Naturalization: Henry Sloan

Henry Sloan, cabinet maker, a native of Ireland, this day applied to the court to be admitted to become a citizen of the United States, whereupon the said Henry Sloan, exhibited a certificate of the clerk of this court that more than two years ago he had declared on oath, in the said Court, his intention to become a ciizen of the said U. S. which certificate is in these words, “I, Samuel J. Cramer, Clerk of Jefferson County Court, do hereby certify hat at a court continued and held for said county on the 22nd day of April, 1828, Henry Sloan, cabinet maker, a native of Ireland, declared on oath, 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 IV King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Teste S. J. Cramer. And it being proved to the satisfaction of the Court, by the testimony of Thomas Griggs and William F. Lock, citizens of the said United States, who were examined as witnesses on oath that since the arrival of the said Henry Sloan, he has resided within the United States five years at least, and within this State one year at least, and during that time 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, he the said Henry Sloan declared on oath, in open Court, that he will support the Constitution of the U. S. and that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, and sovereignty, whatever, and particularly to William 4th King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland — and thereupon the said Henry Sloan is admitted a citizen of the said United States.