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    "ocrText": "Notswore\n581\nWinited States of Amerita, State of Connectiont, 55.\nAt a Gity Court, holden in and for\nDestract the City District of Waterbury, on the first\nMonday of deflanches A. D.\n188\n+\nBE IT REMEMBERED, That on the\n27\nday of Celober\nin said year,\nJohn Baxler\nof Macegatuch\nin\nthe County of NewHamm\nappeared before said Court, the same being a Court of\nRecord, with common Law Jurisdiction, a Clerk and a Seal, and made application to the said Court,\nto become a citizen of the United States: And upon examination first had, it being made to ap-\npear, and this Court having found to their satisfaction, that the said applicant is a free, white male\nperson of lawful age, an alien and a subject of Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great\nBritain and Ireland, William I. Emperor of Germany\nthat he is now of the age of 48 years; that he was born in reland\nin\nsaid Kingdom ; that he has resided in the United States constantly for more than five years last\npast, and in State of Connecticut and within the Jurisdiction of this Court for more than one\nyear last past, and that he has during all said time behaved himself as a good citizen, has a good\nmoral character, and is attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and\nsaid applicant did, pursuant to the laws of the United States. appear before the County\nwell disposed to the good order and happiness of the same. It also appearing to this Court, that\nCourt within and for Wales County, New York\non the\ncommon Law Jurisdiction, a Clerk and a Seal. and on oath did declare that it was BONA FIDE his\n6\nday of Celohia A. D. 1876 the same being a Court of Record with\nintention to become a citizen of the United States, and to renounce all allegiance and fidelity for-\never to every Foreign Prince, Potentate, State and Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to\nVictoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, William I. Emperor of\nGermany\nas the Record of said court appears. And the said applicant now here in this Court, declares to\nevery Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, William I. Emperor of Germany\non oath, Foreign Prince, Potentate, State and Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to\nby that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity Victoria,\nof whom he is now a subject, and he also declares on oath, that he will support the Constitution of\nthe United States of America.\nWherefore. the said applicant is hereby, by this Court, admitted and declared to be a citizen\nof the United States of America.\nClerk."
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