Gary wrote: > I was asked by my aunt (marriage) what was on the back side of an > Immigration and Naturalization Service form N-35 (old 1-IP) card. On > the bottom of the front it says “Over” She never got the back side. > On the front of the card is Family name, Given name, address, > Certificate No, Title and location of Court, Country of birth, Date > of Naturalization, Name and address of witnesses > > This card is dated from 12/14/1854 I'm not sure what you have that supposedly is dated 1854 and is an Immigratiion and Naturalization Service form, but the INS didn't even exist with that name until 1933. No U.S. federal immigration service existed at all until 1891. See: http://immigration.about.com/od/usimmigrationhistory/f/INS_USCIS.htm http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/about/history/legacy/ins_history.xml You might want to take another look at the document, and let us know more about what you find. Good luck! Kathy