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Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) [Certificate of receipt of oath of allegiance of Robert Archer]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01896.082 Author/Creator: Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Document Date: 7 October 1865 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Certificate noting Robert Archer's compliance with the President's Proclamation of May 29, 1865 in depositing a signed copy of "his original Oath[of Allegiance]" with the State Department.

Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872
Archer, Robert, fl. 1840-1878

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