Oglethorpe Co. GA - William St. L. Musgrave - Petition for Citizenship -
1820

From: Ernie/Jeanne Arguelles <ejarguelles@msn.com>

William St. L. Musgrave
Petition for United States citizenship - 1820

Oglethorpe County, GA
Superior Court Book 1820-1823
October Term, 1820
[pages not numbered]

To the honorable the Judge of the Superior Court;
The petition of Wm. St. L. MUSGRAVE showeth that your petitioner is a native
of the town of Bradford County of York in the Kingdom of Great Brittain and
was during the late war between Great Brittain and the United States
captured by a private vessel of the United States and has ever since that
period been a resident of the State of Georgia and humbly prays to become a
citizen of the United States according to an act of Congress passed granting
rights of citizenship to Aliens and your petitioner will ever pray.

William Saint Ledger MUSGRAVE

Jackson County
State of Georgia
March 27, 1820

State of Georgia
Oglethorpe County

Personally came before me, Sam'l LUMPKIN, Wm. St. L. MUSGRAVE, who being
duly sworn according to law deposeth that he has been in the United States
of America five years and a resident of this State one Year.

William St. L. MUSGRAVE

Sworn and subscribed to before me this 19th October 1820.

Sam'l LUMPKIN, J.P.

Georgia
Oglethorpe  County

Personally came before me Wm. St. L. MUSGRAVE in open court and who being
duly sworn deposeth  and saith;
I, Wm. St. L. MUSGRAVE, do solemnly swear that it is my wish and intention
to become a citizen of the United States and to renounce forever all
allegiance & fidelity to any foreign prince, state or potentate or
sovereignty whatever and especially to the King of Great Brittain and
Ireland whose subject I last was.  I do further swear to support the
constitution of the United States and to pay fidelity and allegiance to the
same so help me God.

Wm. St. L. MUSGRAVE

Sworn to before me in open court
Augustine S. Clayton, Judge

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