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Thompson, S., fl. 1865 [Oath and parole of J. S. James]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03988.02 Author/Creator: Thompson, S., fl. 1865 Place Written: Gloucester, Virginia Type: Document signed Date: 20 May 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 8 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Certifies that James, age 39, a farmer in Gloucester County, Virginia, "has taken and subscribed the Oath and Parole required by General Orders, Nos. 31 and 49, Current Series, for a Loyal Citizen of the United States, residing in a State ever in rebellion, or who has sympathized with the Seceding States." Signed as Captain and Provost Marshal.

Thompson, S., fl. 1865
James, J. S., fl. 1865

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