To the Hon Senate and house of Representivs in Congress
Your petitioners beg leave to pray your Honours to create and establish a mail rout
commencing at mount morris in the County of Ogle & stater of Illinois running thence a northely direction through north Grove to Niles and Woodruffs Corners thence north across
Picatonica River at Farwells Ferry thence to Rock-run Postoffice thence on the most
direct rout to Madison in the Teritory of Wisconsin and in duty bound your petitioners will ever pray
| Nathan Salsbury | |
| Elias Deale | |
| Henry Hiller | Henry Schrader |
| Joseph Wilson | |
| John Kembel | David Highbarger |
| David H Strouse | James Fairchiles |
| Reuben Odell | John Shearer |
| Allen Beebe | George Sherer |
| Elias Thomas | Henry Rhinehart |
| Adam. Kantz | |
| John Light | J C. Rhinehart |
| Richard. J. Grubb | David Sugar |
| David Eiler | Gottlieb Schreiber |
| John Morrison | William Carpenter |
| John Sugar | [?] |
| Isaac Kimbel | |
| [Davo ?] D, Iler | Henry Byerly |
| John kilsmiller Jur | [Gorg Mäyer?] |
| John. Kitsmillr | [G Maier?] |
| Whiliam schrauder | John A Fossler |
| Talrick hary | Gottlieb Maÿer |
| Gorge Edwards | B Holding |
| Jacobs Myers | E, Holding |
| John Harman | E, A, Beebe |
| Martin Kembel | Deniel Erdman |
| Wm Beebe | David Hunter |
| Arend Arends | Luther, T, Hunter |
| Isaiah Highbarger | Moses Covey |
| Luther Welch | [Bej?] Brown |
| Wm Welch | W A Salsbury |
| Tobias Shiley | J A Hunter |
| Christian trine | |
| Jacob Price | Daniel [Itnere?] |
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The Petition of ^Citizens of Ogle County Ill.^
Henry Hillar and 80 others praying for a Mail Route from Mt Morris to Rock Run and Madison Illinois
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February 23. 1848, Referred to the [county?] on the Post Offices and Post Roads.
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Handwritten Document Signed, 2 page(s), Box 106g, RG 233: Records of the United States House of Representatives, Territorial Papers Collection, 1810-1872, NAB ,