Crawford County PA Archives History .....KING, Robert: Petition And Declaration October 6, 1863
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  To the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Crawford County
  The Petition and declaration of John King a free white person, a native of 
  Baden humbly sheweth, That he has resided in the United States for more than 
  three years next preceding his arriving at the age of twenty-one years, and 
  that he has ever since continued to reside therein to the time of making this 
  his application to be admitted a citizen thereof:  that he has resided more 
  than nine years within the United States including the three years of his 
  minority.  The Petitioner also declares, that to the best of his knowledge he 
  was born in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty two in 
  Baden Germany, when he migrated more than nine years ago, being then a minor: 
  that he has selected the State of Pennsylvania as the place of his settlement 
  or residence; and further, that it is his bona fide intention, and has been 
  for more than three years last past, to become a citizen of the United States 
  and of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in which commonwealth he has resided 
  more than five years:  that he hath never borne any hereditary title or 
  belonged to any order of nobility, and if any such should by means unexpected 
  descend to him, he doth absolutely and entirely renounce the same:  that he is 
  now ready and desirous to take the necessary oaths required by the act of 
  Congress in such case made and provided.  He therefore prays your honors admit 
  him to become a citizen of the United States of the Commonwealth of 
  Pennsylvania; and he will ever pray, &c.      (signed)       John King
  
  CRAWFORD COUNTY, ss.
  John King being duly sworn in open court according to law, doth depose and 
  say, that the facts stated in the foregoing petition are correct and true:  
  that he will support the Constitution of the United States and that of the 
  Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:  that he doth utterly renounce and forever 
  abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign prince, potentate, state, 
  or sovereignty whatever, and particularly to the Duke of Baden of whom he has 
  heretofore been a subject.
  Sworn and subscribed in open Court}        (Signed)   John King
  this Sixth day of                 } 
  Oct 1863                          }
  (Signed)  Wm M Loughlin Dep Pre
  
  CRAWFORD COUNTY, ss.
  Jacob Deich being duly sworn in open court, depose and say that he has known 
  John King the Petitioner, for more than five years last past:  that he was a 
  resident of the United States for more than five years prior to his arrival at 
  the age of twenty one years; and that he has continued to be a resident of the 
  same from five years prior to his arrival at the age of twenty-one until now:  
  that for three years next preceding this date it has been the bona fide 
  intention of said petitioner to become a citizen of the United States; and 
  that since his arrival in the United States he has behaved himself 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 and subscribed}                   (Signed) Jacob Deutsch
  before me.          }
  (Signed) Wm M Loughlin Dep. Pr
  
  
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