PETITION TO CONGRESS FOR CHEAP POSTAGE.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, in Congress assembled:The undersigned, Citizens of Massachusetts, respectfully petition Congress to pass
a Law to establish a uniform rate of Postage, not to exceed one cent on Newspapers, and two cents on eachpre-paid Letter of half an ounce, for all distances.
And as in duty bound will ever pray.
| NAMES. | RESIDENCE. | NAMES. | RESIDENCE. |
| William B Howes. | Boston | Geo. Cutler | Boston |
| A. Lincoln | Do | A Burlingame | " |
| Isaac Tatman jr | Do | W. J Cutler | " |
| Henry Wood | Do. | [?] [?] | " |
| Seth Robinson | Chas D Cobb | " | |
| Daniel Harren | Calvin Hagar | " | |
| Abner Forbes | H N Gridley | ||
| Samuel Meal | Do | William Kimball | " |
| William H Bass | |||
| Wm Smith | Wm J. Hubbard | ||
| Geo. F. Ruggles | E H. Doolittle | ||
| Wm C. Stimpson | Thomas P. Rich | ||
| Moses Mellen | Do | A T Turner | |
| D. R. Chapman | |||
| Otis C Whitny | |||
| Frederick Jacoby | |||
| E. H. Ball. | Perley. Morse Jr | ||
| Andrew Cushing | Jos. H. Adams | ||
| G W Learnard | Benjn H Skinner | " | |
| Danl S Learnard | Kimball Gibson | ||
| John S Learnard | John Phelps, | Putnam ny | |
| Seth W. Fuller | Samuel Little | ||
| N. B. Chamberlain | Charles Pierce | ||
| J. M. Parker | P. P. F. [Degrand?] | " | |
| Edward Blake | John Kuhn | ||
| W. Thompson | Abel F [Farrar?] | ||
| E. [Codman?] | Noah [Beebye?] | ||
| Geo. S. Blanchard | Willard F [Lethbrdge?] | ||
| C H Blanchard | John Coolidge Jr | ||
| G W Perrin | |||
| Daniel Sharp Jr | Corbin Gant | ||
| J. H. Adams Jr | Josha Lovell | ||
| W A Thompson | Boston | D. Stone | |
| Joseph W. Sawyer | John Mann | ||
| Benj Rennick | Geo H Reed | ||
| James C Dunn | Samuel Howard | ||
| J. F. Bumstead | Luther B. Pierce | ||
| N S Wyeth | Thatch Coolidge | ||
| H F. Fox | Caleb Gardner | ||
| J Dalmer | F. B. Winter | ||
| George R Manning | Ware Wilkinson | ||
| Elijah Doe | Eman Coolidge | ||
| Daniel White | Fredk R. Woodward. | ||
| J H Gullison | |||
| Jonas H Priest | Samuel Morse | ||
| David Stoddard | |||
| Charles B Price | |||
| E. A. Fisher |
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Petition of William B. Howes & 86 others, citizens of Massachusetts, praying for a
reduction & uniform rate of postage
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Jan. [29?]th Referred to the Committee on the Post office & Post-Roads.
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Mr. Palfrey
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,