Examination of Jackson L. Petty

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Title: Examination of Jackson L. Petty
Alternate Title: Oath of Loyalty
Creator: Jackson L. Petty
Description: This is Jackson L. Petty's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Petty, a 28-year-old Virginia native, states that he has lived in Missouri for 13 years. When asked which side he support during the war, Petty replies, "I did all my fighting on the Federal. I believe I don't wish to answer farther on that." The oath is No. 259 in a bound volume.
Date: 1866
Local Subject: Surviving a Guerrilla War
People: Jackson L. Petty
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.
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