Below is text that I transcribed from the Common Pleas Court regarding the Naturalization of my ancestor, Lawrence Daly. In reading it, I don't know what the document is. It's called a naturalization, but it sounds like both the Declaration and Naturaliztion rolled into one. My relative James Daly, was naturalized in the same court in 1838 (9 years earlier), and he had two witnesses, and it was done on an individual basis. His brother John Daly appeared at the same time, and had this same "individual" treatment. Can anyone who is familiar with the language, and has seen this type of entry before, let me know which document I have. In the meantime, I hope this proves interesting to other Lorain County researchers. I copied this exactly as it appears...without punctuation!

Thanks,
Patricia


Lorain County Court of Common Pleas
September, 1847 Session
Journal 4, page 46

Naturalization At this term came (unreadable, maybe: John/James R…) Patrick Garroly Jr Isaac Hubbard Lawrence Dailey Joseph Neff George Neff Peter Dunham, William Willis Patrick Garroly, & John Schneider and made application to be naturalized under the laws of the United States and it appearing to the court that each of them have respectively filed a Declaration of their intentions to become citizens two years hence and that they have resided in the United States for more than five years, that they are persons of good moral character, and attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States and are well disposed to the good order and happiness of the people of the United States do order that said applicants be admitted as citizens of the United States, and thereupon said applicants appeared in open court and severally took an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and that they absolutely renounce & (unreadable) all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign prince potentate state or sovereignty whatsoever and particularly the sovereign of which they each were subjects.