Hi Tina, You need to contact the District Court of Philadelphia, for the information you requested from me. The Delaware County Courts have nothing to do with papers/petitions/documents filed in Philadelphia. You might want to contact the following, in regard to the petition that was filed in Philadelphia in 1868: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) (215) 732-6200 <A HREF="http://www.hsp.org/">PA Historical Society of Pennsylvania</A> http://www.hsp.org/ The Genealogical Society Of Pennsylvania (GSP) (215) 545-0391 <A HREF="http://www.hsp.org/">PA Historical Society of Pennsylvania</A> http://www.hsp.org/ Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) In a message dated 9/27/2 2:39:01 PM, [email protected] writes: << Helen, That is great news about the Naturalization Books & Petition Books! Since I am in another state and I can not walk into the court house to view a petition book...what would you suggest in the way of getting the courthouse to do a lookup. Do you know what it would cost? I happen to know the date my ancestor filed a petition but that's it. No date of arrival or even a photo. What poor planning on my part to have moved to Florida when all my folks were in PA. !! For the record - the one I'm looking for is: Joseph DALTON who petitioned the District Court of Philadelphia to become an American citizen. This petition was signed September 19, 1868 Thanks for any help or advise! Tina Culbertson >>