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Oaths of Allegiance 
Valley Forge, 1778 - Page 5

On February 3, 1778, Congress, having taken into consideration the report of the special committee appointed to devise effectual means to prevent persons disaffected to the interest of the United States from being employed in any of the important offices thereof, resolved, That every officer who held or should thereafter hold a commission or office from Congress, should subscribe the oath or affirmation of allegiance.  These oaths or affirmations the commander-in-chief or any major or brigadier-general was authorized and directed to administer to all officers of the army or of any of the departments thereof.  Those mentioned in the following list (with a few exceptions) took the oath at Valley Forge in the spring of '78 before that encampment was broke, and who undoubtedly were members of the army actually in camp at Valley Forge the ever memorable winter of '77-'78.  The names are given in the order in which they appear in the volumes of original manuscripts from which they are taken.

Source:  "The Army and Navy of the United States 1776-1891", George Barrie Publisher, Philadelphia, 1890

Henry Sewall, deputy mustermaster, rank of 1st lieutenant.
Jonathan Silby, ensign Col. Tupper's regt.
George White, captain Col. Tupper's regt.
Samuel Page, captain Col. Tupper's regt.
Billy Porter, captain Col. Tupper's regiment.
Moses Greenleaf captain Col. Tupper's regt.
William Hasty, lieut. Col. Tupper's regt.
John Francis, adjutant Col. Tupper's regt.
John Jones, surg. mate Col. Tupper's regt.
Hugh Mulloy, ensign Col. Tupper's regt.
Isaac Childs, lieutenant Col. Tupper's regt.
Nehemiah Emason, ensign Col, upper's regt.
Zebulon King, lieutenant Col. Bradford's regt.
Joseph Foot, lieutenant Col. Brewer's regt.
Jonathan Conant, paym'r Col. Tupper's regt.
Aaron Francis, qr. mas. Col. Tupper's regt.
Wm. McKenney, ensign Col. Tupper's regt.
Joshua Eddy, capt. Col. Tuppers regiment.
Benjamin Shaw, ensign Col. Tupper's regt.
Saml. Goodridge lieut. Col. Tupper's regt.
William Burley, lieut. Col. Tupper's regt.
Joseph Bates, sat lieut. Col. Bradford's regt.
Joseph Wadsworth, captain. Samuel Tubbs, major Col. Bradford's regt.
Crocker Sampson, quartermaster Col. Bradford's regiment.
Adam Fish, lieutenant.
John Lefwer, ensign Col. Brewer's regiment.
Gamaliel Bradford, colonel.
Barachiah Bassett, lieutenant.
Zebedee Redding, capt. Col. Bradford's regt.
Samuel Finley, surgeon Col. Bradford's regt.
William Beach, lieut. Col. Spencer's regt.
Benj. Weatherby, capt. Col. Spencer's regt.
James Brodrick, captain Col. Spencer's regt.
John Darey surg. mate, Col. Spencer's regt.
William Ball, lieutenant Col. Spencer's regt.
Nathaniel Ogden, qr. mas. Col. Spencer's regt.
John Orr, lieutenant Col. Spencer's regt.
Uzal Meeker, lieutenant Col. Spencer's regt.
John Hammitt lieut. Col. Spencer's regt.
Richard Edsall, captain Col. Spencer's regt.
Oliver Spencer, colonel.
Barne Ogden, lieutenant Col. Spencer's regt.
Godfried Schwart, lieut. German Battalion.
Marcus Young, lieutenant German Battalion.
Bernard Hubley, lieut. German Battalion.
David Morgan, ensign German Battalion.
Michael Bayer, lieutenant German Battalion.
Henry Maag, ensign German Battalion.
William Heiser, captain German Battalion.
Jacob Bunner, captain German Battalion.
Jacob Cromer, lieutenant German Battalion.
Daniel Burchard, major German Battalion.
Charles Balbzel, captain German Battalion.
Thomas Edison, lieutenant German Battalion.
Henry Shrupp, ensign German Battalion.
John Henry captain of artillery.
Ludwig Weltner, lieutenant-colonel.
Philip Shrewder, lieutenant German regt
Edward Prall, captain.
Jeronimus Hoogland, adjutant.
Martin Shugart 2d lieut. German Battalion.
Henry Miller, chaplain German Battalion.
William Stanton, paymaster Light Dragoons.
Zebulon Pike, cornet.
Robert Yancey, cornet.
Peter Manifold, comet Light Dragoons.
John Hindonon, comet Light Dragoons.
Lackin Dorsey, cornet Light Dragoons.
John Craig, lieutenant Light Dragoons.
Robert Rose, surgeon Light Dragoons.
Thomas Harrison McCalla, surgeon.
John Hughes, quartermaster Light Dragoons.
Samuel Williamson, chaplain.
Andrew Nixon adjutant Light Dragoons.
Alex. Spot'd Dandridge, capt. L. Dragoons.
John Watts, lieutenant Light Dragoons.
George Gray, captain Light Dragoons.
Richard Call, captain Light Dragoons.
John Heard, Jr., captain Light Dragoons.
David Plunket, captain Light Dragoons.
Nicholas Ruxton Moore, capt. L. Dragoons.
Churchill Jones, captain Light Dragoons.
William Washington, major Light Dragoons.
John Jameson, major Light Dragoons.
Stephen Moylan, colonel.
Anthony W. White, lt.-col. Light Dragoons.
John Swan, captain Col. Baylor's regiment.
John Robert, 1st lieut. Col. Malcolm's regt.
John Shethars, captain.
Benjamin Temple, capt. lt. Col. Bland's L. H.
Jonah Hallett, 2d lieut. Col. Malcolm's regt.
Aaron Burr lieut.-col. Col. Malcolm's regt.
Albert Pawling, major Col. Malcolm's regt.
Joseph Savage, captain-lieutenant
Thomas Anderson, quartermaster.
Abner Prior, captain.
David Dorrance, 1st lieutenant.
John Armstrong, It. 3d Pennsylvania regt.
Francis Barber, ieut: col. 3d N. J. regiment.
William Kersey, ad lieut. 1d N. J. regiment.
William Gifford, capt. 3d J. regiment
John Mott, captain 3d N. J. regiment.
Thomas Patterson, captain d N. J. regt.
Jos. I. Anderson, captain 3d3 N. J. regiment.
Richard Cox, captain 3d N. J. regiment.
Ephraim Loree, surgeon's mate, 3d N. J. regt.
Joseph Bloomfield, major 3d N. J. regiment.
Nathan Wilkinson, 2d lieut. 3d . NJ. regt.
Edmund Disney Thomas, rat t. 3d N. J. regt.
Samuel Sheppard, adjutant 2d N. J. regt.
Aaron Day, ad lieutenant 3d N. J. regiment.
Jeremiah Ballard, captain 3d N, J. regiment.
John Reading, Jr., 1st lieut. 3d N. J. regt.
Samuel Conn, ad lieutenant 4th N. J. regt.
Benjamin Horn, 2d lieutenant 4th N. J. regt.
Absm. Martin, paymaster 4th N. J. regt.
John B. Riker, surgeon 4th N. J. regiment.
Ephraim Whitlock, 2d lieut. 4th. regt.
Sam. F. Parker, mus. mas. Lord Stirling's div.
David Brearley, lieut.-col. 4th N. J. regiment.
Seth Johnson, rat lieutenant 4th N. J. regt.
Alexander Mitchell, captain 4th N. J. regt.
Ephraim Martin, colonel 4th N. J. regiment.
Abel Weyman, 1st lieut. 4th N. J. regiment.
Jonathan Forman, captain 4th N. J. regt.
Abraham Lyon, captain 4th N. J. regt.
Wessel T. Stout, lieutenant 4th N. J. regt.
John Conway, major 4th N. J. regiment.
Andrew Hunter, captain Gen. Maxwell's brig.
Absolom Bonham, lieut. 4th N. J. regiment.
Jacob Harris, surgeon's mate 4th N. J. regt.
Phineas Beardsley, capt. Col. Swift's regt.
Stephen Billing, 1st lieut. Col. Swift's regt.
Thomas Converse, captain Col. Swift's regt.
Augustine Taylor, lieut. Col. Swift's regt.
Tryal Tanner, lieutenant Col. Swift's regt.
Ephraim Chamberlain, lieut. Col. Swift's regt.
Isaac Keeler, ensign Col. Swift's regiment.
Theodore Woodbridge, capt. Col. Swift's regt.
Philemon Hall, ensign Col. Swift's regiment.
Samuel Barnum, lieut. Col. Swift's regt.
James Barnes, lieut. Col. Swift's regiment.
Caleb Baldwin, 1st lieut. Col. Swift's regt.
Titus Watson, captain Col. Swift's regiment.
John Ellis, chaplain Huntington's brigade.
John Hollenbeck, 1st lieut. Swift' a regt.
Josiah Stair, lieutenant-colonel.
Stephen Hall, captain.
Phineas Grover, lieutenant Swift's regiment
Charles Miel lieutenant Swift's regiment.
Ebenezer Hills, captain Swift's regiment.
Joseph Willcox, lieutenant Swift's regiment.
Aaron Steevens, captain Swift's regiment. 

  
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