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    "ocrText": "137\nUnited States of America, State of Connectitut, as.\nAt a special Country Court, holden in and for the County of New Haven, on the\n28th of March\nday\nA. D. 1850.\nBE IT REMEMBERED, That on the\n28th of march\nday\nin said year\nThemas affney if Derby in said County\nappeared before said Court, the same being a Court of Necord, with Common Law Jurisdiction, a Clerk and a Seal, and made\napplication to said Court to become a Citizen of the United States: And upon examination first had, it being made to appear,\nand\nthis Court having found to their satisfaction that the said Thomas Guffiney is a\nfree 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 23\nin Inclaue\nyears, that he was born\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 Thomas & affece\ndid, pursuant\nto the laws rof the United States, appear before the\nBohn ) Cleveland Clerk of the 11 S. District\nCourt within and for the District of Connecticut\non the 18th\nday of Maich\nA. D. 1848, , the same being a Court of Record with Common Law Jurisdiction, a Clerk and a Seal, and on Oath did declare\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 the Records of said\nby Court appear. And the said Thomas is afferry\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. Wherefore the said Thomas suffiney\nis hereby, by this Court, admitted and declared\nto be a Citizen of the United States of America.\nSTATE OF CONNECTIOUT\nss.\nCOUNTY OF NEW HAVEN:\nBE IT REMEMBERED, That on the\n1th\nday\nof October\nA. D. 184\nofth Country\nbefore the are clerry Ch. Lewis nkeCourt, within and for said County, having Common Law Jurisdiction, with a Clerk and\nSeal, personally appeared,\nThomas ashworth\nof Dirby\nin said County, who was born in\nEngland\naged about\n33\nyears, and on Oath did declare that it was bona fide his intention to become a\nOITIZEN OF THE U JITED STATES and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign\nPrince, 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.\nIn Testimony Whereof, I,\n16 my Ch Dewn,\nClerk of said Court, have hereunto set my\nhand and the Seal of said Court, the day and year aforesaid.\nUemy (4. Duri\nClerk."
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