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Title	Loyalty voucher of James C. Bradford
Image rights	Digital image © 2011, Tennessee State Library & Archives. All rights reserved.
Copyright	While TSLA houses an item, it does not necessarily hold the copyright on the item, nor may it be able to determine if the item is still protected under current copyright law. Users are solely responsible for determining the existence of such instances and for obtaining any other permissions and paying associated fees that may be necessary for the intended use.
Subjects - LCSH	United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Loyalty oaths -- United States; Allegiance -- United States
Description	Voucher of loyalty certifying James C. Bradford as a loyal citizen as attested to by Joseph Blackburn, Assistant Assessor for the 10th Division, 3rd District of Tennessee. The certificate states that Blackburn is "well acquainted" with Bradford and knows that he was "and has ever been loyal to the United States."
Place	Alexandria (Tenn.)
Date	1867 August 12
Creator	United States -- Army -- Quartermaster's Dept.
Collection name	William Alonzo Wainwright, United States Assistant Quartermaster Records, 1861-1870
Historical note	Vouchers of loyalty were important in the post-Civil War Period to prove a citizen did not actively participate in war against the Union. Many people were not permitted to vote or hold public office without such evidence of loyalty.
Accession number	THS 729
Owning institution	Tennessee Historical Society
ID#	35347
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Digital type	TEXT
Digital format	TIFF
Microfilm number	1652
Collection finding aid	http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/manuscripts/findingaids/ths729.pdf