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not coming under any of its exception, & having taken the Amnesty Oath in Richmond, June 26. 1865, a copy of which is herewith filed. I am a loyal citizen of the United States, and my purpose and desire is to continue so - there is no charge of disloyalty against me in the Past or Present. 

2. After the death of my husband, being out of money & not at liberty to return to Norfolk, where I was [[strikethrough]] been [[/strikethrough]] raised, (it being also my brother's home) I was offered a temporary home in the family of my husband's brother (Clifford Wayne of Selma, Alabama). In the Summer of [[strikethrough]] 1863 [[/strikethrough]] 1864, I applied to President Lincoln (through my uncle, Hon. James M. Wayne, of Georgia, Judge of U.S. Supreme Court of Appeals, Washington, D.C.) to go to Norfolk, there to remain, upon acknowledging my allegiance to the United States. Herewith, I enclose Judge Wayne's letter, and President Lincoln's Passport written with his own hand. Though dated Octo. 25, 1864, it did not arrive at Selma, Alabama, until March 1865. Sickness and the destruction of the Georgia and other Southern railroads there prevented my travelling to Norfolk. Upon my arrival in Richmond, or soon after, I took the Amnesty Oath, and now ask for the possession of my property, which is not, for any cause or in any manner, liable to confiscation. No Libel has ever been issued: and I am not worth the half of Twenty thousand dollars. Your attention will greatly oblige 

Yours Very Resly
Georgeanna Wayne