Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Civil War Amnesty Oath,
- Dates:
- 1865
- Creators:
- Westcott, J. W.
- Extent:
- .01 linear feet (1 folder)
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
-
Civil War Amnesty Oath. Wyles SC 8. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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One Civil War era printed document, an amnesty oath, signed by J. H. Westcott, stating he will "faithfully defend the Constitution of the United States and the States there-under; and that I will in like manner abide by and support all laws and proclamations which have been made during the existing rebellion with reference to the Emancipation of Slavery" Galveston, Texas, 28 June 1865.
- Acquisition information:
- Undetermined.
- Physical location:
- Vault
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2003
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid in EAD v. 1.0 derived from MS Word 2000 file by David C. Gartrell. Date of source: 05 May 2003 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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None.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
-
Civil War Amnesty Oath. Wyles SC 8. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062