OATH OF FIDELITY AND SUPPORT
REQUIRED FROM CIVIL OFFICERS,
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD.,
1780 - 1782


I, A. B., do swear I do not hold myself bound to yield any Allegiance or obedience to the King of Great Britain his heirs or Successors and that I will be true and faithful to the State of Maryland and will to the utmost of my power, Support maintain and defend the Freedom and Independence thereof and the Government as Now Established against all open enemies and secret and Traiterous Conspiracies and will use my utmost endeavours to disclose and make Known to the Government or some one of The judges or Justices Thereof all treasons or Traiterous Conspiracies attempts of Combinations against This State or the government Thereof which may come to my knowledge so help me God.


February 9th, 1780

Jones, Charles
Burgess, Edward
Wilson, Joseph

March 13th 1780

Offutt, Jas.
Thompson, Richard
Campbell, Ans
Wootton, T. Sprigg
Martin, Luther
Holmes, John
Caton, Charles
Wilson, Thomas 0.
Ridgely, H., Jr., Atty.

March 13th, 1782

Wootton, Richd.
Smith, Rob, Atty.
Ross, David, Atty.
Cryer, Thomas Nicholls
Dorssey, W. H.
Nicholls, Edward
Gantt, Jno. M.
Gantt, Erasmus
Perry, James Coroner
Lowndes, Richd. F.
Jones, Benja. W.
Holmes, Josiah
Wayman, John Junior
Nelson, R.
Martin, Lenox
Hall, Richard
Magruder, Patrick

22 July 1782

Magruder, George
Brookes, Walton
Dorsey, Walter
Hunt, William P.
Wallace, William
Gaither, Elijah
Owing, William
Beall Brooke
Neill, Bernard 0.
Threlkile, John
Samto, Thomas
Rientzel, Valentine
Gardiner, James
Selby, Sam 3rd
Williams, Robert
Linsted, Tho.


THE FOLLOWING QUALIFIED FOR JUSTICES OF THE PEACE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND:

February 9, 1780

Jones, Charles
Burgess, Edward
Wilson, Joseph

March 13, 1780

Offutt, Js.
Holmes, John
Thompson, Richard
Wootton, Richard
Campbell, Ens.