Oath of Allegiance signed by Thomas O. Moore before Thomas Savage, Vice Consul General, Sept. 12, 1865 [Digital Version]

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Moore, Thomas Overton, 1804-1876 and United States. Embassy (Cuba), Oath of Allegiance signed by Thomas O. Moore before Thomas Savage, Vice Consul General, Sept. 12, 1865 (September 12, 1865)

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Title: Oath of Allegiance signed by Thomas O. Moore before Thomas Savage, Vice Consul General, Sept. 12, 1865 [Digital Version]
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Author:
  • Moore, Thomas Overton, 1804-1876
  • United States. Embassy (Cuba)
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Publisher: Rice University, Houston, Texas
Publication date: 2010-06-07
Identifier: aa00160
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Provenance: The collection was purchased from Civil War collector Felix H. Kuntz in 1967.
Description: Oath of allegiance, with red seal of Havana, Cuba, also signed by Thomas Savage, U.S. Vice-Consul General, Havana (handwritten loyalty oath)
Source(s): Moore, Thomas Overton, 1804-1876 and United States. Embassy (Cuba), Oath of Allegiance signed by Thomas O. Moore before Thomas Savage, Vice Consul General, Sept. 12, 1865 (September 12, 1865)
Source Identifier: Kuntz Louisiana Civil War Collection, MS 256, Box 2 folder 57, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University
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Languages used in the text: English
Text classification
Keywords: Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus
  • Legal documents
Keywords: Library of Congress Subject Headings
  • Moore, Thomas Overton, 1804-1876
  • Savage, Thomas L.
  • Loyalty oaths--United States
  • Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Louisiana
Keywords: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
  • Cuba (nation)
  • United States (nation)
  • Louisiana (state)

I, Thomas Overton Moore of Louisiana
do solemnly swear in presence of Almighty
God, that I will henceforth faithfully support
and defend the constitution of the United States
of America, and the Union of the States there in under
and that I will in like manner abide by and
faithfully support all laws and proclamations
which have been made during the existing
rebellion with reference to the emancipation
of slaves. So Help me God.

(signed) Tho:Thomas O. Moore

Sworn to and subscribed
before me this 12th day of
September 1865.

(signed) ThoThomasSavage
U.S. Vice Consul GenlGeneral
I.S. Havana

Consulate General of the United States of America
Havana Cuba
I do hereby certify the foregoing to
be a true copy of an original document
oath of allegiance on file in this office
Given under my hand
and seal of office at Havana this
seventh day of October A.D.Anno Domini1865

Tho. Thomas Savage
U.S. Vice Consul Gen

Rice University
Date: 2010-06-07
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