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    "ocrText": "63\nJanuary 1844\nBE IT That on the\nin day of February\nin the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 44\nJohn stoley\nof Heartforu\nin said County\naid County\nof Hartford, appeared in open Court, (the said Court being a Court of Record, having common Law juris-\nLaw juris-\ndiction, and a Clerk and seal,) and applied to be admitted and to become a citizen of the United States. And\nates. And\nthe said\nDeclaration of intention made by him before this learn an the 31 It day\nJohn Foley\nthen exhibited to the Court a certificate of the\nicate of the\nof January 1842\nand required as the first condition according to the first section of the Act of Congress entitled \"An Act to\nAn Act to\nestablish an uniform rule of Naturalization, and to repeal the Acts heretofore passed on that subject.\" Ap-\nect.\" Ap-\nproved 14th of April, 1802, as follows:\n\"STATE OF CONNECTICUT,\n}\nss.\nCOUNTY OF HARTFORD,\nBe\nIT REMEMBERED, That John Foley of Hurlfard\nin said County of Hartford, but late of the United Kingdom of Great Britain\nreat Britain\nand Ireland, appeared before the super Court for said County of Hartford, held at Hartford in\nHartford in\nsaid County, on the\nf our Lord\n31 day of January\nin the year of our Lord\none thousand eight hundred and 112\n(the said Court being a Court of Record,\nof Record,\nhaving Common Law Jurisdiction, and a Clerk and seal,) and declared on oath in open Court, that it was\nthat it was\nbona fide his intention to become a citizen of the United States, and to renounce forever all allegiance and\ngiance and\nfidelity to any foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to\nVictoria Luen\nKing of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.\nnd Ireland.\nIn testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Sept\nCourt,\nCourt,\nthis\n31 day of lanuary\nin the year of our\nyear of our\nLord one thousand eight hundred and 42\nNames\nClerk.\"\nClerk.\"\nand it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court,\nthat\nsaid Nohn staley\nleast, and\nhas resided within the United States five years at least, and in the State of Connecticut one year at least, and\nples of the\nthat during said five years he has behaved as a man of good moral character, attached to the principles of the\nConstitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same.\nuld support\nAnd the said John soley\nhaving declared on oath, that he would support\nall allegi-\nthe Constitution of the United States, and that he did absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegi-\nicularly to\nance and fidelity to any foreign Prince, Potentate, State, or Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to\nVielouic Queen\nnd Ireland,\nKing of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,\nof whom he was before a subject. It was therefore considered by the Court, that\ntizen of the\nUnited John Foley\nbe, and he was accordingly admitted to become a citizen of the\nStates."
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