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*''Naturalization Index for Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1881-1930'' (Family History Library films {{FHL|476879|title-id|disp=1752877}}-92). This indexes petitions from the court of quarter sessions and court of common pleas for Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. | *''Naturalization Index for Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1881-1930'' (Family History Library films {{FHL|476879|title-id|disp=1752877}}-92). This indexes petitions from the court of quarter sessions and court of common pleas for Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. | ||
*Indexes for the circuit and district courts are in ''United States, District Court (Pennsylvania: Eastern District), Indexes to Naturalization Petitions to the U.S. Circuit and District Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1795-1951'' (Family History Library {{FHL|1412417|film|disp=films 1412417}}-76). | *Indexes for the circuit and district courts are in ''United States, District Court (Pennsylvania: Eastern District), Indexes to Naturalization Petitions to the U.S. Circuit and District Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1795-1951'' (Family History Library {{FHL|1412417|film|disp=films 1412417}}-76). | ||
Alien Report and Registry | |||
From 1798 to 1828 an "Alien Report and Registry" was required of all aliens. Each alien was to gave 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 Family History Library, county records of naturalization are listed under the court of common pleas. | 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 Family History 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. | ||
== Post 1906 Records == | == Post 1906 Records == | ||
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