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 == Colonial  ==
-Between 1664 and 1708 aliens occasionally sought British citizenship through the King of England or by a special act of Parliament. The Governor of New York or a deputy could also grant a letter of denization (similar to naturalization). Because the process was quite costly, most immigrants did not apply. Oaths of allegiance were also taken in 1664, 1673, 1687, and 1776. Most colonial naturalizations kept during the colonial period followed a 1740 Act of Parliament. Colonial naturalization records rarely give such information as age or town of origin.
+Between 1664 and 1708 aliens occasionally sought British citizenship through the King of England or by a special act of Parliament. The Governor of New York or a deputy could also grant a letter of denization (similar to naturalization). Because the process was quite costly, most immigrants did not apply.
-Most existing records are found in the session laws described in the "[[New York Law and Legislation|Law and Legislation]]" section of this outline and in Kenneth Scott and Kenn Stryker-Rodda,''Denizations, Naturalizations, and Oaths of Allegiance in Colonial New York'' (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1975; FHL book 974.7 P4sc).
+Oaths of allegiance were also taken in 1664, 1673, 1687, and 1776. Most colonial naturalizations kept during the colonial period followed a 1740 Act of Parliament. Colonial naturalization records rarely give such information as age or town of origin.
+Most existing records are found in the session laws and in:
+*&nbsp;Kenneth Scott and Kenn Stryker-Rodda,''Denizations, Naturalizations, and Oaths of Allegiance in Colonial New York'' (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1975; FHL book 974.7 P4sc).
 == Post-1790  ==
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 *Works Projects Administration (W.P.A.) Index([[Soundex|Soundex]]) to Naturalization Records, 1792–1906:
 :U.S. District Court, Southern District (1824–1906)<br>
 :U.S. Circuit Court, Southern District (1846–76)<br>
 :U.S. District Court, Eastern District (1865–1906)<br>
 :New York County Court of Common Pleas (1792–1895)<br>
 :New York County Superior Court (1828–95)<br>
 :New York County Supreme Court (1868–1906)<br>
 :New York City Marine Court (1806–49)<br>
 :Kings County Court (1856–1906)<br>
 :Brooklyn City Court (1836–94)<br>
 :Queens County Court (1799–1906)<br>
 :Queens County Surrogate's Court (1888–1898)<br>
 :Richmond County Court (1869–1906) (on 294 FHL films)
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 *New York County Index to Naturalization Records, 1792–1906:
 :Court of Common Pleas (1792–1895)<br>
 :Supreme Court (1795–1844, 1868–1906)<br>
 :Superior Court (1828–95) (FHL 82 films).
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 *Kenneth Scott, ''Early New York Naturalizations: Abstracts of Naturalization Records from Federal, State and Local Courts, 1792–1840''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1981. (FHL book 974.7 P4s; fiche 6088272.) The record includes abstracts of naturalizations from the:
 :New York City Court of Common Pleas (1792–1840)<br>
 :District Court for the Southern district (1824–1840)<br>
 :New York County Superior Court (1828–1840)<br>
 :Marine Court of New York City (1807–40)<br>
 :Some Queens, Richmond, and Brooklyn county court records.
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 ==== Citizenship and Immigration Services  ====
 To find naturalizations performed in federal courts after September 1906, use the [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Genealogy Program of the Citizenship and Immigration Services]. Naturalization records sometimes give country or town of birth, age, and residence.
-==== National Archives--Northeast Region ====
+==== National Archives--Northeast Region  ====
 In addition to the previously described W.P.A. index, the National Archives—Northeast Region has:
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 *Petition index, 1846–1876, 1906–1911 (FHL film 1522858 items 2–3)
 *Declarations, 1845–1911 (FHL films 1468586–643 and 1477173–77). This court is now defunct.
 *U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York petitions--New York, Bronx, Westchester, Putname, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess and Sullivan Counties:
-:1824–1940 (to 1897 on FHL films)<br>
-:Petition indexes, 1824–1941 (on 102 FHL films)<br>
+:1824–1940 (to 1897 on FHL films)<br>
-:Declarations, 1924–1925<br>
+:Petition indexes, 1824–1941 (on 102 FHL films)<br>
-:Declarations, 1842–1940 (not at FHL except 1924–1925)<br>
+:Declarations, 1924–1925<br>
+:Declarations, 1842–1940 (not at FHL except 1924–1925)<br>
 :Declaration indexes, 1917–1950 (on 113 FHL films).
-*U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York--Kings, Queens, Richmond, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties:
-:Petitions, 1865–1957 (not at FHL)<br>
+*U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York--Kings, Queens, Richmond, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties:
-:Petition indexes, 1865–1957 (FHL 142 films)<br>
+:Petitions, 1865–1957 (not at FHL)<br>
+:Petition indexes, 1865–1957 (FHL 142 films)<br>
 :Declarations, 1865–1929; and declaration indexes.
+<br>Copies of naturalization records from New York City state and local courts, 1792–1906 (microfilms of the originals records of some of these courts are at the Family History Library).
-Copies of naturalization records from New York City state and local courts, 1792–1906 (microfilms of the originals records of some of these courts are at the Family History Library).
 The National Archives Federal Records Center at the same address as the Northeast Region archives has: