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. |
| Joseph Sewall | Boston | J. W. Merriam | Boston |
| J P Blanchard | do. | Ephraim French | |
| Charles List | do. | ||
| Warren Burton | do. | Geo Alex Brewer, | Boston |
| Wm B Bradford | do | Joshua Lincoln | |
| Wm H Jameson | do | Martin L Bradford | |
| G H Snelling | |||
| Alfred Evans | do | John Stetson | |
| Charles Cleveland | do | John Q. A. Williams. | |
| Richard Hildreth | " | George M. A. Williams | |
| Charles Alwood | " | J. E. Williams | |
| Alfred B Warren | " | ||
| T Gilbert | " | [L R?] Russell | |
| George Dana | W. G. Russell | ||
| George W. Johnson | " | Wm J. Russell | |
| William Marden | Oliver Briard | ||
| Solomon Piper | Charles Richardson | ||
| Solon Blanchard | |||
| F J Merrick | Jonas Titch | ||
| Louis Decker | Caleb T. Pratt | ||
| Wm Bridge | C. Whitney Blake | ||
| Ed. Wigglesworth | |||
| Stephen G. Deblers. | |||
| Charles Deane | |||
| Geo. [Holling?] | |||
| Joseph Twitchell | |||
| Benj. F. White Jr. | |||
| Chas H. Brown | |||
| J. W. Atkins Jr | |||
| Milo [Trubash?] | |||
| J. Blanchard | |||
| Ebenezer Noyes |
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Petition of Joseph Sewall & 48 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,