Examination of David Roberts

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Title: Examination of David Roberts
Alternate Title: Oath of Loyalty
Creator: David Roberts
Description: This is David Roberts's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Roberts, a 50-year-old Kentucky native, states that he has lived in Missouri for 40 years. When asked if he "openly expressed a desire for the success of the Govt" during the war, Roberts answers, "I don't know as I can say that. I have been very careful about saying anything." The oath is No. 199 in a bound volume.
Date: 1866
Local Subject: Surviving a Guerrilla War
People: David Roberts
Geographic Subject: Liberty, Missouri
Clay County, Missouri
Object Type: Government Document
Owning Organization: Charles F. Curry Library, William Jewell College
Location: William Jewell Special Collections, Missouri Collection, E2: Volume 1.
Rights: For more information on using this image, contact Charles F. Curry Library at: William Jewell College, 500 College Hill, Liberty MO 64068, Phone: (816) 415-7620, E-mail: hamlettr@william.jewell.edu Publication, commercial use, or reproduction of this image or the accompanying data requires prior written permission from William Jewell College. Use of this image also requires that credit be given to William Jewell College.