Certificate of Citizenship.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
State of Missouri, County of Clark, }ss. In
the Circuit Court,
April Term, 18 85
.
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the
17th day of April,
A. D. One Thousand Eight Hundred and eighty five
,
Thomas Savage a native of the
Kingdom of Great Britain , came into Court and
made application to become A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES, and it
appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that more than two years ago,
the said Thomas Savage made oath before D.
N. Lapsley on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, that
it was, BONA FIDE, his intention to become A CITIZEN OF THE
UNITED STATES, and renounce and abjure forever all allegiance and
fidelity to every Foreign Power, Prince, Potentate, State and Sovereignty
whatever, and particularly all allegiance and fidelity to
Victoria II
.
And it being proven to the Court by the testimony of
J. W. Reed and
J. M. Wood , citizens of the United
States, who were examined, on their oaths, as witnesses, that the said
Thomas Savage has resided
continuously within the United States five years, and one year at least,
immediately preceding this application, in the State of Missouri; and
that, during that time he has behaved as a man of good moral character,
attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and
will disposed to the good order and happiness of the same; and thereupon,
the said Thomas Savage
made oath that he would support the Constitution of the United States, and
that he does, absolutely and positively, renounce and abjure all
allegiance and fidelity to every Foreign Power, Prince or Potentate, State
and Sovereignty whatever, and particularly all allegiance and fidelity to
Victoria II Queen of Great
Britain and thereupon the Court admits the said
Thomas Savage to
become A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES.