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    "ocrText": "430\nAt a Superior Court, holden at Litchfield, in and for the County of Litchfield, in the State of\nConnecticut,\nhundred and eventy two\non the 4th Tuesday of Junning in the year of our Lord one thousand bmo eight\nPRESENT-HON. Origin Stegnour findy\nyear of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy hn Thmmas Donoveur\nthe it Rememberrd, That on the\nynb\n222\nday\nof march the\nin the\nof Tomington\nin said County of Litehfield, being an alien and a free white person,\nappeared in open Court, (the said Court being a Court of Record, having Common Law Jurisdiction, and\na Clerk and Seal,) and applied to be admitted to become a citizen of the United States. And the said\nThomas by him before the Preferior born for fail Country\nEmovan\nthen exhibited to the Court a Certificate of the declaration of intention\nobem\nmade\nand required as the first condition according to the first section of the Act of Congress entitled \"An Actto\nestablish an uniform rule of Naturalization, and to repeal the acts heretofore passed on that subject.\"\nbovoiqgÀ\nApproved 14th of April, 1802, as follows:\nSTATE OF CONNECTICUT,\nCOUNTY OF Litchfull\n}\nss.\nthe it Remembered, That on the\n22\nday\nof march\nA. D. 18 70, before the\nsuperior\nCourt, within and for said County,\nhaving Common Law jurisdiction, with a Clerk and a Seal, per-\nsonally appeared, Thomas Donovean\nL. S.\nof Tomington\nin said\nCounty, who was born in Limenik to Ireland\naged about 45 years, and on oath did declare that\nit was bona fide his intention to become a CITIZEN OF THE\nUNITED STATES, and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign Prince, Poten-\ntate, State and Sovereignty, whatever-and particularly to\nNictories Queen\nof the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, of whom he is now a subject. In Testimony Where-\nof, I, Wrink. Ranson\nClerk of said Court, have hereunto set my\nhand, and Seal of the said Court, the day and year aforesaid. (ob edt 10\nlase\nbne\n,bued\nmmL Rantom\nClerk.\nAnd it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that said Thomas Denoveen has resided\nwithin the United States five years at least,\nJenol 18 svil batinU nidriw\nand in the State of Connecticut one year at least, and that during said five years\nhe has behaved as a man of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the\nUnited States, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same. lisw bas\n,\nbatin's\nAnd\nthe said of homas Donooan having declared on oath, that he would support\nthe CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, and that he did absolutely and entirely renounce\nand abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatever,\nand\nparticularly to Vic times queen\nof the United Kingdom of\nGreat Britain and Ireland, of whom We was before a subject. It \"was therefore considered by the Court,\nthat Thomas Donovan be, and he was accordingly admitted of\nto become a Citizen of the UNITED STATES.\nGITIZU suli to assitio"
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