Adolph Heinrich Fiegenbaum
1793-1877

Declaration of Intention
U.S. Citizenship

 
declaration
St. Charles County, Missouri; 1838.
Courtesy of Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts
 

State of Missouri,

  St. Charles County,

  In   St.   Charles   Circuit   Court,     Aprill     Term,   A.D.   1838.

I Adolphus Fiegenbaum do declare that I am a native of Ladbergen, Kingdom of Prussia, that I am about fourty [sic] four years old; that I emigrated from Ladbergen that I there owed allegiance to King William III  King  of Prussia, that I am a Carpenter by profession, and that I am married to Cristina Peterjohan, and that I have six children, that I landed in New Orleans in June 1834 and that I intend to settle in the State of Missouri
I further declare that it is my bona fide intention to become a citizen of the United States, and to renounce and abjure forevere, all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign Prince, Potentate, State and Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to   William   III   of   Prussia

     Subscribed and sworn to in open Court, this
     2nd  day of  April    A.D. 1838
[Adolph's signature]
 

This declaration was sworn to in open court on the 2nd day of April, 1838. And Adolph signed his name.

signature of Adolph H. Fiegenbaum
 

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