Monday, February 1, 2010

Oath of Allegiance
























The "Oath of Allegiance" to the King of Great Britain signed by Benjamin De puy as well as others.

I do hereby solemnly without any mental reservation and equivocation whatsoever, swear and declare, and call God to Witness (or if of the People called Quaker affirm), thus Pronounce and abjure all Allegiance to the King of Great Britain; and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the State of New York also a free and Independant State; and that I will in all things to the best of my knowledge and ability do my duty as a good and faithful subject of the State ought to do. So help me God. ~
Levi Pawling...............................Benjamin De puy
D: Wnkoop Harmanis ...............Van Wegen
Johannis Hight ..........................John Robinson
Joh? Snyder .............................. Joseph Depuy
P..... M .......................................Anning Smith
Jacob Blattater ........................Othas Peacock
Johnes ? ...................................D Wynkoop (same)
Benj. Carpenter.........................OTHERS
? Smith
?
William Wilkin
Abraham Donald Jones
Abel Belk...
Patrick Ba??ber
James McClaghry
John Hunter
Leonard DePicoll
Jonathan Smith
Henry ?
John Nicholson
Johannis Van...
Benjamin ....
James Hunter
Dan...
Struggle to see the names because of quality of jpg.

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