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From: "CJ Lisa" <>
Subject: Re: [NJHUDSON-L] naturalization papers
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 10:17:01 -0400
References: <20030501111026.88620.qmail@web11405.mail.yahoo.com> <003f01c31043$5efb8120$88fb3744@DASHANNON>


In my case all was together -- so I am assuming that the reocrds would have
to be kept together. Funny but I did not find my grandfather, so maybe he
started the process in NY and had to complete it there -- that's still
something that I need to explore.
Claire

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From: "Dorothy Shannon" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: [NJHUDSON-L] naturalization papers


Does anyone know if the petition of intent would always be found in the same
court as the declaration? Maybe they could be in different courts?
----- Original Message -----
From: "chris garman" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 7:10 AM
Subject: [NJHUDSON-L] naturalization papers


>
> The problem with researching naturalization is that
> prior to 1906, just about any court in the country
> could naturalize. This includes county, state and
> federal courts. Most people just went to the closest
> court which was usually a county court. But some
> states (including NJ) allowed naturalization in state
> level circuit and supreme courts. And you could
> always go to a federal court if you wanted to. So, if
> you are looking for something from before 1906, you
> need to turn over a lot of rocks. When I was looking
> in PA, I checked first with the National Archives
> Regional Facility in Philly and they were very
> helpful. They didn't have what I was looking for but
> they gave me a list of other courts and archives to
> check with. I haven't tried the NARA Regional
> Facility in NYC yet, but they might be able to tell
> you all of the courts and/or other archives that could
> possibly hold the naturalization records you might be
> interested in.
>
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