Oath of Allegiance to Spain

Oath of Allegiance to Spain / September 10th, 1769 Pointe Coupee Parish, La.
Translated in 1921 by The Louisiana Historical Society (Henry P. Dart) from Cabildo Records
http://www.louisianahistoricalsociety.org/ Copied with permission/Sally K. Reeves 

Preface:

On August 18th, 1769, O'Reilly, Governor of the Province of Louisiana, gave orders to the various posts in Louisiana to administer to the inhabitants the Oath of Allegiance to Spain. This order was given by O'Reilly immediately after he took formal possession of the colony.
The oath was administered at Pointe Coupee Post on September 10th, 1769.

THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE TO SPAIN

Under the Government of Don Alexander O'Reilly, Commander of Benfayen, of the Order of Alcantara, Lieutenant General and Inspector General of the armies of His Catholic Majesty Captain General of the Province of Louisiana.

Pepin Paul Moro
Maure Martin Moro
X mark of Verdon Joseph Roy
Aubin de Gallory Noel R....z
X mark of P. Dervus Jh Oderu
P. Carmon X mark of Sr. Gaudoz
v pd X mark of Pierre Romain
Crouzes X mark of Joseph Malus
Duval X mark of Sr Ncolas Lacour
Jean X mark of Pierre Cuvillier
Surircup Zarue X mark of Pierre Morin
X mark of Rendon Tous saint Truberdean
Pierre Ducote X mark of Augustin Gamache
Pieer Ducote X mark of Claude Jommeau
Joseph Carmane X mark of Pierre Geoffrion
H. Peyroux Mark of Bap. La Cour
Denis X Levoy
G. Olivo X mark of Smon Lemoine
Madir, Surgeon major of the X mark of Joseph Geoffrion
King Jacque Firmain Sere
X mark of Sr. Estienne major X mark of Re Gallot
Allain son, Ofc'r of Militia X mark of Josef Gallot
X mark of Pierre Major X mark of Jean Assailly
X mark of Jean Major X mark of Francois Moron
X mark of Andre Olivo X mark of Pierre Moron
Guerem X mark of Francois Moron
S. Armadie X mark of Pierre Larches
F. Jorlait X mark of Pierre Landremon
Guiot X mark of Louis Huet
X mark of Pierre Olivo X mark of Franocis Deperata
Mavre X mark of Fcs Rixner
Samson X mark of Andre Rocheau
X mark of La Vigueur X mark of Joseph Jofrion
Marionnau X mark of Sr Huzerian
Antoine Prevot X mark of Jacque Gobe
X mark of Sr. Leonnard X mark of Armand Morin
X Martin Commagere Jacque Honhae
Dubertrand X mark of Francois Meru
X mark of Louis Marie X mark of Perrot
Joseph Collete Nicolas Belage
X mark of J. Himel X mark of Charles Robillard
X mark of La Ville S. L. Ducrost
X mark of Louis Destalles X mark of Joseph Wills
X mark of Claude Destalles PUISSE
X mark of Michel Lejeune X Antoine Guashevaud
X mark of Charles Lejeune X mark of Sr Pernat
X mark of Sr Du Gue X mark of Sr. Estienne
X mark of Joseph Janisse X mark of Estienne, son

We, the undersigned deputies of the inhabitants and all others established at Pointe Coupee and False River, in this province of Louisiana, now at New Orleans, in our name as well as in that of all those who are established in the said places and whose orders and full power we hold;

On this day, twenty-first of September, one thousand seven hundred and sixty-nine, of our own free will and pleasure, Swear to God to observe the most inviolable fidelity and obedience to His Catholic Majesty, our sole and legitimate sovereign, to reveal, without any delay, to the Governor of this Province all that we shall know of against his sovereign authority and service, and to oppose execution of same with all our  strength and at the peril of our lives.

Signed: "George Baron, officer of militia and syndic."
"Joseph Decoux" "Louis Armand Decrest"
X "ordinary mark of Sr. Jean Bavat, so-called Le Blond"
X "ordinary mark of Jacques des Autels" "Duplessis"
"Duplessis"

The oath of allegiance which precedes was taken in the presence of His Excellency Don Alexander O'Reilly, Commander of Benfayan, of the Order of Alcantara, Lieutenant General of the Royal Armies and Inspector General of the Infantry, especially  commissioned by His Majesty with the superior authority as Governor and Captain  General of this city of New Orleans and the province of Louisiana etc. before us, as I here certify in due form and dated as above.
Signed: "Fran. Xav. Rodriguez
Sno de la Expedizon (paraphe)"
(Apparently): "Joseph Fermo (paraphe)"