Californian Proclamation of Loyalty (Joan of What?)

The Proclamation of Loyalty was issued by the revolutionary government of on 9 September 1850 declaring its allegiance to  and the. The format and content of the Proclamation was inspired directly by the that declared Cygnia's initial federation prior to the.

Proclamation of Loyalty
A PROCLAMATION BY THE FREE BRITONS OF THE CALIFORNIAS

At the Federal Council at Sonoma The 9th day of September, 1850


 * By the Federal Council
 * PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS the Free Britons of the Californias have successfully defended their right to self-determination and independence, and have agreed to unite under one flag and one nation; We, the members of the Federal Council of the Californias in General Congress assembled, the elected representatives of the Free Britons of these said Californias, affirm the independence and sovereignty of the Territories under our jurisdiction; And we, as loyal allies of the Crown from whom we have too long been estranged, hereby proclaim and reaffirm our allegiance and our loyalty to His Imperial Majesty George the Second, by the Grace of God, King of the Cygnians and Californians; and to His Heirs and Successors according to Law: We, therefore, acting upon the will of the Free Britons of the Californias, humbly plead that His Imperial Majesty extend His Royal and Imperial Protection unto His Loyal Subjects in the Californias; and that His Imperial Majesty accepts the humble offering of our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honour.

God Save the King!

Done at Sonoma on the Ninth Day of September, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand, Eight Hundred and Fifty.