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The second section, ranging from 1843 to 1852 and housed in box 02, were removed from the Lynchburg City Ended Causes and processed and indexed as a distinct unit by McKenzie Long.\n","Encoded by G. Crawford: August 2013; updated by M. Long: November 2023.\n","Additional Lynchburg Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. Consult   \"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\"","Lynchburg (Va.) Naturalization Records, 1817-1898, consist of loose naturalization records filed in the local court. Loose naturalization records may include affidavits, reports for naturalization, declarations of intent to become United States citizens, and notices of application for admission of citizenship. The reports are narrative accounts made by applicants summarizing their journey to the United States. 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