Naturalization Records

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Declarations of intention to become U.S. citizens in the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Philadelphia

 

 

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Abraham Mann

 

 

    Be it Remembered, That on the Eighteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four personally appeared Abraham Mann before me, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, for the City and County of Philadelphia, who upon his solemn City [should be Oath] did dispose and say, that he is a native of Germany now residing in the City of Philadelphia, aged 25 years or thereabouts, and that it is bona fide his intention to become a Citizen of the United States, and to renounce forever all allegience and fidelity to any foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to the Surry of Prussia of whom he is now a subject.

 

Sworn and acknowledged this 18th                                             Abraham Mann

    day of Decr 1854

                            ???? ?????????? Prothonotary

 

 

 

 

Henry Giggle

 

 

    Be it Remembered, That on the 19th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighty-five personally appeared Henry Giggle before me, Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace in and for the said County, who, upon his solemn Oath did dispose and say, that he is a native of England now residing in the City of Philadelphia, aged Fifty-one years, or thereabouts, and that it is bona fide his intention to become a Citizen of the UNITED STATES, and to renounce forever all allegience and fidelity to any foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland of whom he is now a subject.

 

                                        Henry Giggle

                                        2204 Lambard St

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas Baines

 

 

    Be it Remembered, That on the 8th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine personally appeared Thomas Baines before me, Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace in and for the said County, who, upon his solemn oath did dispose and say, that he is a native of England now residing in the city of Philadelphia, aged 44 years, or thereabouts, that he arrived in the Port of New York on or about the 22nd day of Nov, 1884 and that it is bona fide his intentions to become a Citizen of the UNITED STATES, and to renounce forever all allegience and fidelity to any foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland of whom he is now a Subject.

 

    Sworn and subscribed to, before

me, this 8th day of

April A.D. 1889

 

Wm. L. Forman                                       Thomas Baines

Pro. Clerk                                                Residence, 404, W. Huntingdon st

 

 

 

 

 

Arthur Alexander Baines

 

 

    Be it Remembered, That before the Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Philadelphia on the 7th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety personally appeared Arthur Alexander Baines who, upon his solemn oath did dispose and say, that he is a native of England now residing in the City of Philadelphia ; aged 25 years or thereabouts, and that it is bona fide his intention to become a Citizen of the United States, and to renounce forever all allegience and fidelity to any foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland of whom he is now a subject.

 

Sworn and subscribed before me the

    day and year above written.

 

                L??????y                                              Arthur Alexander Baines

                Pro Prothonotary.                                404, Huntingdon st