To the Senate and house of Representatives of the United States of America.
We your petitioners and constituents earnestly request your honorable bodies to pass
a law, for a post-roaute to run through the township of Pahaquarry in the county of Warren and State of New
Jersey to commence in the township of Knowlton at Columbia, and thence up the Deleware river through sd township to the county of Sussex in the township of Walpack ^at Flat Brook ville^ and there to end, A1 distance of eigteen miles. As we are entirely cut off from all communications, as there is no post office
or m mail-routes in said township. And by so doing you will confer a great favor on
the inhabitants
Pahaquary Jan 1st AD 1848| Stephen D. Wikoff | |
| And[?] Ribble | Abm Vancampen jun |
| F. C. Stires | John T. Shoemaker |
| Benjamin Vangarden | |
| John. L. Ribble | Jacob Van campen |
| Elijah VanCampen | |
| William Ribble | Hiram [Guerre?] |
| Mosses D Cha[mbers?] | Mark T. Ribble |
| M. M. Suteon | Alexander [Emons?] |
| Ja [?]angenburg | John O [?] |
| Mosses Depue | Abraham Van Campen |
| Robert A Cummins | Samuel T Ribble |
| William Gordon | Jacob Chambers |
| John Hill | John Evens |
| Thos K B Birgess | Erastus Depue |
| William [Emons?] | William o van campen |
| John R Chambers | John Cartright |
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| Edwd H. Swayze | |
| Mosses Van Campen | |
| J. Depue LaBar | |
| Samuel LaBar | |
| Joseph Tillman | |
| John C Labar | |
| Daniel Labar | |
| George A Brotzman | |
| John N Christian | |
| Jacob Brotzman | |
| Wm W. [Leido?] | |
| Jno J. VanKirk |
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New Jersey
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Petition for Mail of citizens of Warren Co. for ^mail^ Rout from Columbia in the county of Warren in the township of Knowlton thence up
the Delaware river through the township of Packaquarry to Flatbrook Ville in the County of Sussex ^NJ.^
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March 13, 1848 Referred to the Committee on the Post office and Post Roads.
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Committee on P offices & Post roads.
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Edsall
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N. J.
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12 Feby 48
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Hon. J. E. Edsall
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House of Reps 9th Feby 1848Hon Cave JohnsonPost Master GenlDear Sir
Your obt SvtJ E Edsall.
House of Reps 9th Feby 1848Hon Cave JohnsonPost Master GenlDear Sir
I have had the within Petition some time or [rather?] its been here in my absence allow me most respectfully to call your attention to
it the country or poeple asking for aid are in a great degree destitute of Post route con[?]
I am with high esteemYour obt SvtJ E Edsall.
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Petition for mail route from Knowlton to Packquary
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Mr Wheat
Handwritten Document Signed, 4 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,