New Hampshire Oath of Allegiance

[Oath of Allegiance, Inc:] "I.A.B. Do Solemnly Swear ... ," [Exeter, New Hampshire: Robert Luist Fowle, 1776]



Broadside (12 x 7 3/4 in.; 305 x 196 mm), 13 lines of text; formerly folded, a few tiny spots in lower right corner, tiny fold tear in center blank portion. Green half-morocco clamshell box.

Evans 14905

formerly folded, a few tiny spots in lower right corner, tiny fold tear in center blank portion.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

The Oath of Allegiance taken by members of the third legislature of the State of New Hampshire, which convened on December 17, 1777, to be signed by each member, and explicitly citing the Declaration of Independence:

"I A.B. do solemnly swear, that I do renounce, refuse, and abjure, any Allegiance, or Obedience to George the III. King of Great-Britain ; - and that I will to the utmost of my Power, support, maintain and defend the independence of all the United-States of America, as the same was set forth by the Continental Congress, in their declaration of the 4th of July 1776. And I Do promise that I will bear faith and true Allegiance of the State of New-Hampshire during my Residence therein ; and will disclose and make known to some magistrate acting under said State, all Treasons and Conspiracies, which I shall know to be against the United-States or any one of them, as independent of the Crown of Great-Britain. And these things I Do swear according to the plain and Common Sense of the Words, without any Equivocation, secret Reservation whatsoever : upon the true Faith of a Christian. So help me GOD."