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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], M. W. Haymond, Signer, Post-Civil War Voter's Affidavit, A&M 4343, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Content Description

A voter's affidavit signed by M.W. Haymond of Fairmont, West Virginia in October of 1865. The affidavit is subscribed and stamped by John J. Moore, Justice of the Peace. While the document is titled "Voter's Affidavit", such a document may also be referred to as an "oath of allegiance" or "loyalty oath". These were used by the Federal Government to certify that the signer was loyal to the Union and had not fought for or otherwise aided the Confederacy. This particular version of the document was signed roughly six months after the end of the Civil War and includes additional language obligating loyalty to the constitution of the State of West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• West Virginia - oath of allegiance.