One hardbound volume that contains records of petitions for citizenship of 19 immigrants. Each entry tells where the petitioner formerly resided, current residence, where and when he entered the United States, when he came to Lancaster County, and who supported him in the petition. Handwritten.
In this same volume is the Appearance Docket for the Court of Common Pleas Nov. Term 1779 - May Term 1789. This is a duplicate of the Appearance Docket found in RG 01-00 2303-125.
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
A photocopy of the petitions for citizenship is found in the Information File under Naturalization Court.
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Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Signers of petition: Frederick Seeger, William Smith, James McConnall, Mathias Shirk, Henry Hambright, William Barlitz, Andrew Brand, John Sheafer, and three others.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Michael App, J. Weitley, Frederick Steinman, Casper Shaffner, Adam Reigart, John Trissler, Joseph Hubley, Paul Zantzinger, Adam Reigart Jr., James Ross, John Miller, Jacob Krug, John Hopson, George Graff, Matthias Slough, Leonard Eichholtz, John Gundacker, Andrew Tryer, and several others.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
