A lot of you asked me some questions. I hope this answers most of them. If you have more, feel free to ask. Dave. The federal archives is located in the Soho district of Manhattan on the corner of Varick and Houston Streets, on the 12th floor. I have no idea if anything can be ordered by mail. All the papers I got at the New York Archives were from the Federal Court in the Newark, NJ District and they were the originals. On the Certificate of Arrival, it contains: Certificate number, Port of entry, Name, Date, Manner of arrival (in my father's case, the name of the ship) On the Declaration of Intention, it contains: Name, age, occupation, color, complexion, height in feet and inches, weight, color of hair, color of eyes, visible distinctive marks, where born, date of birth, residence, place of origin, vessel, last foreign residence (city and country), port of arrival, arrival date and signature. On the Petition for Citizenship, it contains: District Court, Name, address, occupation, place of birth, date of birth, race, date of Certificate of Intent, District Court of Intent, Marital status, name of spouse, when and where married, birth information of spouse, and number and information of children. Last foreign residence, emigrated from location, port of entry, name at time of entry, date of entry and signature. It also includes affidavits of two witnesses along with name, address, occupation and signatures. On the Certificate of Citizenship Document, it contains: Citizenship Number, petition Number, age at naturalization, sex, color, complexion, color of eyes, color of hair, height in feet and inches, weight, visible distinctive marks, marital status, race, former nationality, signature, full name, address court and date of naturalization and of course the picture of person. On the Oath of Allegiance, it contains: Signature and date sworn, Petition line and list and certificate number. Good luck and happy hunting.