“Arthur stated his father was given American citizenship in 1843.”
I’ve been looking for that... Do you know when and where he actually did he say that? In the LOC papers?
This I cannot find but it is a minefield of supposition. I find this gem and it is difficult to pin it down.
"I have been forwarded the actual naturalization record for William Arthur on microfiche from the Library of Congress".
This states that the swearing in took place in New York State. This is important because although William Arthur moved first to Fairfield, Vermont, he later moved to New York State. Who the "I" was, I would not care to venture. If it was true, I would wager Chester Arthur would have stated this in the course of conversation. There was discredited investigator, a Mr Hinman. He was hired by enemies of Chester Arthur. Hinman lead off by saying Chester Arthur was born in Ireland. Anything Hinman said after that was likely taken with a pinch of salt.
You said — “I’ve been looking for that... Do you know when and where he actually did he say that? In the LOC papers?”
Go to Leo Donofrio’s site; he’s written a few articles on Arthur definitely not being qualified to be President... He may have what you want.
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Talking about Donofrio, I sometimes wonder if Donofrio’s case had been acted upon and both McCain and Obama were eliminated before the election or “afterwards” too — what kind of an election would we have?