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Petition No 194 
Naturalization                              ALEXANDER BEATTY 
File March 29,1831 

To the Honorable Judges of the Court of common Pleas Indiana Co 

The Petition of Alexander Beatty a native of the Kingdom of Ireland 
respectfully showeth that your petitioner landed at Philadelphia 
in the month of June 1806 and  and has resided for more then ten years 
in the county of Indiana , Pennsylvania, that he hath never born any 
hereditary title or been of any order of nobility and if any such by 
means unexpected descend to him doth absolutely and entirely renounce 
the same;that he hath neverbeen heretofore prosecuted by any state,or has 
been legally convicted of having joined the army of Great Britain dduring 
the late war, that your petitioner is desirous of  becoming a citizen of 
the United States and enjoy the benefits and protection of the constitution 
and laws thereof; your petitioner therefore prays your honorable court to 
admit him to be a citizen of the said United States upon his complying with 
the  requisites of the acts of congress in such case made and provided and 
he will pray. 
Alexander Beatty 

Alexander Beatty being sworn in open court according to law doth declare and 
say that the information in the above petition are true; that he has resided 
in the United States prior to or in the year 1806 and has continued to resided 
within the same, and for more then one year last past has resided in the state 
of Pennsylvania, that he will support the constitution of the United States and 
that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and abjoin all  allegience and 
fidelity to any  foriegn Prince, Potentate, state, or sovereignty whatever, 
particularly to the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 
Sworn and declared in open court this 29th day of March, 1831 
Alexander Beatty 
  

Joshua Marlin being sworn according to law doth depose and say that he has known 
Alexander Beatty, the above petitioner upwards of a five years last past during 
which period he has resided within the commonweath of Pennsylvania and 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 and subscribed in open court this 29th day of March 1831 
Joshua Marlin