Pennsylvania required the oaths of non-British citizens arriving in Phila. between 1727 and 1807 because of a fear that the vast number of Germanic immigrants would try to take over (making German the official language, etc.) -- the more things change the more they stay the same it seems. Joan In a message dated 5/9/2012 4:19:41 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, drewsmithtpa@gmail.com writes: What year? Drew Smith On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 4:11 PM, <vjspringer@aol.com> wrote: > Does anyone know the wording for the Oath of Allegiance one would would take when arriving in Pennsylvania? I believe that an ancestor took it when getting off the ship. > > Was the Oath of Alligiance the same thruout the colonies? > > Velma > VJSpringer@aol.com ===== If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message