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solicitude for her children. I am a window and advanced in years, and surely the Government never contemplated to visit punishment upon those who had never offended against it, and whose sex is a defense to such a charge.

As is usual in such applications I have entered into no description of my real estate, taking for granted a registered description is in your department, but pray that in the exercise of your clemency and the authority with which you are invested, and the dependency to which I am subjected that you will order my property to be restored to me to aid in my support and that of such of my children as are dependent upon me, and as a small return for the many losses I have sustained.

Very respectfully yours,
Fanny Toomer

The foregoing petition was subscribed and sworn to before me this 7th day of August 1865.

Given under my hand and official seal of office the day and year above written

JS Stubly,
Notary Public

[[stamp]] INTER. REVENUE 5 5 [[image]] 5 5 PLAYING CARDS Aug. 7th J.S.S. N.P. [[/stamp]]

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