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Immigrate - To enter and settle in a country or region to which one is not native
Emigrate - To leave one country or region to settle in another.
Migrate - To move from one country or region and settle in another.The term migrate is generally used for people and animals. It sometimes implies a lack of permanent settlement, resulting from seasonal or periodic movement. Emigrate and immigrate are used only for people and imply a permanent move, generally across a political boundary. Emigrate describes the move relative to the point of departure, and immigrate describes the move relative to the destination
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000
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There is an original book of Allamakee County Court Naturalization records (1855-1857) in the archives of the Allamakee County Historical Society. I don't believe it has been indexed or transcribed - submitted by Jody Howard.
(access the Historical Soc. website from the Allamakee co. Local Resources page)
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Allamakee County Naturalization Petitions Index by W. David Samuelsen (off-site)