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    "ocrText": "465\nUNDIM\nWinited States of America, State of Connectiont, 55.\nDestruction\nDistunt\nAt a City Court, holden in and for the Gity of W aterbury, on the first Monday\nof September\nA. D. 188 +\nBE IT REMEMBERED, That on\nthe 25 day of Getotay in said\nyear,\nThomas Q,Dra\nof shomastere\nin the County of Lelethfill\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 satisfäction, 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, of William I. Eimperor of Germany\nthat of the of that he was born in\nhe is now age 21s years Ireland\nin\nsaid Kingdom ; that he has resided in the United States constantly for `more than five years last\npast, and in said 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\nwell disposed to the good order and happiness of the same. It also appearing to this Court, that\nsaid applicant arrived in the United States of America before attaining to the age of eighteen\nyears, and that he has continued to reside therein thence hitherto-and he now here on oath\nde-\nclares that for three years last past, it has been and now is BONA FIDE his intention to\nbecome\na\neitizen of the United States, and to renounce all allegiance and fidelity forever to\nevery Foreign Prince, Potentate, State and Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to\nVietoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, William I. Emperor of\nGermany\nAnd the said applicant now here in this Court, declares on oath, that he doth absolutely and\nentirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every Foreign Prince, Potentate,\nState and Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom\nof Great Britain and Ireland, William I. Emperor of Germany\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.\nsesultin\nClerk."
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