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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 respectfully petition Congress to pass a law, establishing
1. A uniform rate of Two Cents on letters weighing half an ounce, and two cents for every additional half ounce, prepaid, and double that rate if not prepaid.
2. Newspapers, periodicals, and all printed matter, one cent per sheet, prepaid; but newspapers of the smaller size half a cent. ^to be prepaid, except newspapers & 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.
Isaac Brow 189 Pearl St
Steuben P. Swartwout Tarrytown Westchester Co. N.Y
L. B. Goodenough 165 [Hester?] st N.Y City
T [A?] Howe E. [?]
Alexander Crane 84 Hester street.
E. M. Skidmore 42 Attorney street.
F. [M?] Skidmore Williamsburgh
B. Daniel 95[6?] Cannon St
John Craw 194 Hester st.
Wm Jarvis. 145 Stanton st
James Proctor.
[...?] Geo, B. [Ackinson?]. 185 second st. N.Y.
M Trotter Mulberry street
Wm Davis, Jr Williamsburgh L. I,
Chas E. Stuart, 504 Broome st.
A. A. [?] 229 Eight avenue
David Ludlam 45 Avenue C
B [Griffen?] 107 Barrow St.
J H Brundage 164 Broadway
Edgar Ketchum 129th Street near 4th avenue
Parke [Codine?] No 6 Fourth Street
Wm Gibson No 12 Moore Street
James W. Bates 16 Ridge Street.
Elias Smith 142 Nassau St, New York
J Henderson WmBurgh L.I.
Wm Webb Brooklyn LI
W. H Wilson Do
C Nelson [Keeny?] 30 [Courts Suf?]
J J [?] 2 Suffolk
Edward [James?] 144 Greenwich Str
C. Carroll, Leeds 45 William Street
Geo. F. Hovey Williamsburgh, L.I.
Wm Howe 432 Broadway.
S C. M, Cordell 5 Park place
Richard [Busteed?] 45 William Street
Geo Pratt. 151 Nassau st.
Jesse [Delano?] 192 Pearl st
Benjamin Mooney 14 [Platt st?]
George T [?] 115 Cannon St
Edmund N. Leslie 47 Lexington Av.
Henry Goodrich 707 Houston St
Michael Walsh 2[4?] albany st.
Geo Ross 46 Ann St.
John Dunn
D G E Friel 61 William st
L. Chapman Jr 38 Wall St
L Williams 120 Allen St
Bentham Fabian 38 Broadway
[J Jno.?] Moffat 27 Wall St
A B [Moses?] 38 Wall St
John [V?]. Oakey 177 Stanton st.
J. [C. Black?] 13 Chambers St.
B B [?]
Joseph W. Moulton 8 State Street N: York
J L Adams 18 South street NY
Jas M Sweeny 47 Charlton Street N.Y
R [Matheson?] 73 Thompson St
L M [Keeler?] 121 Orchard St
George [Ehinger?] 39 Ann st.
Benj F Howe 432 Broadway
Myer Mastin 67 Wall street
J. Hawkins [7?]3 Courtland St N.Y
J M Wents 41 Liberty St
Geo. C. Crook 154 Chambers St.
Orlando H [Gardiner?] Smithtown L Islan Ny
Timothy Foley 298 Madison St NY,
[l l?] Brewer 98 pine st.
R K Brown 924 St. Cor Bway
Ferris Pell 41 Tenth St
Wm Jones Jr 75 Livingston St Brooklyn
E Momson 41 Wall street.
G. W. Bleecker Brooklyn
Henry C Quinan 64 Cedar St
Virgil Hillyer 75 Beekman St
F. H. King [?] no 80 Nassau St.
Thomas. Dennistown 85 Pearl st
Jas E [Churchill?] [?] Williams St.
James C. Cobb 97 Chambers St
[J W Fielder?] 238 3rd Ave
Chas R Hawes 120 Chambers St
E. Anthony 205 Broadway
C Bolton 12 E 14th St
[T. R. G.?] Peck 196 Henry. Brooklyn.
Amos Billings 53 Cedar St
Charles [?] 29th St [west?] [?] ^St^
John S [Farish?] New York.
R B [Haviland?] 177 Broadway NY
[P S Fellowes?] 81 Irving Place
Daniel Ullmann 29 Wall. st
[Thos Russel?] 222-19th street
Cady & Burgess 60 John St
[P K Mack?] 408½ Greenwich St Ny
Ball Tompkins [& Black?] 247 Broadway
Henry E [Reill?] Staten Island,
[Kohlrad Bras?] 48 [Johnston?]
John Mason 265 Greenwich St
Albert R. Cooke Brooklyn L.I.
Joseph [Geices?] Front St
Wm B. Skidmore 245 Hudson Street
A G Coffin 64 Pearl st
Geo Young 179 Broadway
H [D Shaw?] 14 Chambers s
E. B. Fellows 12 Broad st
Geo Sonne 6 City hall place N.Y.
Wm D. Chase 27, [?] Lane
A G Dixon 66 Lexington Avenue
W P [Bogart?] 48 [Water st?]
[?] Brooklyn [?]
Lyman W. Gilbert 5 Nassau St
M. P [Bene Isley?] [...?] Brooklyn L Island
O. C. Putnam 56 14th St
W [?] 68 South st
John Noss & co 59 Wiliam St
Elijah [Chedale?] 58 Bank St
J A Smith
D. C, [Sturges?] No 5 Third St.
E. Greene Wards Island N.Y.
Anth: W. Trappan with Society Library
George W Read 193 Pearl St
Charles Broad 75 third street
J F Holton, Coll Phys & Surg. Crosby St
Anthy. F, Gallagher, 41. Wall st,
F, H. Churchill 18 Wall [NY?]
Robt D. [Harnlew?] 65 Exchange Place
[Mansell?] B Field 20 Nassau Street
James Otis Sargent 11 Wall Street
Lee, Judson & Lee 56. Cedar st
J. [I?]. Radliffe 14 Wall st
H. T. Capene. 18 Pine
E A Roberston. No 69 South Street
R. J. Whittmore 225 Lewis St
John. Griffith
James S. Sandford 100 Waverley Place.
Saml Boggs 116 Ludlow
J W J. W, Ritch 78 12th St
H Weeks Houston St
D Morton 84 B, Way
G. Van [?] B "
John Barry 2 68 st
Saml M. P. Lee., M. D. 78 Nassau
A. [Fitch?] Carlisle Ny.
Wm H. Woodman 9 Nassau St.
H. S. Hull 190½ Chrytie st.
Michael O’Connor 185 Hester
Robert [Ruite?] 93 West Brdway
Saml Brown 15 Wall st
Thos H. Grigson 94 3d Avenue
Jas A. Burke 109 Spring
C. B. Wheeler 15 Wall st.
J. R. Parker 25 Pine. st
John Turney, 18 Nassau St
John Farrell [557?] Bway
Andw Boardman 25 Nassau Street
John [H?]. Stimson 16 Wall St
C. W. H. Howe 197 West 17 St
T. Allen 38 Wall St
Wm S. Carr 113 Ludlow St.
Edwd Elmendorf Jr. 14½ Pine St.
J, W, [Baleston?] 2 Wall St
Wm Heyline 244 West 18th Street
Chas L [Stickney?] 169 Rivington st
Doremas [Mixon?] 39 Nassau St
[And Thompson?] [?] 165. [?]
John H Keyser no 56 Cliff [Ln?]
[G W Ward?] 72 South St.
John S Bonny 37 Walker St
P. S. Leonard 11 Nassau st
L. P, Cole 11 Nassau st
J D Hoag 12 Pinesau "
G. [Q?]. Colton 52 Beckman st
Henry [Ibbstson?] 101 John Str
John Coyle Jr 310 Broadway
Charles King 37 Nassau st
T, W, Whitley 128 Waverly Place
Selden Haynes 25 Vandam
J Herzberg 116 Wm. Str
U. B. Brewster 139. 2nd avenue
J. H. [Tebbetts?]
[S M?] Parsons, 56 Wall st
[A M?] Mack 72 Beaver st.
[Tutzel Simpson?] 70 [Beaver?]
John Falconer & Co 64 Cedar St[r?]
F. W. Hoyt Vermont
Chas Paulson 121 Pearl St
Chas McKinstry 49 William St
William H Clayton 15 Rose street
[T. Cany?] Callicot 45 William. st.
D. P. [Roshyat?] 7 cottage Place
Jas Vandervoort 22 Broad St
Peter F Burroughs 108 Smith Brooklyn
M. W. Woodward 142 Front St
[Jno?] Townshend 3 Nassau St
E J Cowley 10 Platt Street
W. N. Ash 248 Pearl St.
A W Spies 91 [M Lane?]
Dewar, Bethune & Cumming. 41. Water St[?]
John Freeman 265 Broadway
P O [Strang?] 74 M Lane
J. W. Corson M. D. Brooklyn
[H?] Braidwood 17 [Post?] Building
J. A. [Wardwell?] 86 Broad St
Thos Brownless 42 Pearl St
C B Hubbell Jr 234 E [B Way?]
Thos C Butler 20 John Street
Thos C Walsh 18 nassau st
Arnold [Buffman?] 112 Broad Way
J A Roosevelt [33?] east 20th St.
James S. Johnston 5 3d Avenue
D W C Falls 389 Fourth St.
[Jno Crerar?] 26 White St
Thos Shankland 22 Nassau St
W. T. Mumford 2 [Havoner?] St
John P. Lott Brooklyn L. I.
James Appleton 292 Bowery N Y
E Krollpfeiffer 42 John street NY.
William A Moore 17 White St N.Y.
[H C Shackerly?] 33 Perry st "
Levi Rowley 41 Wall street
Daniel Mallory (173 Green) 51 Wall S
Thomas Cary 15 Water St
Joseph [M?] Ketcham 219 East Bdway
Owen o’Connor 30 old Slip
Robert Hattan 344 Pearl st
John Andrews New York
Thos W [McKay?] 116 Black st
L. C. Chandler 256 William St.
Wm C Lee 56 [Cedar?] st.
Abner [?]S Ely 65 M Lane
Lucius Robinson 51 Liberty St
Taylor & Hogg 60 Liberty.
Thos Godwin 11th St & B.way
Dwight Townsend 29 Broadway N.Y.
Charles C. Muller 106 Broad Street
H. M. Ellis. 80 Forsyth.
T. Henry Leeds 5 Nassau st
H A Nelson [80?] Henry St
T G Hodgkins 49 Courtland St
James Heather 179 Mulberry St
Henry Wilkes 214 Ninth Street.
Chas Dusenberry Yonkers
[Elias?] Dusenberry 129 [Worster?] st
Wilmot Williams 138 Maiden Lane
S H Morris 25 Wm St.
Charles Prince Long island
James Lakey 98 Forsyth St
John L Dorrance 79 Cedar St
Sidney Ketchum 49 William St
Moses chamberlin 65 Liberty St
George R. [?] St Marks Place.
Wm M. Halsey 276 Madison St.
Chs J. Ketcham 44 Norfolk st.
A. Donaldson Jr 22 City Hall Place
[Willet Seaman?] 45. 10th Street
Anthony Arnoux 145 Fulton Street
R L Murray 377 Pearl Street
Jas S. Phillips 142 Nassau
[Charles G Benedict?]. 547 Pearl street

Partially Printed Document Signed, 1 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,