Randolph County IL Archives Wills.....Declaration of Intent 
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RANDOLPH COUNTY, ILLINOIS-DECLARATION of INTENT of NATURALIZATION 
for ADOLPH GRAEWE

STATE OF ILLINOIS, Randolph County.

I, Adolph Graewe an alien born, free white person, do hereby in 
conformity with the acts of Congress relating to the naturalization 
of foreigners, declare and make known that my true and proper name is 
Adolph Graewe, that I was born in Prussia on the 17 day of March A.D. 
1813 and that I am about 43 years of age; that I belonged to the 
Prussia nation, and owed allegiance to the Fredrick the 3rd that I 
landed at the city of New York and in the United States of America 
on or about the 1st day of May A.D. 1849, that I have ever since my 
first arrival remained under the jurisdiction of the said United 
States; and that it is bona fide my intention to renounce forever all 
allegiance and fidelity to every foreign Price, State or Sovereignty 
whatever, and more particularly such allegiance and fidelity as I may 
in anywise owe to the said Fredrick the 3 and to become a citizen of 
the United States; that I do not now enjoy or possess, nor am I in 
any wise entitled to any order of distinction or title of nobility, 
and that I am sincerely attached to the principles contained in the 
Constitution of the United States; and desire that this, my 
declaration may be accepted and filed, preparatory to my intended 
application to be admitted as a naturalized citizen of the United 
States, in conformity with the several acts of Congress heretofore 
passed on that subject.

Subscribed and sworn to before me Adolph Graewe [his signature]
this 29th day of September A.D. 1856.

J.M. Ralls [his signature]
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Randolph County.


[Please note that the handwriting was also difficult to read in some 
places, which may have led to inadvertent transcription errors.]


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