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    "ocrText": "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICAL\nSTATE OF CALIFORNIA.\nSTATE OF CALIFORNIA.\nIn the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles.\nIn the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles.\nIn the matter of the application of\nIn the matter of the application of\nWilliam Blair\nCounty of Los Angeles-\nTo January admitted loodands citizen of the United\nCounty of Los Angeles ss.\nTo be admitted a citizen of the United States.\nbe a States.\nW Underwood\nand\nArifana londan\nof said being duly sworn, testify and say that they are well acquainted with the above named\nof said County, being duly sworn, testify and say that they are well (acquainted with the above named\nand Foney Sandana\nand have been so acquainted with him for five years,\nthat the said W Blair\nhas continually resided within the limits and under\nand\nJ\nand that the soid Legandence\nand have been so acquainted with him for five years,\nhas continually resided within the limits and under\nthe jurisdiction of the United States of America for five years last past, and for one year last past within the\nthe jurisdiction of the United States of America for five years last past, and for one year last past within the\nState attached to of the principles of the Constitutim of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and\nCalifornia, and that during such time he hus behaved himself as a man of good moral character,\nState of California, and that during such time he has behaved himself as a man of good noral character,\nattached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and\nWilliamlnnderoo\nhappiness of the same.\nhappiness of the same.\nStefano Cordeno\n28\nJoney Cardano\nSubscribed and sworn to in open Court this\nday of\nmay\nA. D. 18 88\nSubscribed and sworn to in open Court this\n28\ngo Dunsmach\nday of may A. D. 1888\nfind\nBy 90. Deputy Clerk. Clerk.\nState of California,\ngate of California,\nss.\nss.\nJank Deputy Clerk. Clerk.\nCOUNTY or LOS ANGELES.\nWilliam Blair do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution\nof\nI\nthe United States, and I do absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiange and fidelity to all and\nthe United States, I do absolutely an d entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and all and\nJane COUNTY and OF LOS ANGELER. Cordana do solemnly swear that I will support the fidelity Constitution to of\nevery foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovgreigny whatever, and particularly to Queen Victoria\nevery\nforeign\nPrince,\nWilliam Blair\nSubscribed and sworn to in open Court, this Is\nday of may 1888\nSubscribed and sworn to ik, opert Court, this 28\nPotentate, Jane State or Sopereignty xordana whaterer, and particularly to\nbefore me,\nG. If Sunsmash\nbefore me,\nE.\nday Sunsmagh of may 1880\nClerk.\nClerk.\nBy Clerk.\nBy Deputy\nClerk.\nCERTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIP.\nCERTIFICATE OF CIIZENSHIP.\nEURERA,\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA,\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA,\nTitate of Oalifornia,\nState of California,\nss.\nss.\nCOUNTY OF LOS ANGELES.\nCOUNTY OF LOS ANGELES,\n28\nday\nof may the year of\nin our\nBe it Blemembered, That on the\n28\nday off- may\nin the yéar of our\none Be thousand eight hund ed and the 88 William\nit Bemembered, That on\nLord one thousamd eight hund red and\nLord\nformerly of norascootic\nat present of the State of California, aforesaid, appeared in\nformerly the of Study\n88 present of the State of California, aforesaid,\nat appeared in\nthe Superior Court of Los Angeles County, the said Court being os Court of Record, having common law juris THE\nSuperior Court of Los Anselps County, the said Court being a Court of Record, having commón law juris\ndiction, and a Clerk and Seal, and applied to the said Court to be avimitted to become a CITIZEN OF\ndiction, and a Clerk and Seal, and applied to the said Court to be admitted to become a CITIZEN OF THE\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA, pursuant to the directions und requisitions of the Act of Congress of the the\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA, pursuant to the directions and requisitions of the Act of Congress of the\nUnited States of America, entitled An Act to establish an Uniform Rule of Naturalization, and to Repeal\nUnited States of Ameriça, entifled \" An Act to establish an Uniform Rule of Waturalization, and to Repeal the\nActs heretofore passed on that Subject, and of the several Acts in relation thereto.\nActs heretofore passed on that Subject,\" and of the several Acts in relation thereto.\nthe said William Blair\nhaving thereupon produced to the Court such\nAnd\nthe\nsaid\nhaving thereupon produced to the Court such\nAnd\nevidence, made such Declaration and Renunciation, and taken such Oaths as are by the said Act required,\nevidence, made such Declaration and Renunciation, and taken such Oaths as are by the said Act required,\nthereypon it was ordered by the said Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, that the snid\nthereupon it was ordered by the said Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, that the said\nWilliam Blair\nbe admitted, and he was accordingly admitted by the said\nCourt to be a CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES be OF admitted, AMERIC.A. and he\nwas accordingly admitted by the said\nCourt to be a CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.\nam Cestimong Wheceof, the Seal of said Court is hereunto afficed this 28\nan Cestintong Wheredf, the Seal of said Court is hereunto afficed this\n28\nday of may in the year of our Lurd one thousand\neight\nday of may\nin the year of our Lord one thousand eight\nund in the year of our Independence\nhundred ano\nand in the year of our Independence\nhundred and\n12\n[SEAL]\nthe one hundred and\n12\n[SEAL]\nthe one hundred and\nPer Curiam?\nPer Uuriam:\nDunsmass\nClenh\nClerk.\nBy Deputy.\nBy Deputy."
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