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0579

United States of America,
State of Virginia Mathews County [[strikethrough]] City of Norfolk, [[/strikethrough]], S. S.

I, Zadoc W. Culley of the County of Mathews State of Virginia do solemnly swear, in the presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth 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 Rebelling, in reference to the Emancipation of Slaves.  So Help Me God.

Z.W. Culley

Subscribed and sworn to this sixth day of November A. D. 1865, before me 

W. G. Lane J.P.

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