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    "ocrText": "To Superior now at Hortforce\nin and for the County of Hartford January Term 1840\nThe George Smart of Dimisbury\nhe is a foreigner having bein born m Bisley, Glou-\nin the Country Hontford shevith that\ncustishing Co., Eng gland; in the yeargery our Sand 1814\nThat h is a subject of Victoria Tueen ofth brite\ndown of Great Britam and Ireland. That hu\nMayin\ntid toth united Pleels his k the yeard our\nThat he has resided intelented Plates\nthen years his arriving at the age\nof of the thente oawyears 1835. which and accurred has continued on th 29 day to\nreside their thetpresent time. That he has indided\nduring the last fern years instantly in oh united\nStates including the Ohri years of his\ncommutect Thath has be habed during soice\nminority and for the last year in the Mate\nfeen years as a man of good moral character\nattached to the princi plast of th Constitution ofth\nUnited Stals & well disposid to oh the word order\n& happing of the same. that for three years\nthe deta beng is has then the\nbona fid intention of your Petition w to become a\ntry ofth united States When upon he\nsays Your Howar to take this case in to considera\n& on finding the facts true to admit him to\nbe a citize in of the united Plats according to\nthe acts of Congrafer in such cash provided as\nhe in du bound shall Bray George S\nDate at Har force this 13 th day of Fect A.d. 1844"
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