Oath of Loyalty

Kemp S. Wills

This is Kemp S. Wills's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Wills, a 32-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, states that he demonstrated his loyalty to the United States Government during the Civil War by "staying at home and attending to my business." The oath, labeled No. 70 in a bound volume, was signed by Wills in 1866.

1866

Surviving a Guerrilla War

Kemp S. Wills

Clay County, Missouri
Liberty, Missouri

Government Document

Charles F. Curry Library, William Jewell College

William Jewell Special Collections, Missouri Collection, E2: Volume 1.

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