His Excellency —
Gov Bramlette

The high standing and Known loyalty of the signers of the accompanying petition forbid that I should refuse to comply with their request to forward it to you —

I know you have already done your whole duty in the effort to relieve Ky from these troubles & disturbances.

Each signer of this petition is a good & true Union man — In addition to this petition I have recd this enclosing various letters from loyal Citizens of Christian County appealing to me to do something for their relief. All represent a most desperate state of feeling among the loyal citizens of

that truly loyal citizens ^County^ Utter ruin is impending — indeed I may say is already upon them.

They say that the negroes going off from Christian County by droves are met at the State line by armed soldiers & escorted to the recruiting Camp at Clarksville and furthermore they are satisfied that secret recruiting agents are at work throughout that part of Ky.

My information from the Secty of Warwas that the establishment of these recruiting camps for negroes in Tenn was left altogether to the discretion of the local military authorities and in view of this fact I suggest that an appeal to Genl
Rousseau & & and Gov Johnson might have to some effect.

I am most Respctly
Yr Obt Svt
B. H. Bristow