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    "ocrText": "Winited States of America, State of\nAt a especial Country Court, holden in and for the County of New Haven, on the 1st\nday of\napril\nA. D. 1850.\nBE IT REMEMBERED, That on the 1st day of april in said\nyear\nMin Byrus 1. Derby an Luid Country\nappeared before said Court, the same being a Court of Record, 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 this Court found to their satisfaction that the said\nhaving MM Byrus\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,\n26\nIrecand\nthat he is now of the age of\nyears, that he was born in\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\nMm Byrus\ndid, pursuant\nto\nthe laws of the United States, appear before the U benry 4 Scures Clerk if the\nCity\nCourt within and for the City of New Haven\non the\n31st of march\nday\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 Vietoria, Queen of the United Kingdom\nof Great Britain and Ireland,\nas by the Records of said Court appear. And the said\nMu Byrus\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 Me Byms\nis hereby, by this Court, admitted and declared\nto be a Citizen of the United States of America.\nSTATE 05 CONNECTIOUT, 0 )\n}\ngs.\nCOUNTY OF NEW HAVEN:\nthe\nbefore the me Uemy 1. elevis Court, (within and for said County, having Common Law Jurisdiction, with a Clerk and\nBE IT REMEMBERED, That agatherk on the of 22\nday of\nNovember\nA. D. 184\nSeal, personally appeared,\nFrancis stars\nof New Haven\nin Insurance\nin said County, who was born\naged about\n15\nyears, and on Oath did declare that it was bona fide his intention to become\na\nOITIZIN OF THE U JITED 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 and Ireland,\nof whom he is now a subject.\nIn Testimony Whereof, I,\nHelmy U. Kevis Clerk of said Court, have hereunto set my\nhand and the Seal of said Court, the day and year aforesaid.\ncleury u Sturi\nClerk."
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