PETITION: John Williams, Wales, 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
John Williams   )  Pleas of County of Cambria.
      for       )  The Petitioner of John Williams Humbly Showeth that Your
Naturalization  )  petitioner is a native of Wales That he never bore any hereditary[?]
title or order of Nobility whatever, that Your Petitioner has resided in the Com-
monwealth of Pennsylvania within the United States for five Years last
past and         That Your Petitioner is desireous [sic] of becoming a citi-
zen of the United States and of Enjoying the privileges and protection of
the same-  That he offers to renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to
Every foreign prince Potentate State and Sovereignty whatever- That Your
Petitioner at January Term A.D. 1835 before that Honorable Court
presented his petition Craving leave of filing his report and declaration
of his Intentions to become a citizen of the United States. Whereupon
Your Petitioner was permited [sic] to file the same and took the oath pre-
scribed by all of congress in such case made & provided-  that Your
petitioner now offers to prove in open court by William Williams
a citizen of the United States that Your Petitioner is a man of good
moral character attached to the principles of the constitution of
the U States and well disposed to the good order and happiness of
the same, and that Your Petitioner has resided in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania for five Years last past & upwards, Your Petitioner
therefore humbly prays to be admited [sic] a citizen of the United States on
making proof afore.d and Taking the oath prescribed by the act of
congress and provided, and he will pray &@       his
Cambria County ss.                           John X Williams
                                                 mark
[the above mark looks like an ampersand with a heart over a dot -sdw]
                John Williams being duly sworn in open court doth depose
and say that the fact contained in the foregoing petition are just and true, that
he has resided in the State of Pensyl.a five Years last past and upwards- That
he will support the constitution of the United States and that he doth absolutely
and entirely renounce & abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign prince
Potentate State and Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to the King of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland to whom he was heretofore a subject.   his
                                                                      John X Williams
                                                                          mark
Sworn & Subscribed in open court the 2d day of January A.D. 1837  D.T. Storm Prot.

108

Cambria County ss.
                William Williams being duly sworn in open court
according to law do depose and say that he has known the within
named Petitioner John Williams for five Years last past and upwards
during which time he has behaved as a man of good moral character
attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States and
well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same.
Sworn & Subscribed in open court               William Williams
the 3d day of January A.D. 1837
                              D. T. Storm Prot.