Naturalization: Patrick McGuire [McGuin?]

Patrick McGuire [McGuin?], a native of Ireland, this day applied to the Court, to be admitted to become a citizen of the United States, whereupon the said Patrick McGuire exhibited a certificate of the Clerk of the Court of Jefferson County, showing that he arrived in the United States more than five years previous to the date hereof, which certificate is as follows: Virginia, Jefferson County to wit: At a Court continued and held for the said county, on the 19th day of May A D. 1840.– Patrick McGuire, an alien, who desires to be naturalized a citizen of the United States, this day made a report as follows: “I Patrick McGuire 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 near Ballinloh, in the county of Cavan, Ireland, and am now about thirty two years old, that I am a subject of Victoria I. Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, owing allegiance to that monarch and none other, that I migrated from Ireland in the year 1828, and that I intend to settle myself in this County. Given under my hand this 19th day of May 1840– signed Patrick McGuire.” And the said Patrick McGuire also exhibited a certificate of the Clerk of the Court of Jefferson County, that more than two years ago he had declared on oath, in open court, his intentions to become a citizen of the United States, which last mentioned certificate in these words.– “And the said Patrick McGuire declared on oath that it is bona fide 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 Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to Victoria I Queen of Great Britain and Ireland. A copy. Teste Samuel J. Cramer, c.c.” And it being proved to the satisfaction of the Court, by the testimony of Robert D. Doran and Eli H. Canell, citizens of the said United States who were examined as witnesses on oath, that since the arrival of the said Patrick McGuire, as foresaid, he has resided within the United States five years at least and in 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 Patrick McGuire declared on oath in open Court 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. Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and thereupon the said Patrick McGuire is admitted a citizen of the said United States.