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    "ocrText": "425\nWuited States of America, State of Connectitut, D9.\nAt a superior\nCourt, holden in and for the County of New Haven, on the Second\nTrees\nday of October\nA. D. 18.22.\nBE IT REMEMBERED, That on the 19th day of October in said year William\ntobanof East Heven in. said County\n11\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 William tobacc\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\n38\nyears, that he was born in Ireland\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 same. to that\nof the It also appearing this Court said William tobarc\ndid, pursuant\nto the laws of the United States, appear before the Robert jb. Osborre\nthe Comeng\nCourt within and for new Havenleamily\non the\n26th day of September\nA. D. 1850, 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 by the Records of said Court appear. And the said William Tobacco\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 William Toban\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 the\non\nday of April\nA. D. 1887\nbefore the\npersonally appeared, William Mulan\nconvey\nCourt, within and for said County, having Common Law Jurisdiction, with a Clerk and :\nSeal,\nof new Haven\nin said County, who was born in Ireland\naged about\n40\nyears, and on Oath did declare that it was bona fide his intention to become a\nOITIZEN OF THE U NITED STATES, and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign\nPrince, Potentate, State and Sovereignty 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, Clerk of said Court, have hereunto set\nmy\nhand and the Seal of said Court, the day and year aforesaid.\nRobert A Dobour\nClerk."
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