Statements of fact are not “snarky”. I had to explain semicolons and still you dispute.
Yes, all persons born in Virginia had to swear a loyalty oath.
But statements like "it's basic English" and "perhaps you're not good at your trade" are. Believe me, you did not have to explain semicolons to me.
Yes, all persons born in Virginia had to swear a loyalty oath.
So do you have any pointers to a historical record of that actually happening? I find it an extraordinary claim. The population of Virginia at the time was nearly 700,000; surely if all those people had to go to court to make an affirmation of loyalty, there would be some record of it.