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    "ocrText": "118\nUnited States of America, State of Connectieut, 05.\nAta Country\nCourt, holden in and for the County of New Haven, on the\n3d\nthe day of march\nA. D. 1849.\nBE IT REMEMBERED, That on the\n31 st day of march\nin said year\nRoseph in Sanyon of Cheshire in said County\nappeared before said Court, the same being à Court of Record, with Common Law Jurisdiction, a Clerk and a Seal, and made\napplication to said Court to become a Citizen of the United States) And upon examination first had, it being made to appear,\nand this Court having found to their satisfaction that the said Joseph M.\nSanyer\nis a free white male\nperson of lawful age, an alien and a subject of Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,\nthat he is now of the age of\n38\nyears, that he was born in\nnugland\nin said\nKingdom, that he has resided in the United States constantly for more than five years last past, and in said State of Connecti-\neut for more than one year last past, and that he has during all said time behaved himself as a good citizen, has a good moral\ncharacter, and is attached to the principles of the Constitution of the Umited States, and well disposed to the good order and\nhappin SS of the same. It also appearing to this Court that said\ndoseph the Sanyon\ndid, pursuant\nto the laws of the United States, before the\nappear Robert Mr. Osborn Ez. Clerk of the\nSuperior\nCourt within and for New Uburen Country\non the\n1st\nday of april\nA. D. 18 47. the same being a Court of Record with Common Law Jurisdiction, a Clerk and a Seal, and on Oath did declare\nthat it was bona fide his intention to become a citizen of the United States, and to renounce all allegiance and fidelity forever\nto every foreign Prince, Potentate, State and Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom\nof Great Britain and Ireland,\nas by the Records of said Court appear. And the said\nJouph m. Sanyon\nnow here\nin this Court declares on Oath, that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every for-\neign Prince, Potentate, State and Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great\nBritain and Ireland,\nof whom he is now a subject, and he also declares on Oath, that he will support the Constitution of the United States of Amer-\nica. Wherefore the said doseph m Bunyon\nis hereby, by this Court, admitted and declared\nto be a Citizen of the United States of America.\nSTATE 05 CONNECTIOUT,\n0\nCOUNTY OF NEW HAVEN:\nss.\nBE IT REMEMBERED, That on the\nbefore the me Heliny -4 Liurs gelente A Court, within and for said County, having Common Law Jurisdiction, with a Clerk and a\nCounts\n2d day of april\nA. D. 184 s\nSeal, personally appearéd,\nPeter Matter\nof\nEast \"baven\nin said County, who was born in\nFrance\naged about\n52 years, and on Oath did declare that it was bona fide his intention to become a\nOITIZIN OF THIS NITED STATES, and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign\nPrince, Potentate, State and Sovereignty whatever-and particularly to Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great\nBritein-ond lreland,\nthe legally constituted authoutions of France\nof whom he is now a subject.\nIn Testimony Whereof, I,\nMony C4 Esuris\nClerk of said Court, have hereunto set my\nhand and the Seal of said Court, the day and year aforesaid.\nbecony 9 Sain\nClerk."
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