This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_899271911_boundary Content-ID: <0_899271911@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Hello, For the individuals that are connected to Robert of the Lion data base, if you check out Toni's first email that listed under the title of Bartlet that is one T at the end the names of Abigail and John of Deerfield.... That is of our line.. Abigail being John Stebbins wife and John Bartlett which should be Jonathan Bartlett (son of Samuel Bartlett, Abigail's brother).. Toni has graciously sent me the Full Loyalty Oath.. If you don't know it already before Robert took passage on the Lion, he signed a Loyalty oath to the King , I have a copy of that Oath. The original copy is in England and it has his signature with one "T" not two.. I'm still checking to see where the second "T" came into play.. Robert was not declared a "FREEMAN" until April 10, 1645.. So from the time Robert set sail on the ship Lion to April 10, 1645.. Robert was obligated /owed his allegience to the British Empire, or Monarchy until he was declared a "FREEMAN".. Ruth So when you see that someone has become a "FREEMAN" that means that the British Government released him from the Loyalty Oath that that person had signed.. --part0_899271911_boundary Content-ID: <0_899271911@inet_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <tfeeney@int-usa.net> Received: from relay25.mx.aol.com (relay25.mail.aol.com [172.31.109.25]) by air14.mail.aol.com (v45.13) with SMTP; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 22:15:30 -0400 Received: from mail.int-usa.net ([207.51.112.2]) by relay25.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with SMTP id WAA24644 for <TILADY@aol.com>; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 22:15:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [208.161.28.46] by mail.int-usa.net (NTMail 3.03.0014/1d.acdr) with ESMTP id qa308116 for <TILADY@aol.com>; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 22:23:36 -0400 Message-ID: <3598F310.DBFE5325@int-usa.net> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 10:15:44 -0400 From: tfeeney <tfeeney@int-usa.net> Reply-To: tfeeney@int-usa.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (Win95; I) To: TILADY@aol.com Subject: Loyalty Oath Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Ruth, Here is what is written in the book about the Association Test: The resolve of the Continental Congress and the order in its behalf by the New Hampshire Committee of Safety are printed in full below. ASSOCIATION TEST COLONY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE IN COMMITTEE OF SAFETY April 12th, 1776 In Order to carry the underwritten RESOLVE of the Hon'ble Continental CONGRESS into Execution, You are requested to desire all Males above Twenty One Years of Age (Lunaticks, Idiots, and Negroes excepted) to sign to the DECLARATION on this Paper; and when so done, to make Return hereof, together with the Name of Names of all who shall refuse to sign the same, to the GENERAL ASSEMBLY, or Committee of Safety of this Colony. M. Weare, Chairman In CONGRESS, March 14th, 1776 Resolved, That it be recommended to the several Assemblies, Convention, and Councils, or Committees of Safety of the United Colonies, immediately to cause all Persons to be disarmed, within their Respective Colonies, who are notoriously disaffected to the Cause of AMERICA, Or who have not associated, and refuse to associate, to defend by ARMS, the United Colonies, against the Hostile Attempts of the British fleets and Armies. (COPY) Extract from the Minutes. Charles Thompson, Sec'ry. In Consequence of the above Resolution, of the Hon. Continental CONGRESS, and to shew our Determination in joining our American Brethren, in defending the Lives, Liberties, and Properties of the Inhabitants of the UNITED COLONIES. WE, the Subscribers, do hereby solemnly engage, and promise, that we will, to the utmost of our Power, at the Risque of our Lives and Fortunes, with ARMS, oppose the Hostile Proceedings of the British Fleets, and Armies, against the United American COLONIES. This is about all there is in the book other than the names of the signers. One thing you might be interested in though is this record was originally published in Peter Force's "American Archives," Series IV, volume 5 (1848), and subsequently in "Miscellaneous Revolutionary Documents of New Hampshire," edited by Albert S. Batchellor and published in 1910 as volume 30 of the New Hampshire State Papers Series. Toni --part0_899271911_boundary--