Naturalization: Patrick Hagan

Patrick Hagan, a native of Ireland, this day applied to the Court to be admitted a citizen of the United States, and it appearing to the Court that more than two years ago, to wit, on the 9th day of November, 1840, in the Circuit Superior Court of Law & Chancery of this County, he declared on oath his intention to become a citizen of the United States, and it being proved to the satisfaction of the Court by the testimoney of John O’Hara and Jeremiah Donovan, citizens of the United States, who were examined as witnesses on oath, that since the arrival of the said Patrick Hagan, 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 principals of the Constitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same, he the said Patrick Hagan, declared on oath that he will support the Constitution of the United States and that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to Victoria I the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and there upon, the said Patrick Hagan is admitted a citizen of the United States.