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A Guide to the Lunenburg County (Va.) Naturalization Records, 1813-1897 )Lunenburg County (Va.) Naturalization Records, 1813-1897 1017610

A Guide to the Lunenburg County (Va.) Naturalization Records, 1813-1897

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1017610
Title
previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Naturalization Records, 1813-1897
Physical Characteristics
.10 cu.ft.
Collector
previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

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Preferred Citation

previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Naturalization Records, 1813-1897. Local government records collection, previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County .

Historical Information

previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit was named for King George II, duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, a German possession of England's Hanoverian kings. It was formed from Brunswick previous hit County  next hit by an act that took effect on 1 May 1746. Part of previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit was added in 1777. The previous hit county  next hit seat is previous hit Lunenburg  next hit.

Prior to 1906, naturalizations could be recorded in any court — federal, state, previous hit county  next hit, or city. Declarations of intent were the record by which an applicant for U.S. citizenship declared their intent to become a citizen and renounced their allegiance to a foreign government. A declaration of intention normally preceded proof of residence or a petition to become a citizen by two or more years. Beginning in 1795, a person could declare their intent to become a citizen at any time and in any place after they arrived in the United States.

Scope and Content

previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Naturalization Records, 1813-1897, include declarations of intent and reports to become United States citizens and notices of application for admission of citizenship. The declarations of intent record the person's name, place of birth, age, country of previous citizenship, renunciation of allegiance and fidelity to the nation of which the person is currently a citizen, and the date the intention was sworn.

Arrangement

Arranged chronological.

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.

    • Subjects:

  • Immigrants -- Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Naturalization -- Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

    • Geographical Names:

  • previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) -- History.

    • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Local government records -- Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Naturalization records -- Virginia. -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Lunenburg County (Va.) -- History.
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