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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02145.72 |
| From Archive Folder | Texana: documents, many relating to Thomas Ward & archives war |
| Title | Oath of J.W. O'Hara forswearing drunkenness, signed and sealed |
| Date | 18 February 1845 |
| Author | Long, James M. (fl. 1845) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Signed as Supreme Court Justice of the Republic of Texas. The clerical docket on verso indicates that James William O'Hara broke the oath less than two months later "by the most shameful drunkenness." |
| Subjects | Texas American West Alcohol Law Oath |
| People | Long, James M. (fl. 1845) |
| Place written | Travis County, Texas |
| Theme | Westward Expansion; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |