THE MAJORS NATURALIZATION PROCEEDINGS: 'Naturalización de ciudadano americano y diligencias que se practicaban para obtenerla en California' — in the case of Majors, native of the United States, the following diligencias are noted: (1) Petition of the interested party to the judge of his residence; (2) Providencia of the judge ordering the party present 3 witnesses declaring on the nation he is of, being Catholic, of good conduct, having an office or occupation producing 1,000 pesos monthly[sic]; (3) Declarations of 3 witnesses; (4) Providencia ordering the diligencias pass to the Governor; (5) Petition of the interested party to the Governor enclosing the diligencias — ⭐⭐ a documented template of pre-conquest Mexican naturalization procedure for an American settler (a stray 1837 doc in the loose collection) ⚠ CONTINUES next leaf
| Date | 1837-05-21 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Juan José Crisóstomo Majors |
| To | David Spence (Juez) |
| Place | Monterey |
| Series | Miscellaneous / Unbound Documents |
| Tomo | Unbound |
| Original tomo page | — |
| Savage copy page | 357 |
| Scan leaf | n359 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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