Naturalization Intent: Jeremiah Donoho

Jeremiah Donoho, 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, Jeremeiah Donoho, make the following report of myself to the County Court of Jefferson, in the State of Virginia, that is to say, I report that I was born within the County Kerry, in Ireland in the year 1812, being now in the 30th year of my age, that I am a subject of the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, owing allegiance to that Monarch and none other, that I migrated from Ireland to the United States in the year 1837, and that I intend to settle myself in the County of Jefferson in the State of Virginia, one of the United States. Given under my hand this 23rd day of March 1842. Jeremiah Donoho.” And the said Jeremiah Donoho declared on oath, that it is bonafide his intention to become a citizen of the United States, and to renounce forever, all allegiance and fidelity to any Foreign Prince, Potentate, State of Soverignty whatever, and particularly to the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland.