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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On 8/13/2019 3:45 PM, Brooks, Vincent wrote:
> Before 1906, state and local courts had jurisdiction over the
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