This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: van Raalte Classification: immigration Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.tompkins/5046.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: PS View URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytompki/natural.htm Tompkins County - Tompkins County Courts. Naturalization Records, 1818-1969 (film 1008767 ff.) "The original records ... are at the Tompkins County Courthouse in Ithaca" - REF: 1998-2007 Copyright by the Tompkins County NYGenWeb Coordinators My note: ... or they may have his beginning Declaration of Intent Records where he began the process towards citizenship.