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. |
| Alvin Houghton | Athol | A B [Shattuck?] | Boston |
| John C Thurston | Boston | W. J. Whiting | " " |
| Willard Holt | Boston | [H?]. C. Warren | " |
| L. Daggett | " | [J?] L. W. Rice, | " |
| S Klous | " | J. W. Adams, | " |
| H Rice | " | W. A. Walker | " |
| George W Cutter | " | Wm P. Cooper, | " |
| R [?] | " | Henry. W. Walker | " |
| David C, Moriarty | " | [J?] L Stanwood | " |
| Edwin Richards | " | F P [Lakmaster?] | " |
| Chs Manning | — | Chas A. Cooper, | " |
| F, S, [Kettelle?] | " | James Monroe | " |
| George Mather | " | ||
| Edward R. Merritt | " | Henry Smith | Boston |
| H. [May?] | " | Jeptha C Bruse | " |
| Jeremiah C Chase | " | Thomas Y West | " |
| M A Colman | " | A J. Emery | " |
| John L Richards | " | ||
| Elisha L Mills | " | Wm B Dods | " |
| George Peirce | " | E, G, Cutter | " |
| [Oliver?] Hall | " | P. S. Howes | " |
| Geo W. Almy | " | C [Belbason?] | " |
| E B Chandler | " | A Thompson | " |
| Charles J. Lovejoy | " | Charles Pope | " |
| Edwd [?]. | " | James A Estabrook | " |
| C S Thornton | " | Jas C. Richardson | " |
| Wm M Mooney | " | C. Clemens | " |
| Bartlett Barris | " | F L, Tarbell | " |
| Nathl Keith | " | Alex Haskell | " |
| M F Dolan | " | Henry Peirce | " |
| D N Wade | " | James Alden | " |
| Edward P. Porter | " | ||
| Thomas C Bacon | " |
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Petition of Abner Houghton & 61 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
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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,