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0268

No. 241
United States of America, 
United States District Court, District of Virginia, 
CLERK'S OFFICE NORFOLK, VA., s.s.

I Absalom Bland - of the County of King & Queen State of Virginia - do solemnly swear or affirm in presence of Almighty God that I will henceforth faithfully support protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Union of the States thereunder, and that I will in like manner abide by and faithfully support all laws and proclamations which have been made during the existing rebellion with reference to the emancipation of slaves. So HELP ME GOD.  

Absalom Bland

Subscribed and sworn to this 5" day of October A.D. 1865, before me. ]
W.H. Barry Clerk 
per R.C. Jones Deputy 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, 
District of Virginia, -Clerk's Office. s.s.

I, WILLIAM H. BARRY, Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Virginia, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original Oath of Absalom Bland on file in my office. 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at the City of Norfolk, in said District, this 5th day of October. A.D., 1865 

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W.H. Barry- Clerk 
per R.C. Jones. Deputy. 

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