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    "ocrText": "111\nWuited States of America, State of Connectitut, as.\nAt a Superin\nCourt, holden in and for the County of New Haven, on the 2d\nJues day of Cectorer\nA. D. 1848.\n4\nth\nBE IT REMEMBERED, That on the\nday of\nNovember in said year\nJames Booth of Deily In said County\nappeared before said Court, the same being a Court of Record, with Common Law Jurisdiction, a Clerk and a Seal, and made\nand this Court having found to their satisfaction that the said barres Booth\napplication to said Court to become a Citizen of the United States :/ And upon examination first had, it being made to appear,\nis a free white male\nperson of lawful age, an alien and a subject of Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,\nthat he is now of the age of\n41\nyears, that he was born in\nEnsland\nin said\nKingdom, that he has resided in the United States constantly for more than five years last past, and in said State of Connecti-\ncut for more than one year last past, and that he has during all said time behaved himself as a good citizen, has a good moral\ncharacter, and is attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and\nhappiness of the same. It also appearing to this Court that said James Booth\ndid, pursuant\nto the laws of the United States, before the\nappear City\nCourt within and for the City of Bridgeport\non the\nA. D. 18 46, the same being a Court of Record with Common Law Jurisdiction, a Clerk and a Seal, and on Oath did declare\nI\nday of March\nthat it was bona fide his intention to become a citizen of the United States, and to renounce all allegiance and fidelity forever\nto every foreign Prince, Potentate, State and Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom\nof Great Britain and Ireland,\nas by the Records of said Court appear. And the said\ngames Booth\nnow here\nin this Court declares on Oath, that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every for-\neign Prince, Potentate, State and Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great\nBritain and Ireland,\nof whom he is now a subject, and he also declares on Oath, that he will support the Constitution of the United States of Amer-\nica.\nWherefore\nthe said Dames Booth\nis hereby, by this Court, admitted and declared\nto be a Citizen of the United States of America.\nSTATE OF CONNICTIOUT\nCOUNTY OF NEW HAVEN\nss.\nBE IT REMEMBERED, That clerk on the the Superin\n20th day of dannary\nbefore the me Uenuy h. Laurs Coart, within and for said County, having Common Law Jurisdiction, with a Clerk and\nA. D. 184 10\nSeal, personally appeared,\nof New u aven\nmeier Kalieki\nin County, born in Prussia\nsaid who was\naged about\n31\nyears, and on Oath did declare that it was bona fide his intention to become a\nOITIZIEN OF THE U JITIDD STATES, and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign\nPrince, Potentate, State and Sovereiguty whatever-and particularly to Vietoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great\nBritain\nand\nIreland, Frederick Mary 4 King of Prussia\nof whom he is now a subject.\nIn Testimony Whereof, I, Henry ch Lavis\nClerk of said Court, have hereunto set my\nhand and the Seal of said Court, the day and year aforesaid.\nHenry h. Jaris\nClerk."
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