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 each PRE-PAID Letter of half an ounce, for ALL DISTANCES.
And as in duty bound will ever pray.
| NAMES. | RESIDENCE. | NAMES. | RESIDENCE. |
| T. R. Marvin | Boston | ||
| Henry Nichols | " | ||
| N. Haley jr | " | ||
| Wm L Plummer | " | ||
| Henry Edwards | |||
| G. W. [?] | |||
| John Jeffries Jr. | |||
| George Hale | |||
| Benj. F. Dyer. | |||
| Grenville B. White | |||
| J. Wingate Thornton. | |||
| Thos B. Hall | |||
| Edward Colburn | |||
| Joseph Bradlee | |||
| Thos R. Foster | |||
| Nathan W Bridge | |||
| J. W. [Tyler?] | |||
| Henry Hill | " | ||
| Paschal P P Ware |
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Petition of T. R. Marvin & 18 others, citizens of Massachusetts, praying for a reduction
& uniform rate of postage.
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Jan. 29th 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,