"Petition for Naturalization", the first step to obtaining a U.S. "Certificate of Citizenship". This is a very important record, for it contains information such as:
Where the immigrate was born, date he was born, the date that his ship left and the port, the date that the ship arrived in the U.S and the ship's name. It shows where the person was living when the record was filled out, his family and their names, and when the children were born and the witnesses for the occasion, and, as seen above a little "humor" at times, as noted by the two Saloon keepers.. This record was obtained at the county building in Trenton, New Jersey for me by a new found genealogy cousin, Robin Walls. Thank you Robin. This record can also be ordered from the National Archives. U.S. National Archives ..... also listed, is the National Archives in Various locations from Google.com
Note: Ins State District Offices: district office list
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The following information was removed from the pages dealing with Immigration at the National Archives:
If you are unable to find the answers to your questions about records and research at the National Archives and Records Administration on their Research Room web page, you may send them your questions electronically. Your message will be routed to the unit within NARA that handles the services and holdings in question for action or reply. You will be sent a response to your request within 10 work days after they receive your message. Please note: If you want a response, it is important that you include the following information in the body of your message:
Send your message to inquire@nara.gov. If you prefer to call them, you can dial 301-713-6800. current as of 4-23-02
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Message from Bob Coren, customer services:
John:
There is no form for naturalization records. This is because they are
scattered throughout NARA's Washington and regional archives, principally in the
records of various US District Courts.
If you know where the naturalization occured, you should send a letter to the
appropriate NARA facility containing the name, approximate date and any other
pertinent information.
A list of NARA mailing addresses and specific facility e-mail addresses is
available from the NARA home page, http://www.nara.gov/
.
An explanation of the naturalization process and how it relates to the records
can be found at:
http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/natural.html
If you need further assistance determining which facility has a particular
Federal court's records, contact me through inquire@nara.gov
and marking it to my attention.
Sincerely,
Bob Coren
Supervisory Archivist
Customer Services
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