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    "ocrText": "250\nAl a Superior Court, holden at Eitchflett, Winghester in and for the County of Litchfield, in the State of Connecticut, on the\nof October\nin the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty eight\nPRESENT-HON. augusture He Fenn\njudge\nBe it Remembered, That on the\nsixth\nday of October\nof our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty eight Sally Bernhold\nin the year\nof\nWinschester\nin said County of Litchfield, being an alien and free white person, appeared in\nopen Court, (the said Court being a Court of Record, having Common Law Jurisdiction, and a Clerk and Seal,) and applied\nto be admitted to become a citizen of the United States. And the said Sally Bernhold\nthen\nexhibited to the Court a Certificate of the Declaration of intention made by him before Lyman & Bur\nClerk of City Court holden at New Britian, Hartfard leaunty.\nand required as the first condition according to the first section of the Act of Congress entitled \"An Act to establish\nan\nuniform rule of Naturalization, and to repeal the acts heretofore passed on that subject.\" Approved 14th of April, 1802;\nand the acts passed subsequently thereto, to wit :\nUnited States of america. Be Rememberea. That the\nit\nfollowing named persans, each for humself an the day and\ndate set against his names appeared before the leity leurrt\nholden at then Britian, within and for the City of the City of\nNew Britian, in the leannty of deartford, the eara learst\nbeing a learnt of Recard, having leamman Law jurisdiction\nand a lelerk and Seal, and each declared an rath that it was\nbona fide his intention to became a citizen of the United States\nand to renaund forever all allegiance and fisility to any\nForeign Prince, Patentate, state or Saverergnity whatever and\nparticularly to the Primer, Palen's State or Sovereigning set\nagainst his name, of which he has hitherto been a subject\nleann Date October 29. 1884. Subject of the government of\nName sally Bernhold, Resident of New Britian. Heartford leo.\ngermany In Testimary Whereof I have hereunto set my\nhand and affired the real of sand City Court, the 29 day\nof October in the year of ano Lard and thousand eight hundred\nand eighty four.\nLyman & Barro\nlelers.\nthe five years at least\nUnited And States it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that said Sally Bernhold has resided\nwithin\nand in the State of Connecticut one year at least, and that during said five years he\nhas behaved as a man of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and well\ndisposed to the good order and happiness of the same.\nAnd the said Sally Bernhold\nhaving declared on oath, that he would support the\nCONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, and that he did absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance\nand fidelity to any foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to\nthe Emperor of germany\nofthe United Kingdom of Great Britian and Ireland, of whom he was before a\nsubject. It was therefore considered by the Court, that said Sally Bernhold\nbe, and he was accordingly admitted to become a Citizen of the UNITED STATES.\nClerk."
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