Michael Harris' Citizenship Naturalization Paper

The following is a transcription of the document, with handwritten text shown in bold italics.
Notice that Michael Harris' name is spelled "Mitchell Harris" [for reason unknown].

United States of America, State of Connecticut, ss.

At a Superior Court, holden in and for the County of New Haven, on the first Tuesday of
March, A. D. 1875

BE IT REMEMBERED That on the 18th day of March in said year,

Mitchell Harris of Seymour

in said county, appeared before said Court, the same being a Court of Record, with common Law Juris-
diction, a Clerk and a Seal, and made application to said Court to become a citizen of the United States:
And upon examination first had it being made to appear, and this Court having found to their satisfaction,
that the said applicant is a free white male person of lawful age, an alien, and a subject of Victora,
Queen
of the United Kingtom of Great Britain and Ireland, that he is now of the age of 30 years ;
that he was born in England in said Kingdom ; that he has resided in the United States constantly for
more than five years last past, and in said State of Connecticnt [sic] for more than
one year last past, and that he has during all said time behaved himself as a good citizen, has a good
moral character, and is attached to the priciples of the Constitution of the United States, and well dis-
posed to the good order and happiness of the same. It also appearing to this Court that said applicant
did, pursuant to the laws of the United States, appear before the Common Pleas

Court within and for Morris County New Jersey
on the 4th day of November A. D. 1872, the same being a Court of Record with
common Law Jurisdiction, a Clerk and a Seal, and on oath did declare that it was bona fide his intention
to become a citizen of the United States, and to renounce all allegiance and fidelity forever to every Foreign
Prince, Potentate, state and Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to Victoria, Queen

of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, as by the Record of said Court appears. And the
said applicant now here in this Court, declares on oath, that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and
abure all allegiance and fidelity to every Foreign Prince, Potentate, State and Sovereignty whatever, and
particularly to Victoria, Queen

of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, of who he is now a subject, and he also declares
on Oath, that he will support the Constitution of the United States of America

Wherefore, the said applicant is hereby, by this Court, admitted and declared, to be a citizen of the
United States of America.

I, ARTHUR D. OSBORNE, Clerk of the Superior Court in and for said county, hereby certify that
the foregoing is a true copy of Record.

In Whitness Whereof, I hereunto set my hand and the
seal of said Court, this 18th day
of March, 1875,
Arthur D. Osborne Clerk

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