Benjamin Sarle Jr | saraleger |
| Thomas Callahan | |
| Robinson Butler | Easton[ |
| Capt F W Marshall | Easton |
| David Herington | Easton |
| John. W. Benson | " |
| Lewis Potter D D | Easton |
| Daniel Barber | Easton |
| Joseph H Northup | North Easton |
| Job Eldredge | Job Eldredge |
| N W McKie | Cambridge |
| Samuel Manyard | Easton |
| John Callahan | " |
| Aseph Thurtleff | Easton |
| Solomon Johnson | Easton |
| [?] | Easton |
| John O Cornwell M D | Easton |
| James M Skiff | |
| Joseph Benson | Easton |
| Thos J Wilbur | Minerva |
| [?] J. J Cornell Esq [ |
N Easton |
| Fredrick Franklin Reed | N. Easton |
| J Joseph. H. Weswell | N Easton |
| James W Condall | Do |
| William Johnson | Do |
| Harvy Harrington | |
| Richard D Lent | |
| Clark [Gardner?] Jr | |
| John[?] | Easton Conn |
| Peter gallagher | Easton |
| [Marin?] E Hill | |
| Joseph Lucy | |
| [ |
Cambridge |
| Peleg Thomas | E |
| Horace Brownell | |
| George. H. Kenerson | |
| Thompson W Handy | |
| Rev James Wicks Esq | North Easton |
| Adbey Sherman Esqr | |
| Rev Alonzo C Marshall Esq | |
| Wm S P Chapin | |
| Jacob Severn | |
| Wm Dines | " " |
| S. R. Potter | " " |
| Pharoah Schuyler | Easton " |
| Charles Neal | Easton " |
| John Hutchinson | Easton " |
| Philo Hull | Easton " |
| Harvey Hill | Easton " |
| Sidney W Benson | Easton |
| William Cozzens | Easton |
| Amos M. Tefft | Do |
| James Barry | Easton |
| Luke English | Do |
| John A Robinson | |
| Oliver C Beebe | Easton |
| Lucius E. Shurtleff | " |
| Henry Witbeck | |
| Ezra Burdick | " |
| J M [VanSchaif?] [ |
Easton |
| S. F. Noble | Westfield |
| Russell S. Borden | Easton |
| Charles A Cornell Capt | |
| Henry. D. Wiswell | E |
| C Van Buren | Easton |
| Charles Rhubottom | Do |
| Daniel Cornell | " |
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| Robert B Wallace | Easton |
| Josiah D Gorham | Easton |
| Peter R Lilley | " |
| Dewitt C Berry | " |
| Peter Snell | " |
| Daniel Nutting | " |
| Jacob [N?] Wood | " |
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Petition of Easton, Washington County N.Y. praying for a reduction of postage
Petition of Easton, Washington County N.Y. praying for a reduction of postage
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February 19. 1849 Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
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Kellogg
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By Mr O. Kellogg
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[peti?] rafered to the Com on post Offices & post Roads.
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,