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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867 KYR-0001-004-2877 BR17-181 to BR17-182

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To His Excellency Gov Bramlette

Your petition states that on the day of December 1865 he loaned W. H. Turner; a free negro, (the barber) a double barrel shot gun to hunt with -- Petitioner did not lend it to him for any unlawful purpose, nor has said negro boy used it for any improper use -- He asked petitioner to lend it to him to hunt, and petitioner did it because had been kind, obliging & polite to him, and is well-behaved negro

Petitioner states that before said negro had returned said gun to petitioner

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it was seized by one of David Kirkpatrick one of the night watchmen of the city of Frankfort under 12th Sec -- art 4 chap 93 of Revised Statutes (Vol2page368) for forfeiture & he claims said gun as his --

Petitioner says that unless your Excellency interferes said gun may be forfeited, & vested insaidKirkpatrick, and it will may then be too late for the interference of your Excellency. --

Your petitioner asks that said forfeiture be released to said Turner or to your petitioner so that he can get his gun. He

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does not suppose that this case is within the meaning and spirit of the law -- If it is, he asks inteference by the Governor for there has been no purpose to violate the law. Petitioner did not when he loaned said gun to said negro for the purpose simply of hunting that he was violating any law of the State.

Leon L. Moore

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Wm Turner

The case will be acted on to-morrow, (Jan 4 1866) which accounts for the seeming hurry.

having & carry a gun

Remit & once & send to me for Signature

T. E B 3d Jany/65