PETITION: WILLIAMS, David, Wales, 1847, 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 4, Naturalization Docket No. 2
Transcribed: by Stephen D. Williams from the handwritten text]

548
                    October Term 1847
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  Petition of        )   To the Honorable the Court of Common Pleas
David Williams       \   of Cambria County in the Commonwealth
      for            /   of Pennsylvania, The petition of David
Naturalization       )   Williams of Cambria County Humbly
                         Showeth, That your petitioner is a
native of Wales and was heretofore a subject of Victoria
the first Queen of Great Britain & Ireland, and that he has
resided within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the
United States of America for five years, and within the State
of Pennsylvania one year, and that the said petitioner
declared his intention of becoming a Citizen of the United
States of America at a Court of Common Pleas held in afor
said County the 5th day of April 1842 as in & by the Records
of said Court appears, that he will support the Constitution
of the United States, and that he doth absolutely and entirely
renounce and abjure forever all allegiance and fidelity to any
foreign princes, potentate and sovereignty whatever, and
particularly to Victoria Queen of Great Britain & Ireland
whereof he was heretofore a subject.
                                      David Williams
I David Williams do swear, that the facts set forth in
this my petition are true, and that I will support the
Constitution of the United States, and that I do absolutely
and entirely renounce and abjure forever all allegiance and
fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate and sovereignty
whatever, and particularly do absolutely and entirely renounce
and abjure forever all allegiance and fidelity to Victoria
Queen of Great Britain and Ireland whereof I was heretofore
a subject.
Sworn and subscribed in open    )         David Williams
Court this 4th day of Oct. 1847 )
                    J[I?]. McDonald  Pa.

                                We Thomas C. McDowell & Jesse
Patterson Citizens of the United States and Commonwealth

549
                    October Term 1847
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of Pennsylvania, do swear that the petitioner David Williams has
resided within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the
United States of America five years, and within the state of
Pennsylvania one year, that is to say, he the said David
Williams has resided in Cambria County Pennsylvania
which place is within and under the Jurisdiction of the
United States, and that during his residence within the
United States, he has behaved as a man of good
moral character, attached to the Constitution of the
United States, and well disposed to the good order
and happiness of the same.
Sworn and subscribed in open    )         Ths. C. McDowell
Court this 4th day of Oct. 1847 )         Jesse Patterson
                    J. McDonald  Pa.