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History Articles: Enforcing oath of allegiance among country merchants in Columbia environs

Posted by: Dr. James Jones on Jul 01, 2003 - 06:00 AM
 
1, Enforcing oath of allegiance among country merchants in Columbia environs
Columbia Tenn August 1 1862 [sic]
To Gov Andrew Johnson
There are a number of Country merchants turning their oath of Allegiance to profit by Bringing out goods & sending them to secessionists[.] in [sic] many cases [they] have formed partners and One Rebel [sic] who has taken the Oath[.] [sic] the [sic] abuse of permission to pass good has been so extensively abused that I deem it necessary to require every dealer to not only take the Oath but obligate himself not to sell [to] disloyal persons[.]
Jas S Negley Brig Gen’l [sic]
Papers of Andrew Johnson, Vol. 5, p. 583.

  
  

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