1862 July 17 Memphis, Tenn

district of West Tennessee
Office of the Provost Marshal General
Memphis Tenn--July 11, 1862

Special order
No 15

    In order that innocent peaceable
and well disposed persons may not suffer
for the bad conduct of the guilty parties
coming within the purview of Special
order No 10 dated July 10, 1862 can
be relieved from the operation of said
order No 14 by signing the following
parole and producing to the Provost
Marshal general or the Provost marshal
of Memphis satisfactory guarantees
that they will keep the pledge therein made
                Parole
           state upon my honor that I
First--I ^ have not since the occupation
of the city of memphis by the Federal army
given any aid to the so-called confederate
army, nor given or sent any information
to any one connected with said army of
the movements, strength or position of
the Federal army to any one connected
with said confederate army--
Second  I will not during the
occupancy of Memphis by the Federal
army and my residing therein oppose
or conspire against the constitution of
the United States nor agains civil or

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military authorities of the United States
and that I will not give aid comfort
information or encouragement to the
so-called confederate army--nor to any
person cooperating therewith, nor will
I send any communication of any char-
acter to any one South of the lines of
the Federal army--
      all of which I state and pledge
upon my sacred honor--
     By command of Maj Gen Grant
                William S. Hillyer
          Provost marshal General

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