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Provost Marshals Office No 12 Sub District of Essex County of King & Queen Centreville Va August 8th 1865. I do hereby certify that on the Eighth day of August 1865 at Centreville Va, The oath prescribed by the President of the United States in his proclamation of May 20th 1865 was duly taken Subscribed and made matter of records by Mr J W. Shackelford at Centreville Va Thomas Frisby Lieut. and Provost Marshal I do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of certificate of oath Subscribed to by J W Shackelford Given under my hand this 21st day of September 1867. Bolivar Stark Justice of the Peace