The Honorable the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina
     The Memorial of Kenan LOVE of Duplin county, on behalf of himself and 
others Humbly Sheweth, That in the year 1781 Cap't James LOVE (father of your 
memorialest) with Several Men of his company on their way home from the State 
of South Carolina were informed that the British troops had Sunk a brass piece 
of Cannon, (a double fortifyed Six pounder) into a Creek which they went in 
Search of, found, prised up and took with them to General LILLINGTONS Camp on 
the No. East of Capefear river as their own property, and it was there deem'd 
as such until the death of said Captain LOVE, after which it was taken to 
Kinston and there sold for the benefit of the State.
     Your Memorialest therefore Humbly request that your Honourable body will 
take the Case into consideration and make Such allowance as you in your Wisdom 
may think Just and your Memorialist as in duty bound &c

                                              Kenan LOVE     Jan'y 9th 1795
On reverse:  Report of the Committee of Claims in the pet. of Kenan LOVE.  
Dec. 1794 - 1795.
The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the Petition of Kenan LOVE.  
Referred
     That having duly considered the prayer of the said petition do recommend 
that the same be rejected
                                               Which is submitted
                                                Jo. DICKSON C. M
                     In Senate 12th Jan'y 1795
                       Concurred with W'm LENOIR S.S.
By Order
    J HAYWOOD C
In the House of Commons 19 January 1795
               Concurred with
                 Timothy BLOODWORTH, J. H. C
By Order
  J HUNT C H C
Petition of Kenan LOVE In House of Common 9th January 1795 read & referred to 
the Committee of Claims
By Order
  J HUNT, C H C
 Rejected
In Senate 9th Jan'y. 1795, read & referred as by the House of Commons
By Order (E)
  J HAYWOOD C
Source:  General Assembly Sessions Records, November 1794 - February 1795.  
Box 3.

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