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*Westcott, Thompson. ''Names of Persons Who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the State of Pennsylvania Between the Years 1777 and 1789: With a History of the "Test Laws" of Pennsylvania,'' 1865. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1965. {{FSC|73639|item|disp=FS Library book 974.8 P4w}} and {{FSC|73639|item|disp=FS Library film 1033632 item 7}}. '''Online at:''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/536489 FamilySearch Digital Library]. | *Westcott, Thompson. ''Names of Persons Who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the State of Pennsylvania Between the Years 1777 and 1789: With a History of the "Test Laws" of Pennsylvania,'' 1865. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1965. {{FSC|73639|item|disp=FS Library book 974.8 P4w}} and {{FSC|73639|item|disp=FS Library film 1033632 item 7}}. '''Online at:''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/536489 FamilySearch Digital Library]. | ||
Later immigrants filed for naturalization in a variety of city, county, state, or federal courts, but most often in a county court. The | Later immigrants filed for naturalization in a variety of city, county, state, or federal courts, but most often in a county court. The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of many of these records. From Philadelphia County, for example, the library has: | ||
*Pennsylvania. ''Court of Quarter Sessions (Philadelphia County). Declarations of Intentions, 1810-1932; Index, 1810-1887. ''{{FSC|583371|item|disp=FS Library film 964555 (first of 52)}}. | *Pennsylvania. ''Court of Quarter Sessions (Philadelphia County). Declarations of Intentions, 1810-1932; Index, 1810-1887. ''{{FSC|583371|item|disp=FS Library film 964555 (first of 52)}}. | ||
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From 1798 to 1828 an "Alien Report and Registry" was required of all aliens. Each alien was to give details on when and where they arrived, and sometimes names of family members. The Alien report was a Federal requirement and the records do not always survive. If the report survived, it is included as a loose paper with the Declaration of Intention or in the court minutes. The National Archives has a digital collection online of [http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/topics/aliens/#landing Landing Reports of Aliens, 1798-1828] for the Eastern District of Court of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia area). | From 1798 to 1828 an "Alien Report and Registry" was required of all aliens. Each alien was to give details on when and where they arrived, and sometimes names of family members. The Alien report was a Federal requirement and the records do not always survive. If the report survived, it is included as a loose paper with the Declaration of Intention or in the court minutes. The National Archives has a digital collection online of [http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/topics/aliens/#landing Landing Reports of Aliens, 1798-1828] for the Eastern District of Court of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia area). | ||
Before 1906 and after 1790 when Congress passed the first uniform naturalization law, the court of common pleas and the court of quarter sessions had jurisdiction over the naturalization of aliens. At the | Before 1906 and after 1790 when Congress passed the first uniform naturalization law, the court of common pleas and the court of quarter sessions had jurisdiction over the naturalization of aliens. At the FamilySearch Library, county records of naturalization are listed under the court of common pleas. | ||
The Comprehensive Naturalization Law of 1906 provided for nationwide uniformity of processes and records. Jurisdiction over naturalization was provided by the U.S. District Courts, the Supreme Court, and all courts of record having a seal, a clerk, and jurisdiction in actions at law and equity in which the amount in controversy is unlimited. | The Comprehensive Naturalization Law of 1906 provided for nationwide uniformity of processes and records. Jurisdiction over naturalization was provided by the U.S. District Courts, the Supreme Court, and all courts of record having a seal, a clerk, and jurisdiction in actions at law and equity in which the amount in controversy is unlimited. | ||
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