October 21, 1844, David Carson Citizenship
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Title
October 21, 1844, David Carson Citizenship
Description
This 1844 document is a legal document from the court in which David Carson applied for citizenship. It records his process and success in becoming a citizen of the United States. It reads, "Monday October 21st 1844
Monday October 21st 1844 Court meets pursuant to adjournment present the same judge as on yesterday And now here comes David Carson and makes application to become a citizen of the United State and the Court being satisfied that he had fully complied with the Acts of Congress in such cases made and provided. The said David Carson now here takes the final Oath to support the Constitution of the United States and otherwise to declare himself as a good and peaceable citizen thereof and that he now renounces and abjures all allegiances and fidelity to every foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatever and more particularly to Victoria Queen of Great Brittain [sic] and Ireland of whom he was heretofore a Subject."
Monday October 21st 1844 Court meets pursuant to adjournment present the same judge as on yesterday And now here comes David Carson and makes application to become a citizen of the United State and the Court being satisfied that he had fully complied with the Acts of Congress in such cases made and provided. The said David Carson now here takes the final Oath to support the Constitution of the United States and otherwise to declare himself as a good and peaceable citizen thereof and that he now renounces and abjures all allegiances and fidelity to every foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatever and more particularly to Victoria Queen of Great Brittain [sic] and Ireland of whom he was heretofore a Subject."
Creator
Unknown
Source
Jan Meranda Personal Collection
Publisher
LCLP
Date
1844-10-21
Contributor
Jan Meranda, Larry Landis
Rights
No Copyright, Public Domain
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Legal Document
Identifier
Missouri-36
Coverage
Missouri
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “October 21, 1844, David Carson Citizenship,” Letitia Carson Digital History Collection , accessed April 18, 2024, https://letitiacarson.omeka.net/items/show/353.