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Oath of Allegiance from Washington County, Maryland

Description

An Oath of Allegiance document from Washington County, Maryland, with the names of all residents who took the oath before county magistrate John Barnes. This document was hand-copied from the original by Barnes for filing at the Washington County court. The original oath document would have been signed by the hand of each resident who had taken the oath and then submitted by Barnes to the governor and council in Annapolis.

Date

1778-02-28

Language(s)

Collection Number

MS 3088

Extent

2 pages

Resource ID

2300

Notes

Ink on paper.

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.