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Scope and Content Note

This series consists of eleven bound volumes containing the names of persons naturalized between 1896-1906 in the New York State Supreme Court, First Judicial District (New York City). The series was generated pursuant to Chapter 927 of the Laws of 1895, which required court clerks to file annually a return to the Secretary of State's office containing the full name and residences of naturalized citizens, along with the date of their naturalization. Each volume provides the name, residence (street and number), and date of naturalization.