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United States of America, 
United States District Court, District of Virginia, 
CLERK'S OFFICE NORFOLK, VA., s.s.

I, John Dunderdale,of the City of Portsmouth, 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.
John Dunderdale

Subscribed and sworn to this 24 day of July A.D 1865, before me. 
W H Barry Clerk. 

{5 cent US Rev Stamp}

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 John Dunderdale 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 24 day of July A.D., 1865.
W H Barry. Clerk. 

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---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-04-09 16:01:03 added missing NARA#. Corrected several errors. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-04-09 16:39:11 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-04-09 17:32:27 Removed inserted spaces-these are extraneous; Removed notation of "arrow" (meaning the caret mark)-this is not needed as per TC instructions; State of Virginia, not State of "Legency" ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-04-09 17:40:40 Removed incorrect punctuation. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-04-09 22:25:27