Those whose United States ancestors were immigrants after the American Revolution may find this discussion of US naturalization certificates interesting on the National Archives website.

Remember that before 1906, any court of record could naturalize and there was no federal oversight of the process. That means things varied from one location to another–process, paperwork, and records. Before 1906 US naturalization records are generally local court records–not federal ones.

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