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    "ocrText": "80\nEmited States of Amerita, State of Connectiout,\nAta County\nCourt, holden in and for the County Haven, on\nof New the 41th\ntreas\nday of november\nA. D. 1850.\nBE IT REMEMBERED. That on\nthe\nday of December in said year\nlerburg 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\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 having found to their satisfaction that the said Joseph.Somith is a free\nwhite 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\n32\nyears, that he was born in England\nin said\nKingdom, that he has resided in the United States constantly for more than five years Tast 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\nof the same. It also appearing to this Court that said Joseph Smith did,\npursuant\nto the laws of the United States, appear before the Gounty\nCourt within and for Georthason Comeng\non the\n23.\nday of march\nA. D. 1847 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\nby the Records of said Court appear. And the said\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\nwhom 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 the said Joseph Somith\nis hereby, by this Court, admitted and declared\nto be a Citizen of the United States of America.\nSTATK OB CONNECTIOUT,\nss.\nCOUNTY OF NEW HAVEN:\nBE IT REMEMBERED. Thatg the Country\n28th\nday\nof March\nA. D.\n,\nbefore theme Ubury G.Srun Clu h Court, within and for said County, having Common Law Jurisdiction, with a Clerk and\na\nSeal, personally appeared,\nThomas White\nof Waterbary\nin said County, who was born in\nInclaue\naged about\n31\nyears, and on Oath did declare that it was bona fide his intention to become a\nOITIZIEN OF THE E NITED 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,\nUsury G.Luuri\nClerk of said Court, have hereunto set my\nhand and the Seal of said Court, the day and year aforesaid.\nU every G Lavis\nClerk."
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