Thomas Callighan an alien who has lately arrived in the United States and is desirous of being naturalized a citizen thereof this day

THIS IS A SAMPLE OF THE KIND OF INFORMATION THAT CAN BE FOUND IN THE BROOKE COUNTY COURT ORDERS.

THIS IS FROM ORIGINAL VOLUME TEN

Keep in mind.....not all records are as complete as this one.

Thomas Callighan an alien who has lately arrived in the United States and is desirous of being naturalized a citizen thereof this day appeared in Court and in pursuance of the Act of Congress made a report of himself which report is in the following words To Wit:

I Thomas Callighan make the following report of myself to the County Court of Brooke County in the State of Virginia that is to say, I report that I was born in the city of Cork in the parish of St Bam in Ireland in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on the 5^th day of January 1786 being now in the43rd year of my age, I am a subject of the King of the said United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, owing allegiance to that Monarch and none other that I immigrated from Ireland to the United States in the month of September in the year 1814 and that I intend to settle myself in the County of Brooke in the State of Virginia one of the United States

Given under my hand this 25^th day of February 1822

Thomas Callaghan

And the said Thomas Callaghan declared on oath that it is bona fide his intention to become a citizen of the United States and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatever and particularly to George the Fourth King of Great Britain and Ireland

(PLEASE NOTE: HIS NAME APPEARS SPELLED TWO WAYS ON THE ORIGINAL RECORDS gh)