My recent postings have created some questions that hopefully I can answer with this post. I viewed the microfilms at the Sacramento LDS Family Research Library. All you have to do to see these is go to your nearest and order them ($4 per film). When they come in, they call you and you can go see them. The ones I view were filmed in 1981 and were better than the actual books which I viewed in 1998. The reason I say that is that many pages were torn out because there were no real rules about looking at the books. They were up in an attic at the court house and they let people up there to look at the books without supervising them. Anyway, here are the film numbers (I got them from www.familysearch.org). All are for Rensselaer County. 1304655 Naturalization certifications 1844-69 1304657 " " 1852-56 1304658 " " 1856-59 1304659 Declarations of intent 1844-72, Nat. Certs. 1859-69 ** 1304662 Court minutes 1843-57, Index to Naturalizations 1304663 Declar. of intent 1854-1906 ** 1304664 Alien declarations 1884-1906 1304665 Petitions 1903-06 1304666 Nat. Records 1824-1908, Index, Final Applications 1896-1906 ** 1434126 Oaths 1827-1929 1434129 Oaths 1881-88 1434130 Nat. Certs 1844-72 1437398 Book of Oaths 1814-43 ** those are the films I posted from -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA Siochain Leat (peace be with you)