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    "ocrText": "Form 2213\n695/172/2\nPRELIMINARY FORM FOR DECLARATION OF INTENTION TO BECOME A CITIZEN\n5155\nU. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR\nNOT TO BE FILLED IN BY ALIEN\nFOR USE OF OFFICIALS SEARCHING IMMI-\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\nGRATION RECORDS\nCLERK OF COURT:\nRECORDS EXAMINED\nSERVICE\nPlace number\n36365 in\nCARD INDEX\nupper left-hand corner of all copies of\ndeclaration, immediately under your\nINDEX\ndeclaration number.\nMANIFESTS BOOKS\nSEP 10 19297\nOFFICE OF CONN:\nDISTRICT DIRECTOR OF NATURALIZATION\nTAVEN, LABOR\nI desire to file my Declaration of Intention (first paper) to become a eitizen.\nMr.\nMy name is\nMrs.\n}\nTHOMAS JOHNSTONE\n; age,\nMiss\n(Alien should print or typewrite here true, original, and correct name)\n(Give age last birthday)\n29\nyears.\nMy present\noccupation is Chipper G Caulter\nMy personal description is: Color, white ; complexion, fair\n; height, 5 feet 2 inches;\nweight, 135 pounds; color of hair, Lairbodwn ; Brown\ncolor of eyes,\n;\nother visible distinctive marks: Scar on inside fright Scobland tor finger\nI was born in\nPort (City Eleogon town)\nor\n(Country)\non\nthe 2910 day of June\n1898\nMy present residence is\nHelseco-ford Gradon New London bonn\n(Number and street)\n(City or town)\n(County)\n(State)\nThe place where I took the ship or train which landed me in the United States was Quebic Canada\non\nSept.\n1st\n1923\nThe name of the ship or railroad on which I came was\nHew York (Month) Central Railian (Day) (Year)\nMy last place of foreign residence was paidPart (City town) - glasgo Scotland (Country)\nor\nI am not married. The name of my {\nwife\nShe\nis\nhusband\nwas-born at\nHe\n, and now resides at\nI am now a subject of and intend to renounce allegiance to\nGreat Brisan\n(Write name and title of sovereign and country of which now a subject;\nor, if citizen of a republic, write name of republic only)\nI arrived at the United States immigration port of\nCanada Onlarie?\nBlackrock (City town) Buffalo, new fork\nor\n,\non\n(State or territory)\nSeft (Give exact month, 1923 day, and year)\nBAL\n(OVER)"
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