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    "ocrText": "The\nFir\nNo. 1017\n101\nSece\nForm 2203\nTRIPLICATE\nThi\n[To be alven the geraga making\nthe\nFou\nSTATES OF\nDom\nDom\nnn\nDepartment of Commerte and Tabor\nSiati\nBUREAU OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION\nDIVISION OF NATURALIZATION\nDECLARATION OF INTENTION\n(Invalid for all purposes seven years after the date hereof)\nSTATE OF CALIFORNIA\nIn the SUPERIOR Court\nCounty of Los Angeles\nss:\nIN AND FOR Loe ANGELES COUNTY,\nSever\nofthe STATE OF CALIFOBNIA,\norganize\nElias John Economus\n, aged 28. years,\nintention 1\n3.\narticularly\noccupation Pool Coom Keeper\ndo declare on oath that my personal\nto reside pe\naffirm\ndescription is: Color white , complexion\nDark , height 5 feet 7 inches,\nEight\nWinth\nweight 145. pounds, color of hair Black\n, color of eyes\nBlack\n2\npetition, sin\nother visible distinctive marks\nnone\npatition.\nI was born in Griding\nTenth\n:\nGreen\n, on the\n20\nday of\nmay.\n, anno\nsuid petition\nDomini 880. I now reside at 414 A are 19 Los Angres bal\nAthens Greece\nAttach\nI emigrated to the United States of America from\nLohor,\n-\non\nthe vessel (If To young the arrived Awise If than by remember vessel, the character of conveyance or name of transportation company should be given.] :\nmy last\nthe United\nforeign residence was Gorileng Greece\nIt\nis my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign\nDeclare\nprince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to George I\nKing of Greece\n, of which I am now a citizen- subject ; I\nstawyork\nin the\narrived at the port of\nState\nArwork\non or about the\n18 day\nThe\nTerritory of\ntentents then\nDistrict of June\nanno Domini I 893: I am not an anarchist: 1 am not a\nVormation a\npolygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy: and it is my intention in good faith\nto become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein:\nnos\nSo HELP ME GOD.\nBliss John (Original signature Economice of déclarant.)\n86\nlediately\nSubscribed and sworn affirmed to before me this\nday of Sepx\n, anno Domini 19 08\nsald\n[SEAL.]\nC, G. Keyes\nGOUNYY CLERK AND EX-ORFIOIO OLERK O\nSUPESIOR GOURT. IN AND FOR THA COUNTY\nCourt.\nBy\nJoncombay\nDeputy Clerk."
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