Examination of R.S. Dukes

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Title: Examination of R.S. Dukes
Alternate Title: Oath of Loyalty
Creator: R.S. Dukes
Description: This is R.S. Dukes Jr.'s 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Dukes, a 26-year-old Missouri native, states that he lives in Clay County, Missouri and manifested his loyalty during the war "by staying at home." He also says that he was enrolled by the military authorities as "loyal" in 1862. The oath is No. 186 in a bound volume.
Date: 1866
Local Subject: Surviving a Guerrilla War
People: R.S. Dukes
Geographic Subject: Liberty, Missouri
Clay County, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri
Object Type: Government Document
Owning Organization: Charles F. Curry Library, William Jewell College
Location: William Jewell Special Collections, Missouri Collection, E2: Volume 1.
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