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0486

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NO.5

United States of America,
STATE OF VIRGINIA
CITY OF PORTSMOUTH. S. S

I, P.H. Cooke of the City of Portsmouth State of Virginia do solemnly swear, in presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth support 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, in reference to the Emancipation of Slaves. So HELP ME GOD. 
P.H. Cooke

Subscribed and Sworn to this thirtieth
day of June A.D.
1865 before me.
V.O. Cassell,
Notary Public


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF VIRGINIA
City of Portsmouth, S. S.

I, V. O. Cassell, a Notary Public, in and for the City aforesaid, in the State aforesaid, do hereby Certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original oath of P.H. Cooke on file in my office.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office, this 30th day of June A.D., 1865.

V.O. Cassell,
Notary Public.

[[seal]]VIRGINIUS O. CASSELL[[/seal]]