Vince, while I am delighted to see these records made available, it
would certainly be helpful to know something about the source other than
the name of the county. How were they located (i.e., are they interfiled
with other records, or in a separate collection? are they housed at the
Library of Virginia or at the local court? how were they located? are
these all that are available or are others from the listed counties or
other counties available (or do we know)?
My understanding of the naturalization process in the 19th century and
earlier is that a person could be naturalized at any court of record,
which would include federal courts, am I wrong?
As a researcher the background of the record, it's history (both law and
practice), how it was located (stumbled over in a box, accessed via
index, separate record group, etc.) all help me understand the
individual record and determine the possibility of locating like
records. The value of these records would be improved, if they, like
those in the Lost Records Localities (which does identify the source in
most, if not all cases), had the specific source identified.
Barbara
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PO Box 1273
Orange, VA 22960
540-832-3473
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On 8/13/2019 3:45 PM, Brooks, Vincent wrote:
> Before 1906, state and local courts had jurisdiction over the
> naturalization process. Thanks to our transcribers, over 1,400 digitized
> naturalization records are transcribed and searchable. We will continue to
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