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![Grenada, 1765 [Oath of Allegiance]](/islandora/object/hamBeiMss%3A2202/datastream/TN/view?solr_nav%5Bid%5D=e733105fae9df594b506&solr_nav%5Bpage%5D=0&solr_nav%5Boffset%5D=0)
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Title
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Grenada, 1765 [Oath of Allegiance]
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All Contributors
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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 (Contributor), James, Prince of Wales, 1688-1766 (Contributor), Great Britain. Sovereign (1760-1820 : George III) (Contributor), Papal States. Sovereign (1758-1769 : Clement XIII) (Contributor)
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Place of Origin
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Grenada
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Date
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1765
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Series Heading
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M166. Ceded Islands (Grenada).
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Geography
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Carriacou Island (Grenada), Great Britain, Grenada, Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)
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Subject
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Oaths -- Grenada -- Early works to 1800, Allegiance -- Grenada -- Early works to 1800, West Indies -- History
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Notes
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[Oath of Allegiance]Contains text, in French and English, of the Oath of Allegiance to George III and the Hanoverian succession, and of abjuration of the supremacy of the Pope and the claims of James III."Grenada Anno 1765" at top of first page.Begins (p. [1]): "Je, A. B... promesse et Serment, que Je Serai fidel, Loyal et OBeissant a Sa Majesté Le Roi George troisieme... Je, A. B. fais Serment, que... J'abhorre, deteste, et abjure... que des Princes Excommuniez... peuvent etre deposés... Je, A. B... professe... que notre Souverain Seigneur le Roi George troisieme, est legitime et veritable Roi..."The oath, re-copied in French with corrections, is set out in English on pp. [4]-[5].More than 1,200 signatures begin on page [5], divided by parish: St. George/ Basseterre, St. David/ Migrein, St. Andrew/ Marquis, St. Patrick/ Sauteurs, St. Mark/ Grand Pauvre, St. John/ Gouyave. Signatures are dated as late as June 1771. One page, headed "Tobago," has "The mark of Rochelle a Charaib X." The last pages bear signatures of people from Cariacou., Original digital object name: bei-m166, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.
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Title
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William Young Esqr. and Oths. to Mr. David Young } Release. (docket title)
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Date
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1769-06-15
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Series Heading
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M194. Young, William, 1725-1788.
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Geography
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Carriacou Island (Grenada), Great Britain, Grenada, Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)
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Subject
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Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Grenada -- Carriacou Island, Plantation owners -- Grenada -- Carriacou Island -- Early works to 1800, Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Early works to 1800, West Indies -- History
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Notes
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Indenture between William Young "of Cariouacou Esquire," Robert Young of Grenada, and Archibald Scot late of Grenada, of the one part, and David Young of Grenada, Gentleman. H.M. Commissioners for the Selling and Disposing of the Lands in the Ceded and Neutral Islands of Grenada and the Grenadines, St. Vincent Dominica and Tobago had put up for sale Lot Number One in Rockly Bay Division of Tobago. Signed "William Young by his attorney Robert Young" "Robt Young" "Archibald Scott by his attorney David Mill" and "David Young"Price £2 per acre., Original digital object name: bei-m194, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.
