Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16432, Monthly report of amnesty oaths administered at Scottsville, Virginia, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Provenance

Accession number 2019-0105, purchased 29 November 2018.

Historical Note

After the U.S. Civil War, President   Andrew Johnson issued a proclamation extending a presidential pardon to most Confederates, on condition of their swearing an oath of loyalty to the U.S. Constitution.

Sources: Materials within collection; Britannica website; New York Times.

Scope and Content Note

The Monthly report of amnesty oaths administered at Scottsville, Virginia (1865; 0.04 cubic feet) documents President Andrew Johnson's national pardon of Confederates as implemented in one small Virginia town. The document contains the county of residence, occupation, and names of 42 mostly Albemarle County residents and one page with a transmittal message. The report was prepared by Captain Beers, who was with Company H, 11th Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry.