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 Later naturalization records could be filed in a city, county, state, or federal court. Naturalization information is usually found in the orders and minutes of the various local courts of [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]] that were kept by the county clerk in each courthouse.
-Most of the surviving original county court record books before 1865 have been transferred to the [[Library of Virginia]]. The [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library]] has microfilm copies of most of these. They are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog Place Search under VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] - COURT RECORDS. Copies of declarations, petitions, and certificates still at the county courthouse can be obtained by contacting the clerk's office.
+Most of the surviving original county court record books before 1865 have been transferred to the [[Library of Virginia]]. The [[Family History Library]] has microfilm copies of most of these. They are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog Place Search under VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] - COURT RECORDS. Copies of declarations, petitions, and certificates still at the county courthouse can be obtained by contacting the clerk's office.
 Records of the Eastern U.S. District Court held at Richmond and Alexandria, and the Western U.S. District Court, held at Charlottesville and Big Stone Gap, are at the National Archives—Mid-Atlantic Region. The Family History Library has filmed naturalizations for the Eastern District for 1867-1938 and Western District for 1908-1929. The Library of Virginia has some U.S. court records for 1790-1861.