Examination of James Gates

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Title: Examination of James Gates
Alternate Title: Oath of Loyalty
Creator: James Gates
Description: This is James Gates's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Gates, a 21-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, states that he was born in Kentucky and that he demonstrated his loyalty to the United States Government during the Civil War by staying at home. The oath, labeled No. 75 in a bound volume, was signed by Gates in 1866.
Date: 1866
Local Subject: Surviving a Guerrilla War
People: James Gates
Geographic Subject: Clay County, Missouri
Liberty, Missouri
Object Type: Government Document
Owning Organization: Charles F. Curry Library, William Jewell College
Location: William Jewell Special Collections, Missouri Collection, E2: Volume 1.
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