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Edgerton, R. W. (fl. 1865) [Oath of allegiance to the United States]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02966 Author/Creator: Edgerton, R. W. (fl. 1865) Place Written: Wayne County, North Carolina Type: Printed document signed Date: 11 September 1865 Pagination: 1 p. ; 9.9 x 15.3 cm. Order a Copy

Also signed by Hope Bain and Edmund [Cross], both Justices of the Peace.

Edgerton, R. W., fl. 1865
Bain, Hope, fl. 1865
Cross, Edmund, fl. 1865

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