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Oath of allegiance to the United States, submitted by Hamilton G. Bradford of Madison County, Alabama, at the end of the Civil War.

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@ Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130

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In the "Oath of Registration," dated August 24, 1865, Bradford swears that he "will henceforth faithfully support, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and the Union of States, thereunder; and that I will, in like manner, abide by and support all Laws and Proclamations which have been made during the existing rebellion with reference to the Emancipation of Slaves." Also included is a certificate from Secretary of State William Seward, recognizing the receipt of Hamilton G. Bradford's oath.
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1865 1865
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Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130

Keywords

  1. Alabama
  2. Bradford, Hamilton G., B. Ca. 1815
  3. Civil War
  4. Civil War, 1861 1865
  5. History
  6. Peace
  7. Reconstruction (U.S. History, 1865 1877)
  8. Seward, William Henry, 1801 1872
  9. United States

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