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    "ocrText": "To the Honorable Superior Court,\nNow in session at Broollyn Homelhem in and for the County of Windham\nin said County, respectfully represents that he was born in Inalni in the\nEafries 0 Whitteent now residentat mustham\nKaywore of\nKingdom of Great Britain and Iroland,-on or about\nthe 14' day of. need\nA. D. 18 lel. and is now about St\nof age and that he\nIum York\narrifed at Ken York in to Haby years\nand on or still about is bona the fide 34 his intention day of become long (tizen of the\nA. D. 18 87\nthat it was then,\nto a United States of America, and to renounce all allegiance\nand fidelity to every foreign Prince, Potentate, State and Soyereignty whatever, and particularly to Vietoria,\nQueon\nof the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Ascar Second Keny\nhonorable Septernor\nof Screferen\nwhose subject he has heretofore been : all of which appears on the record of the\nCourt,\nholden at Jinushimm in and\nfor the\nCounty\nof\non' the 3cc accop\nTresday of hovember D/890 copy herewith\nA. certified of which record is exhibited.\nAND THE SAID Extrim Whitefelet\nfurther represents,\nthat he has ever since continued within the jurisdiction of the United States; that he has never borne any hereditary\ntitle, or been of any of the orders of nobility ; that he is ready to renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to\nevery foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to Vietoria, Queen of the United\nKingdom of Great Britain and Irchan\nSevecluo\n1 asear Second Kuyal\nwhose subject he has heretofore been ; that he is attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States\nof America, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same.\nWHEREUPON, he prays that he may be admitted to become a citizen of the United States of America, ac-\ncording to the forms of the Statute in such case made and provided. And as in duty bound will ever pray.\nDated at. Junelham this of hoverwhere D. 1992\nEfine Wordeldt\nI do solemnly swear that I will support the CONSTITUTION of the UNITED STATES, and that I hereby\nrenounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatever, par-\nticularly to Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.\nSo HELP ME God."
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