Proclamation Oath~Jeremiah Fail

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PROCLAMATION OATH ²
I       J. Fail do solemnly swear in the presence of Almighty God, that I will here after faithfully defend the Constitution of the United States and the Union of the States thereunder; and that I will, in like manner abide By and support all laws and Proclamations which have been made during The existing Rebellion with inference to the Emancipation of Slavery. So help me God.
                                                                        J. Fail
Sworn to and subscribed}
This 28th day of July}
1864, before me. Witnefs my}               Rofh Grungs
hand and Seal. }                               Deputy Collector

On 8 Dec 1863, President Johnson  proclaimed his Amnesty Proclamation program whereby the rights and privileges of all southern sympathizer and solders could have their rights and privileges fully restored.

Jeremiah Fail lived in Wilcox County, Alabama. He was the husband of Elizabeth Sellers, daughter of Samuel Sellers and Alice “Allie” Cook.  They were married on 15 July 1841.

Jeremiah sent a lengthy letter explaining why he should be granted this amnesty and pardon. In that letter, Jeremiah stated he was 60 years old and had a wife and 10 children.
His pardon was signed by President Andrew Johnson  on 8th September 1865. ³

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[1] http://www.nytimes.com/1865/05/30/news/president-johnson-s-amnesty-proclamation-restoration-rights-property-except.html
[2] Ancestry.com. Confederate Applications for Presidential Pardons, 1865-1867 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
[3] Ancestry.com. U.S., Pardons Under Amnesty Proclamations, 1865-1869 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.