A. Joint Resolution for the establishment of a Mail route.
Resolved: By the General Assembly of the State of Iowa
That our Senators and Representatives in Congress be, and they are hereby requested
to use their influence to procure the Establishment of a Mail route from Bloomington
in Muscatine County, by the way of Tipton in Cedar County, Rome, Anamosa, and James’
Peaks in Jones County, Delhi and Ead’s Grove in Delaware County, Garnerville, the
County seat of Clayton, to Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin; And the Secretary of State
be instructed to forward a copy of the foregoing Resolution to each of our Senators
and Representatives in Congress and to the Post Master General.
Smiley H BonhamSpeaker of the HouseJohn J. Selman
President of the Senate
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Ansel Briggs[ certification
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01/18/1849Secretary Office Iowa
Iowa City Jany 18th/49
01/18/1849Secretary Office Iowa
Iowa City Jany 18th/49
I hereby Certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of the original now on file
in said office
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Joint Resolution of the Legislature of Iowa in relation to establishing a mail Route
from Bloomington to Prairie du Chien in the State of Wisconsin
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February 7. 1849 Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
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30th-108
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P O & P Roads
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Wm Thompson
Handwritten Document Signed, 2 page(s), Box 232, RG 233: Library of Congress Collection: Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, 30th Congress, 1847-1849, Library of Congress Collection