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To the Honorable, the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress Assembled:
The undersigned, citizens of the county of Guernsey, and State of Ohio, respectfully ask your honorable body to re-enact so much of the Post Office law of 1845 as allows of the free transmission of newspapers by mail for the distance of thirty miles from the place where they are printed.
December 184^8^
C. J. Albright I. I. Grimes J B Moore
John Adams [W?]. M. [Famer?] Aho Wilson
Jonathan Davis C S. Madison Samuel McCulley
Wm Rainey Hugh Park [?] [Sonnee?]
Isaac [Crane?] E. H. Scott Jas. H. Smith
S Johnson
R T Allison J. G. Metcalf Isaac [?]
Samuel Lindsey Jno. P. Tingle Joseph Morland
Thos B, Forsyth Benj. A. Albright
A, E. Cook John [Entig?] David Lawrence
Jas M. Smith John Sayre Owen Fowler
Alex. McStanley John [Alten?] Noah Hyard
J Black S, P, [Bonnel?] [G T Buyan?]
A, P, Shaffner
W, R, Buchanan John Duff Isaac England
James McConhay Jno. P, [Fesler?] John D Nevin
D, K, Wiser Saml. M. Oldham Samuel Morrison
C. E. [Cook?] Isaac Lienzader
J. W. White John Lienzader
Thos Williams Z, E, Burt, [Ch.?] Gaston
Jno M Danheffer Jas Davis James Motte
Jas Danheffer Jacob Collins A. L. Thompson
Philip C [Swett?] Alex. Woodbrim
David Sanchet
I Niswander William Ogier Jur Elijah Grimes
W K Davis R. Rankin Nicholas [Prindle?]
Jacob Holler Arthur Devor Edward Bell
John H Kins John Grigsby
John Harris Joseph Stone Mark McDowell
J N Rogers James [Turner?] E [Turner?]
Francis Bell Robt Marshall Saml. Moffet
Caleb Warren A G Hanson David Bell
John [...?] Ross Arch’d Dodd
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Petition of C J Albright & 86 others citizens of Guernsey County Ohio, praying, Congress to re-enact so much of the Post Office law of 1845 as allows of the free transmission of Newspapers by Mail the distance of 30 miles from the place where they are printed
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Dec 20. Referred to the Comee on Post Office & P Roads.
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7, P. O. P. R.
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N. Evans

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,