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    "ocrText": "Form 2218\nPRELIMINARY FORM FOR DECLARATION OF INTENTION TO BECOME A CITIZEN\n4879\nU. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR\nNOT TO BE FILLED IN BY ALIEN\nFOR USE OF OFFICIALS SEARCHING IMMI-\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\nGRATION RECORDS\nCLERK OF COURT:\nRECORDS EXAMINED\nPlace number\nin\nCARD INDEX\nupper left-hand corner of all copies of\ndeclaration, immediately under your\nINDEX BOOKS\ndeclaration number.\nDISTRICT DIRECTOR OF NATURALIZATION.\nMANIFESTS\n(NOTE TO CLERK OF COURT.-To guide you in preparing the Declaration: The black face lines on this form contain statements\nin the regular order as they are to appear on the Declaration of Intention.)\nI desire to file my Declaration of Intention (first paper) to become a citizen.\nMr.\nMy name is\nMrs.\nArvo Urho Laitinen\n; age,\n25\nyears.\nMiss\n(Alien should print or typewrite here true, original, and correct name)\n(Give age last birthday)\nAlso known as\n(If alien has used any other name in this country, that name should be shown here)\nI used that name because\nTho full name of the person shown on my steamship ticket wess\nMy mother maidon\nMy maiden was (if woman)\nMy present occcupation is\nCarpenter\n2\nMy personal description is: Color, white ; complexion, light\n; height,\n5 feet 3 inches;\nweight, 130\npounds; color of hair, light brown\n; color of eyes,\nblue\n;\nother visible distinctive marks:\nnone\nI was born in\nVibora\n, Finland ,\n(City or town)\n(Country)\non the\n8th day of April\n1901\nMy present residence is\nNorth Stonington\n,\nNew London ,Connecticut\n(Number and street)\nMy post office address is\nR. F. D. (County) (State)\n(City artown)\nMorthstonington\nThe place where I took the ship or train which landed me in the United States was Coptin hagen\nDen,mark\non July\n1904\n,\n(Month)\n(Day)\n(Year)\nThe ticket On hich I came to this country wag bought au\n(City)\n(Country)\nThe name of the ship or railroad on which I came was\nIceland\n(OVER)\nel4-8"
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