PETITION: PARKES, Isaac, England, 1837, Cambria County, PA

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[Source: LDS FHL Film # 1316238, Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas 
(Cambria County), Naturalization dockets v.1-2 1835-1848. Item 3, 
Naturalization Docket No. 1
Transcribed: by Stephen D. Williams from the handwritten text]

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 Petition of    )  To the Honorable the Judges of the court of Common
Isaac Parkes    )  Pleas of County of Cambria.
      for       )  The Petitioner Isaac Parkes Respectfully Represents that
Naturalization  )  he is a native of England and was heretofore a subject to
the King of Great Britain, That he emigrated to the U.S. in the Year
A.D. and arrived in._____ [sic] That he now resides in Cambria County, That
he is desireous [sic] to become a citizen of the U.S. and enjoy the privileges
and protection of the same. That Your Petitioner offers to renounce and
abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign prince Potentate State
and Sovereignty whatever and particularly to the King of Great Britain
to whom he was heretofore a subject. That Your Petitioner now offers
in open court by Daniel Huber, That he has resided within the United
States for five Years last past and for three Years last past it has
been bonafide his intention to become a citizen of the U.S. that Your
Petitioner is a man of good moral character attached to the principles
of the same, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of
the same.  Your Petitioner  therefore prays that he may be admited to be
come a citizen of the United States Under the act of congress of the
United States passed the 26th day of May 1824 on making the proof before
mentioned, And taking the oath prescribed in such case made & provided
And Your Petitioner as in duty bound will pray.
Cambria County ss.
                Isaac Parkes the above Petitioner being duly sworn ?

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