Flaherty, Michael of Machias:   Flaherty Dec. of Int.  For Nat.
Volume 1, docket 238, pg. 1098.
District Court Eastern District September Term 1839
Flaherty Dec. of Int.  For Nat.

Be it remembered, that on this twenty second day of August A. D. 1839 before A. L. 
Raymond Esquire Clerk of the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Washington a 
foresaid personally appears Michael Flaherty of Machias in the County of Washington and 
by this his declaration represents that he was born at Parish of Stratbally in the County 
of Queen in Ireland in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twelve under 
allegiance to the King of Great Britain and Ireland that he come from Ireland on the 
twenty second day of April A. D. 1832 and on the eleventh day of June A. D. 1832 arrived 
at Machias in the County of Washington where he has ever since continued to reside with 
intention of making the same his settled place of residence and he here on oath declares 
that it was bona fide his intention to become a Citizen of the United States and renounce 
forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign Prince Potentate, State or Sovereignty 
whatever and particularly all allegiance and fidelity to the Queen of Great Britain and 
Ireland whose natural born subject he is and he thereupon prays that this his declaration 
of Intention may be received and recorded and a certificate thereof granted so that in 
due time he may be admitted as Citizen of said States according to the laws of the same.  
Michael Flaherty 

Received and sworn to this 22 day of August  A. D. 1839 Washington :  District Court for 
the Eastern District September Term A. D. 1839.  The foregoing was entered in this Court 
as this term and ordered to be put in file and recorded.  Attest A. L. Raymond, Clerk.


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