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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 Orange County and State of New York
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.
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NAMES. PLACE OF RESIDENCE.
Rev. Wm H. Hart Walden, Orange Co. N.Y.
[?]anach Walden"""
Thos Millspaugh Walden'''
Richard Woodruff do
Caleb. Parshall Walden N.Y.
Jacob Latourette do
Isaac N Morehouse St Andrews
Albert B. Wood Walden
William Crist do
John J. Cur[?]ire
James Kidd Walden N.Y
Alexander J Milliken do
George. B. Youngblood do
John W Odelle do
Jacob D Millspaugh Do
Henry Kidd Jur Walden Orange Co
Alexander Kidd Do
John Main Esq Walden
Augt F. Scofield Walden
Geo G. Scofield Walden
Geo. W. Millspaugh Walden
Alexn Whigan Do
C. S. Briggs do
James M Kidd do
David Crist do
Conrad Moore do
Bicknell Woodward do
Bayard Parshall do
Sidney Kidd do
James. W. Millspaugh
John Hamilton Walden
Henry H McElheney Walden
Isaac. P. Mead Walden
charles W Miller Walden
Sylvanus Clineman Walden
Thos Hepper Walden
Mordicai Homan Walden
Ja[?] Holbrow Walden
John. M. Quick Walden
David G Bogert
Peter Gala[?]ian Walden
John Kidd Do
John Seaton Do
John Wilson Do
William H Tate do
George Wood do
John Leitch do
M R Newkirk Do
William L Woodruff St Andrews
Alexander Morgan Walden
John Wm Marsden do
John Broadbent do
John F Cape do
Jesse McEwen do
Bayard. H. Barkley. Walden. Orange, Co
John N Tuthill New Windsor
Marcus. K. Hill Walden
O A Whitehead do
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Petition of Wm H Hart and other Citizens of Walden orange Co. N. York praying for a reduction of postage and the abolition of franking prvoalege
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February 21, 1849 Referred to the Committee on the Post Office & Post Roads.
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Presented by Mr St John
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St John

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