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After 1790 under federal naturalization law, aliens could declare intention to become citizens and later be naturalized in any federal, county, or city court. At this time the county courts, especially the Court of Common Pleas became a major place for naturalizations to take place. The Family History Library has copies of many of these county court records on microfilm. | After 1790 under federal naturalization law, aliens could declare intention to become citizens and later be naturalized in any federal, county, or city court. At this time the county courts, especially the Court of Common Pleas became a major place for naturalizations to take place. The Family History Library has copies of many of these county court records on microfilm. | ||
Researchers need to realize that not all immigrants naturalized, nor have all naturalization records survived. People could own land, do business, settle estates, and live unhindered without it. The only unique privilege that came from being naturalized was the right to vote and buy land from the Federal Government. | |||
The [http://www.njarchives.org/ Maryland State Archives] has most county naturalization records, indexes to many state and county records from 1777-1917, and indexes to Baltimore city and county naturalizations from 1796 to 1933. They also have a card index to naturalizations in the U.S. circuit court, 1852-1918, and U.S. district courts from 1797-1951 and another card index to records for the colonial period, 1637-1776. | The [http://www.njarchives.org/ Maryland State Archives] has most county naturalization records, indexes to many state and county records from 1777-1917, and indexes to Baltimore city and county naturalizations from 1796 to 1933. They also have a card index to naturalizations in the U.S. circuit court, 1852-1918, and U.S. district courts from 1797-1951 and another card index to records for the colonial period, 1637-1776. | ||
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*Naturalization Petitions 1906-1930. National Archives Publication M1640. Digitized at [http://www.footnote.com/search.php?query=maryland+naturalization Footnote]. | *Naturalization Petitions 1906-1930. National Archives Publication M1640. Digitized at [http://www.footnote.com/search.php?query=maryland+naturalization Footnote]. | ||
Additional naturalization records are at the National Archives, Washington D.C. | Additional naturalization records are at the National Archives, Washington D.C. | ||
=== Post 1906 Records === | === Post 1906 Records === | ||
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