To the Senate & House of Representatives of the United States in congress assembled
The undersigned residents of the state of Ohio beleiving that enlightened policy requires
the reduction of Postage on letters to 2 cents and that on papers to half & one cent,
and the abolishment of the franking privilege would humbly pray your honorable body
to pass a law to that effect, and as in duty bound &c
| Abel B. Berry | Clement Wright |
| P. Wright | |
| H S Carter | J. F. Fenn |
| A. Douglass | |
| Anson Ashley | |
| S M Bronson | |
| [?] C Wright | |
| Thomas S Beach | |
| Robt Robert Randall | |
| G. A. Treat | |
| P. C. Stone | |
| E T. Chapman | |
| B. B. Treat | |
| Alvin Stone | |
| Daniel Hine | |
| A J Huse | |
| C C Bronson | |
| Jas Stone |
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Petition of Abell B. Berry, Clement Wright and others citizens of Summit Co. Ohio
for reducing letter postage to two cents and newspaper postage to one half and one
cent [?]d for abolishing the franking privilege.
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Presented by J. Crowell
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February 20. 1849 Referred to the Committee on the Post office and Post Roads.
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Referred to Com. on Post office and Post Roads
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Crowell
Autograph 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