1778 REVOLUTIONARY WAR VALLEY FORGE LOYALTY OATH WILLAM FROST MASSACHUSETTS vafo For Sale
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HERE IS AN EXTREMELY RARE 1778REVOLUTIONARY WAR VALLEY FORGE LOYALTY OATH.DURING THE ENCAMPMENT AT VALLEY FORGE, ALL OFFICERS WERE REQUIRED TOSWEAR THEIR OATH OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES.
THERE WERE 2 OR 3 COPIES MADE. THERE WAS A PRINTED VERSION KEPT BY THE ARMY,A MANUSCRIPT COPY SENT TO CONGRESS, AND AN ADDITIONAL MANUSCRIPT COPY KEPT BYTHE SOLDIER. THIS EXAMPLE IS THE ONESENT TO CONGRESS.
THE OATH READS:
I WILLIAM FROST FIRST LIEUTENANT INCOLONEL SAMUEL BREWERS REGIMENT OF THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY DOACKNOWLEDGE THE UNTIED STATES OF AMERICA TO BE FREE INDEPENDENT AND SOVEREINSTATES AND DECLARE THAT THE PEOPLE THEREOF OWE NO ALLEGIANCE OR OBEDIENCE TOGEORGE THE THIRD KING OF GREAT BRITAIN AND I RENOUNCE REFUSE AND OBJURE ANYALLEGIANCE OR OBEDIENCE TO HIM. I DOSWEAR THAT I WILL TO THE UTMOST OF MY POWER SUPPORT MAINTAIN AND DEFEND THESAID UNITED STATES AGAINST THE SAID KING GEORGE THE THIRD HIS HEIRS ANDSUCCESSORS AND HIS OR THEIR ABETTORS ASSISTANCE AND ADHERENTS AND WILL SERVETHE SAID UNITED STATES IN THE OFFICE OF FIRST LIEUTENANT WHICH I NOW HOLD WITHFIDELITY ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY SKILL AND UNDERSTANDING.
SWORN BEFORE ME IN CAMP AT VALLEYFORGE MAY 19, 1778 JNO PATERSON B. GENERAL
SIGNED WM FROST.
THE BACK READS: “OATH OF ALLEGIANCESWORN TO BEFORE GENL PATERSON COPY SENT TO MR. THATCHER AT CONGRESS”.
THIS OATH COMES WITH A 19THCENTURY ENGRAVING OF OFFICERS SWEARING THEIR OATH. IT ALSO COMES WITH 2 ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTHAVING TO DO WITH WILLIAM FROST.
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