William Mills - Certificate of Citizenship

I finally scanned all the pages of Aliene's Family History and and working my way through it slowly. There is so much information in there and lots of it needs to be verified. Luckily, she included some (copies of) original documents. Here's the Certificate of Citizenship for her Maternal Grandfather, William Mills.

William Mills, certificate of citizenship, 1882, no. 338, copy in Book of Rememberance, Second Judicial District of the Territory of Utah; Troy Lund Home, Clinton, Utah.

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CERTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIP.—Culver, Page, Hoyne & Co., Stationers, 118 and 120 Monroe Street, Chicago.

No. 338

In the District Court of the Second Judicial District of the Territory of Utah,

COUNTY OF BEAVER.

PRESENT: Hon Stephen P. Twiss Judge

In the Matter of the Application of

William Mills

AN ALIEN

To become a Citizen of the United States of America

IN OPEN COURT,

September Term, A. D. 1882

this 8th day of September

A. D. 1882, as yet of said term.

                        It appearing to the satisfaction of this Court, by the oaths of

Albert Nadauld and Edmund McLatchie citizens of the United States of America, witnesses for that purpose, first duly sworn and examined, that William Mills a native of England has resided within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the United States five years at least last past, and within the Territory of Utah for one year last past; and that during all of said five years’ time he has behaved as a man of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same; and it also appearing to the Court by competent evidence, that the said applicant has heretofore, and more than two years since, and in due form of law, declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States; and having now here, before this Court, taken an oath that he will support the Constitution of the United States of America, and that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign Prince, State or Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland

      It is therefore ordered, adjudged and decreed that the said William Mills be and he is hereby admitted and declared to be a CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Stephen P. Twiss

Judge

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Office the Clerk of District Court of the Second Judicial District

of the Territory of Utah, County of Beaver,                             }ss.

I, J.R. Wilkins Clerk of the District Court of the Second Judicial District of the Territory of Utah, said court being a Court of Record, having common law jurisdiction, and a Clerk and Seal, do certify that the above is a true copy of the act of Naturalization of William Mills as the same appears upon the records of said Court now in my office.

IN TESTIMONY THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed

the seal of said Court, this 8th day of September

A. D. 1882

J. R. Wilkins Clerk

John Barraclough Deputy Clerk