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Examination of Moses Dickson
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This is Moses Dickson's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Dickson, a native of Kentucky, states that he has lived in Missouri for 14 years and served in the military during the war. The oath is No. 194 in a bound volume.
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Government Document
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Date
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1866
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Examination of Alfred L. Braly
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This is Alfred L. Braly's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Braly, a 40-year-old Missouri native, states that he went into the militia during the war, "but got exempt and went home." The oath is No. 231 in a bound volume.
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Government Document
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1866
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Examination of Edmon Kidd
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This is Edmon Kidd's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Kidd, a 24-year-old Kentucky native, states that he has lived in Missouri for 18 years and took up arms "for the Gov't" during the war. The oath is No. 235 in a bound volume.
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Government Document
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1866
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Examination of Andrew Robertson
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This is Andrew Robertson's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Robertson, a 70-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, states that he was born in North Carolina and that he demonstrated his loyalty to the United States Government during the Civil War by "obeying all the laws and furnishing whatever was required of me." The oath, labeled No. 66 in a bound volume, was signed by Robertson on September 29, 1866.
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Government Document
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September 29, 1866
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War in Kansas!
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This 1856 broadside announces the commencement of civil war in Kansas. It urges the citizens of Lafayette County, Missouri to gather with their guns and horses in Lexington on August 20, and "put an end to Abolitionism in Kansas." The broadside, signed by twelve men, reports that John Brown, James Henry Lane, and their forces have launched several guerrilla attacks upon Kansas residents, and are now "advancing upon us--the next breath from Kansas may bring to our ears the death shrieks of our Fathers, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, neighbors and friends."
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Broadside
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Date
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August 1856
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Examination of Willis S. Hymer
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This is Willis S. Hymer's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Hymer, a 45-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, states that he was born in Kentucky and that he demonstrated his loyalty to the United States Government during the Civil War by "sympathizing with the govt. and serving in the militia." The oath, labeled No. 68 in a bound volume, was signed by Hymer in 1866.
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Government Document
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Date
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1866
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Examination of Darius Gittings
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This is Darius Gittings's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Gittings describes himself as a 50-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri who was born in Maryland. He states that he demonstrated his loyalty to the United States during the Civil War by remaining "here with the citizens of the town all the time." He says that he "felt sorry for the defeat of the govt." when he heard that Gen. Price had captured Gen. Milligan's army at Lexington, Missouri. The oath, labeled No. 80 in a bound volume, was signed by Gittings in 1866.
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Government Document
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Date
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1866
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Examination of James Walker
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This is James Walker's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Walker, a 69-year-old Virginia native, states that he has resided in Missouri for 18 years. When asked how he manifested his loyalty to the Government during the war, Walker replies, "by remaining quiet." The oath is No. 148 in a bound volume.
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Government Document
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Date
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1866
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Examination of John H. Frick
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This is John H. Frick's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Frick, a 21-year-old resident of Liberty, Missouri, states that he served as a Union soldier in the Civil War. The oath, labeled No. 102 in a bound volume, was signed by Frick in 1866.
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Government Document
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Date
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1866
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Examination of Edwin G. Hamilton
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This is Edwin G. Hamilton's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Hamilton, a 22-year-old Kentucky native, states that he has lived in Missouri for 11 years and served in the militia during the war. The oath is No. 212 in a bound volume.
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Government Document
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Date
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1866
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Examination of Joel H. Martin
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This is Joel H. Martin's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Martin, a native of Kentucky, states that he has lived in Missouri for 34 years. He says he served in the State Guard during the war and "was arrested on suspicion of being a bushwhacker and was under arrest six weeks." He was later acquitted of the charge. The oath is contained in a bound volume.
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Government Document
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Date
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1866
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Nebraska and Kansas
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This color map, entitled “Nebraska and Kansas,” shows those two territories, the territory acquired from Mexico in 1854, and a small map of the continental United States. The map was published in 1854 by J.H. Colton and Co. in New York.
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Object Type
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Map
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Date
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1854
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Examination of James D. Baxter
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This is James D. Baxter's Oath of Loyalty to the United States, given on September 22, 1866. Baxter, a twenty-seven year old resident of Liberty, Missouri, states that during the Civil War, he "sympathized with the Government" and served in the Missouri State Militia. He swears that he only left Missouri once during the war, when he was hired to "take some negroes South." He admits that he has cousins who served in the Missouri State Guard, but attests that "I know nothing further." The oath, No. 1 in a bound volume, is signed by Baxter and by James W. James, Clay County Register.
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Government Document
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Date
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September 22, 1866
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Examination of Nathan D. Law
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This is Nathan D. Law's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Law, a 35-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, states that he has lived in Missouri for 10 years and was enrolled by the military authorities as "loyal" in 1862. The oath is No. 153 in a bound volume.
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Government Document
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Date
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1866
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Examination of James F. Hughes
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This is James F. Hughes's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Hughes describes himself as a 29-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri who was born in Boone County, Missouri. He states that during the Civil War he "stayed home nearly all the time." The oath, labeled No. 128 in a bound volume, was signed by Hughes in 1866.
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Government Document
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Date
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1866
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Examination of Mercer Bushsen
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This is Mercer Bushsen's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Bushsen, a 71-year-old Kentucky native, states that he has resided in Missouri for 31 years and manifested his loyalty during the war "by obeying the laws and staying at home and attending to my own business." The oath is No. 157 in a bound volume.
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Government Document
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Date
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1866
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Examination of Joseph H. Jenkins
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This unsigned 1866 Oath of Loyalty bears the name of Joseph H. Jenkins. The document is No. 134 in a bound volume of loyalty oaths given by citizens of Liberty Township in Clay County, Missouri between 1866 and 1868.
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Government Document
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Date
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1866
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Examination of William B. Arnold
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This is William B. Arnold's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Arnold describes himself as a 38-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, who was born in Kentucky. He states that he demonstrated his loyalty to the United States Government during the Civil War "by taking up arms." The oath, labeled No. 116 in a bound volume, was signed by Arnold in 1866.
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Government Document
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Date
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1866
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Examination of Michil Arthur
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This is Michil Arthur's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Arthur, a 66-year-old resident of Liberty, Missouri, originally from Kentucky, states that he remained loyal to the United States Government during the Civil War, though he performed no explicit acts of loyalty nor of disloyalty. The oath, No. 6 in a bound volume, was signed by Arthur in 1866.
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Government Document
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Date
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1866
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Examination of John R. Courtney
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This is John R. Courtney's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Courtney, a native of Kentucky, states that he has lived in Missouri for 27 years. He says that in 1862 he was enrolled by the military authorities as "disloyal--but against my wishes." Courtney was also required to give bond, although "at the time I told Col[.] Penick I could prove my loyalty." The oath is No. 246 in a bound volume.
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Government Document
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Date
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1866
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