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Robb, Robert (fl. 1777) [Oath by a loyalist parolee during the American Revolution]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.615 Author/Creator: Robb, Robert (fl. 1777) Place Written: Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 28 January 1777 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 33.5 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Witnessed by George Cochran and William Lyon, a member of the Pennsylvania committee of safety. The oath of a loyalist named Robert Robb pledges non-aggression and loyalty to the cause of the United States. The second page is a bond holding the property of Robert Robb, David Robb, and James Smith, for Robb's parole, signed by Lyon by order of the Committee of Safety.

Robb, Robert, fl. 1777
Lyon, William, 1729-1809
Cochran, George, fl. 1777

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