Partly-printed DS, signed “Silas Marmaduke,” one page, 7.75 x 3, September 2, 1865. Amnesty oath sworn in 1865, in part: "I, Silas Marmaduke of Hillsboro Loudoun County Va, do solemnly swear in the presence of Almighty God, that will henceforth faithfully support, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Union of the States thereunder; and that I will in like manner abide by and faithfully support all laws and proclamations which have been made during the existing rebellion with reference to the emancipation of slaves—So help me God." In very good to fine condition, with multiple vertical folds.
