...Sworn to by said witnesses. Before me, Clerk. (5.) OATH OF PETITIONER. I, do solemnly swear, that I do absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance...every foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty whatsoever, particularly to (name of the sovereign and state to which he has borne allegiance), whose...

...that British immigrants at their naturalization were required to swear an oath in which they "forever renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign prince, potentate, state, and sovereignty, whatsoever and particularly to the Queen of the United Kingdom."49 But the main thrust...

...greatgreat-grandfather, became a US citizen in Tacoma in 1892. His naturalization papers, pictured above, state that "he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and...every foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty whatsoever, and particularly to Victoria Queen of Great Britain." Michael was happy to do the latter,...

...the naturalization oath's promise, in the words of Kersner's 1884 application, "to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign Prince,...Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to the Emperor of Germany." As a woman, Goldman was not required to take the oath, though her pious...

...naturalization ever since the Naturalization Act of 1795, a naturalization applicant was required to "absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance...or sovereignty, whereof he was before a citizen or subject."3 This renunciation oath was taken seriously. "The moment a foreigner becomes naturalized...