HSRP-629

Standard reference works of 1828–1913 state the equivalence

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1. Header

Number: HSRP-629
Category: Natural Law
Grade: ESTABLISHED
Status: ACTIVE
Entry form: Full
First entered: 2026-10-18
Last revised: Not recorded
Register entry: https://worldfreedomcore.com/hsrp-research-notes#HSRP-629

2. The claim, in full

Standard reference works of 1828–1913 state the equivalence

Cited on: /sovereign-citizens. Entered 2026-10-18 by the SOVEREIGN CITIZENS block, tag NEW-SC16 (brief item H16). THE PAGE'S OWN GRADE LINE READS: "ESTABLISHED for what each says". All dictionaries read on e-text or OCR transcriptions; facsimile checks outstanding (Webster 1828 commas; EB volume and page).

3. What it rests on

Webster 1913: "In international law, the term subject is convertible with citizen." [SRC-1147]

Sources: SRC-1147
EB 1911: "in republican countries the term is then commonly employed as the equivalent of "subject" in monarchies of feudal origin." [SRC-1148]

Sources: SRC-1148
Anderson 1889: "The citizen or subject owes an absolute and permanent allegiance to his government or sovereign," [SRC-1198]

Sources: SRC-1198

No confidence intervals are recorded for any figure in this block.

4. Sources

SRC-1147 · PRIORITY · Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary — Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam) (1913)
Pinpoint: not recorded · Access: Access status not recorded

Entered 2026-10-18 by the SOVEREIGN CITIZENS block, from source entry S25. CITATION as the block gives it (S25): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913), "Subject," n., sense 2 and note. READ AT: https://websters1913.timcieplowski.com/word/subject/ ; https://1828.mshaffer.com/d/word/subject SCOPE PAGE; SECONDARY. E-text transcription; not checked against a facsimile.
SRC-1148 · PRIORITY · “Citizen”, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th ed. — editors, Encyclopaedia Britannica (1910-1911)
Pinpoint: not recorded · Access: Access status not recorded

Entered 2026-10-18 by the SOVEREIGN CITIZENS block, from source entry S26. CITATION as the block gives it (S26): Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th ed. (1910–11), "Citizen". READ AT: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Citizen SCOPE PAGE; SECONDARY. Wikisource transcription; volume and page are not shown. ELEMENT(S) OMITTED AS UNCONFIRMED (I08): volume and page to confirm.
SRC-1150 · PRIORITY · A Law Dictionary, 2nd ed. — Black, Henry Campbell (1910)
Pinpoint: not recorded · Access: Access status not recorded

Entered 2026-10-18 by the SOVEREIGN CITIZENS block, from source entry S29. CITATION as the block gives it (S29): Henry Campbell Black, A Law Dictionary, 2nd ed. (St. Paul: West, 1910), "Subject," p. 1116. READ AT: https://thelawdictionary.org/subject/ SCOPE PAGE; SECONDARY. Single OCR transcription (running head "SUBJECTION 1116 SUBROGATION"). The wording is PROBABLE until it is checked on a scan. Never cite thelawdictionary.org as Black's without checking the entry, because some of its entries are modern staff text. Not yet verified.
SRC-1198 · PRIORITY · A Dictionary of Law — Anderson, William C. (1889)
Pinpoint: not recorded · Access: Access status not recorded

Entered 2026-10-18 by the SOVEREIGN CITIZENS block, from source entry S83. CITATION as the block gives it (S83): William C. Anderson, A Dictionary of Law (Chicago: T. H. Flood, 1889), "Allegiance." READ AT: https://openjurist.org/law-dictionary/anderson/allegiance SCOPE H-ONLY; SECONDARY. OCR transcription (openjurist). Its "citizen or subject owes an absolute and permanent allegiance" wording is Carlisle's (SRC-1224 (S110)). ELEMENT(S) OMITTED AS UNCONFIRMED (I08): publisher to confirm.

5. Counter-evidence

Black 1910 ("Subject"): "The term is little used, in this sense, in countries enjoying a republican form of government" [SRC-1150]

Sources: SRC-1150
Burrill (1850) and Kinney (1893) define the American citizen by the vote and office.

Source: none linked in the register

6. Why this grade

ESTABLISHED for what each says

The register defines ESTABLISHED as: Supported directly by primary texts or published findings.

7. Correction history

No correction events are recorded. The entry's status is ACTIVE: no later entry amends, supersedes or withdraws it.

8. Related observations

No related observations are linked in the register.

9. Where this appears on the site

Content pages that cite this observation inline:

Sovereign Citizens
“Standard reference works of 1828–1913 state the equivalence — ESTABLISHED for what each says”

Pages citing a source this observation rests on: /sovereign-citizens.

10. Open questions

Not yet recorded for this observation.

11. Machine block

The register record this page was generated from, with the derived fields added:

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