Here's what the requirement was: http://itw.sewanee.edu/reconstruction/html/docs/andrewj.html I have seen and transcribed the application of both Absolom Jackson, my ggg grandfather, and his brother-in-law Bolling Hall, my gggg uncle, at the National Archives here in Washington, DC. They are very interesting reading. Both Jackson and Hall were large property owners before the war and had to write to President Johnson petitioning him for restoration of citizenship under the 13th exception. The son of Bolling Hall was Colonel Bolling Hall, Jr. The latter's picture is posted on our Web site. J.J. Smith Chair Judson Smith and Associates 409 South Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 Direct: 703.299.1725 jjudsonsmith@att.net . www.vistage.com . . . . . . This e-mail is a private communication and may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please note that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the information contained in or attached to this e-mail is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender of the delivery error by replying to this message and then delete this e-mail. Thank you. -----Original Message----- From: alautaug-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:alautaug-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Melissa Hogan Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 12:36 PM To: alautaug@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ALAUTAUG] loyalty oaths They are located at the State Archives . . .card catalog information as follows... Autauga county appears to be included as well Database: Alabama Department of Archives and History Main Author: Alabama. Secretary of State. Title: Loyalty oaths, 1867-1878. Physical Description: 27 cubic ft. (24 records center cartons and 6 oversized containers). Physical Location: Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, Ala. 36130. Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by county. Primary Material: Mixed Material Scope and Content Note: In 1867, the United States Congress passed the Reconstruction Acts, and these acts set forth the means by which the former Confederate states could gain readmittance to the union. To elect delegates to the Alabama Constitutional Convention, a male voter, twenty-one years of age or older, had to swear a loyalty oath stating that he had never supported or participated in a rebellion against the United States government, that he had never committed a felony offense, that he had never served as an elected or appointed official of the United States and supported or participated in a rebellion against the United States government, and that he would remain loyal to the government of the United States (Ala. Code, [1867] 83-84). This series consists of bound volumes of the loyalty oaths from each county in the state and from major cities in the state. The oaths contain the voter?s name, county of residence, his oath swearing loyalty to the United States government, the voting precinct, and the voter registrar?s name. Access: Unrestricted, except for some volumes marked restricted due to fragility. Related collections: Agency history record v2152 describes the history and the functions of the Secretary of State of Alabama, the agency responsible for the creation of this record series. Melissa ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALAUTAUG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message