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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 Trenton, oneida Co. 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 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.
Luther Guiteau Trenton.
Nancy Guiteau
John P. Guiteau
S. P. Guiteau
Frederick Ball 5
John Evans Jr
W. S. Evans
D. B. Worden
H Maurice
J. Howe 10
Geo. W. Storrs
E M Birdseye
John Younglove
Daniel French
Wm Eagleston 15
Edgar Buckingham.
Griffith Prichard
Ephm Storrs
Wm.. S.. Williams
Luther Guiteau Jr. 20
Perry Philleo Russia, Herk. Co.
Daniel Powers Trenton
Ezra. M. Birdseye Jr "
J. R. Watkins "
Da[?] F Bestor 25
John Roberts
A.. P.. Smith.
Harvey Birdsey
John Perry
S. J. Mappa. 30
J. A. Mappa.
Chas W Mappa Martinsburgh.
A. G. Mappa
E H. Mappa
x John Prichard 35
Welcome Vincent Jr
T. Tanner jr
Justin Loomer
William Jones Jr
Albert Lormen 40
Thomas Barton
James Birds[?]
" Cornelius Perry
John Lewis
[...?] L Q Billings 45
Otis M cla[?]lin
R G Brown
C E. [?] Billings
H. S. Billings
E. S. Billings 50
E. P. Billings
M. L. Billings
M J M Hicks
G W Burton
Benj Tanner 55
James Wood
Perkins Storrs
C. H. Warren
G S Waters
Thomas. Solan. 60 Deerfield.
P. Birdsall
John. H. Egert
[?]G. Maurice
Hugh Abrams
William T Williams 65
Nathan Cole
John Owens
John. T. Owens
Charles Owens
William. Griffiths 70
Owen T. Owens
Charles. Briggs
John Evans
George Egert
Henry Egert 75
Seth Hubbard
Thomas. Hubbard
Milton Miller
Seth Youngs
John Youngs 80
Owen E Owens
Wm G Griffith
Eber. Birdseye
William. Simpson
Henry Williams 85
Hugh Williams
William Williams
Charls
Charles Wood
Ruben Powell 90
James Parker Jr
William [J?]ones
John Roberts
Thomas. Roberts
Samuel. Roberts 95
Patrick. Solan
Thadeus Ball
J. D. Waters
J. M. Hicks Ju
Phineas. Murray. 100
Sylvester Sanford
Grove. G. Hopkins
Wm H Storrs
John Egert
Luther Egert 105
Thos Rowland
Joseph Clark
Andrew Fish
Phillip Fish
Benj. clark 110
Andrew Frazier
Henry A Billings
David Drays
Louis D Carpenter
Richard James 115
J. Griffiths
J. Evans
J. Maurice
J Edwards
Calvin. Grey
C. B. Douglas
[?] Watkins
Wm Fraizer
Harvey Birdseye Jun
Evan Griffith 125
John. Williams Jr
John. S. Williams
David James
Harlow Watkins
Harvey Post 130
(all of Trenton, I believe, with the Exception of the few to whom I have appended the name of a different place.E. B.
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N.Y.
Petition of Inhabitants of Trenton Oneida Co. N.Y. for cheap Postage & for abolishing the Franking Privilege
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Post Offices & Post Roads
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February 21, 1849 Referred to the Committee on the Post office & Post Roads
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T. Jenkins
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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