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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 Nunda, Livingston Co. N.Yrespectfully 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.
James Swain P. M. Nunda
H. Chalker Do.
G P Waldo do
J. M. Barrett do
Henry C. Jones
B P Richmond Do
A. J. Ray "
Edgar M. Brown "
B Bayley "
L F [Ride?]
G A Dodge
E. R. Foster "
D Jackson "
S. C. Upson
G. L. Harding "
J. W. Briggs "
Thos Chynoweth "
S [B?] [?] Portage
E. J. Paine Nunda
W. [V?]. Talcott "
M. T. Pont "
Roswell Bennet "
M. Phillips "
H. B. Thayer "
N Chandler "
Erw L Dickinson "
David Thayer "
M. Colby "
Edmon Palmer Portage
Isaac Brown [Jun?] Nunda
William Bixby "
Milton. T. Halls "
Sylvenus Ellis "
James. L. Rathburn "
Salmon Satterly "
W. C. Fuller "
A. Burgess Nunda
David Babcock "
Wm N. Marsh "
Joseph Fraley "
Luther Thompson "
H. A. Chase Nunda
Randolph Burt [Nun?]da
Alanson Kelsey "
Chas V. Craven Nunda (over
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J. Gilmor Nunda
G. F. Ladd Nunda
S. S. Eastmond "
Isaac J. Mechan "
Wm Duryee "
A H Clark nunda
Joseph Cole "
John bennet "
Potter Austin "
S W Scott Nunda
H. C. Grover Nunda
Robert Carrick Portage
[...?] James O. Lake "
Julius Carver "
Luther Warren "
David V White Nunda
R. P. Spencer Portage
A McFarline "
Alexander T. Guy Nunda
William F. Smith Portage
W. Whitcomb Nunda
Wm Spencer dodo
John Swain ''
Geo Greig Nunda
[R?]. J. Balty "
J C McGain "
Ralph McCarver "
S L Hamilton "
John H Barber Portage
J. Willis. Nunda
V. G. Hatch Nunda
Wm B. Battin Do
G H Briggs "
E H Chandler "
John A Ditto "
P. D. Burgher "
S. B. Warner "
F D [Jake?] [Canallis?]
on Genese Vally Central
Jacob Hand Sect		 "
N P Wilcox "
Jirah D Cole Nunda
Zadock Herrick "
Charles H Randall Portage
S. Albert Carver. Nunda
A Bell Do
Joel Satterlee Jur Nunda
F M Pettit Nunda
S. P Towns "
Lathrop L Hills "
John F Wagon Nunday
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Petition for cheap Postage of James Swain & others of Livingston Co N.Y.
Refd to Com on Post Roads & Post Office
R L Rose
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February 23, 1849 Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
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Partially Printed Document Signed, 3 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,