Loyalty Oath to the United States of America, Issued for W. F. Ready, June 13, 1866
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To be re-admitted into the Union after the Civil War, a majority of citizens in each Confederate state had to formally renounce secession and show support of the Constitution. The signer of this loyalty oath proclaimed his allegiance to the Constitution of the United States, the union of those states, and laws regarding the emancipation of slaves.
To be re-admitted into the Union after the Civil War, a majority of citizens in each Confederate state had to formally renounce secession and show support of the Constitution. The signer of this loyalty oath proclaimed his allegiance to the Constitution of the United States, the union of those states, and laws regarding the emancipation of slaves.
Artifact
Loyalty Oath
Date Made
1866
Subject Date
13 June 1866
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Texas, Galveston County
Creator Notes
Signed by Edward Tailer Austin of Galveston County, Texas.
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
2005.25.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Handwriting
Dimensions
Height: 6 in
Width: 8.25 in
Inscriptions
Reads, in part: ...I will...support, protect, and defend the Constitution...and the Union of States...support... Emancipation of slaves /.
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