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    "ocrText": "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA\nSTATE OF\nSTATE OB CALIFORNIA.\nIN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES.\nIN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES.\nhephatter of the application of\nJ. Widenkellon\nIn the matter of the application of\nCounty of Los Angeles-s\nfamily official BE Tobe admitted ame County, a being I citizen duly thin Orr of ffin the\nCounty of Los Angeles 88.\nTo be admitted a citizen of the United States.\nUnited States.\nHenry Our\nof\nsaid\nbeing duly sworn, testifies and says that he is well acquainted with the above named\nsworn, testifles and says that he is well acquainted with the above named\nund has been so acquainted with him for five years,\nand that the saidO. Weedenkella\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 lnst past within the\nthe said, Graffor\nund has been so acquainted with him for five years,\nhas continually resided within the limits and under\nthe América for five years last past, and for one last\nState of California, and that during such time he has behaved himself as a man of good moral character,\njurisdiction of California, of the and United that States during of such time he has behaved year past within\nthe\nattached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and well disposeil to the good order and\nState himself as a man of good moral character,\nattached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and\nhappiness of the same.\nhappiness of the same.\nSubscribed and sworn to in open Court this\nlot\nday of September 4.D.1890\nSubscribed and sworn to in open Court this\n1.\nJonns Cri\nday of Sept\n0.1890\nClerk.\nClerk.\nBy Deputy\nClerk.\nstate of California,\nState of Oalifornia,\nBy Deputy Clerk.\nss.\nss.\nCOUNTY OF LOS ANGELES.\nCOUNTY OF LOS ANGREES.\ndo solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of\nthe\nUnited States, and I do absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiange and fidelity to all and\nthe\nUnited I, James States, and I Griffin do absolutely\ndo solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of\nevery foreign Frince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to the republic\nevery foreign Prince, Potentate, State on Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to Vielena\nand entirely renounce and abjure all allegiange and fidelity to all and\nof Surtyerland\nLuienof England xe\nhis\nSubscribed and sworn to in open Court, this\n1st\nof September 1890\nSubscribed and sworn to in open Court, this\n1.\nday of\nbefore me,\nbefore me,\n1891\nClerk.\nClerk.\nBy a B Whitney Deputy\nClerk.\nBy. aB Whitney Deputy Clerk.\nCERTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIIP.\nOERTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIIP.\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA,\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA,\nState of California,\nState of California,\nss.\nCOUNTY OF LOS ANGELES.\nCOUNTY OF LOS ANGELES.\nfor\nBe it Remembered, That on the\nlot\nday of September in the year\nof\nour\nge tt Remembered, That on the\nlay of Sept\nin the year of our\nLord\none thousanti sight hundred and minety J. Wiedinkillen\nLord one thousan hundred and\nformerly of Surtyerland\nMinety Griffin\nJames\nat present of the State of California, aforesaid, appeared in\nformerly of\nat present of the State of California, aforesaid, appeared in\nthe\nSuperior Court of (Los Angeles County, the said Court being a Court of Record, having common law juris-\nthe Superior Court of Los Angeles County, the said Court being a Court of Record, having common law juris-\ndiction, and a Clerk and Seal, and applied to the said Court to be admitted to become a CITIZEN OF THE\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 and requisitions of the Act of Congress of 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 the\nUnited States of América, entitled An Act to establish an Uniform Rule of Naturalization, 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.\nAnd the saido\nhaving thereupon produced to the Court such\nAnd the said James Griffin\nhaving thereupon produced to the Court such\nevidence, made such Declaration and Renunciation, and taken such Oaths as are by the said Act required,\nevidence, made Declaration and Renunciation, and taken such Oaths as are by the said Act required,\nthereupon it was ordered by the said Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, that the said\ntherembon it was ordered by the said Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, that the said\nJ. Weeden\nbe admitted, and he was accordingly admitted by the said\nJames Graffin\nbe admitted, and he was accordingly admitted by the said\nCourt to be a CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.\nCourt to be a CITIZEN OF the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.\nan Wheteof, the Seal of said Court is herounto afficed this\n1.\nant Cestimony thegSeal of said Court is hereunto afficted this\n/\nday of Sept\nin the year of our Lord one thousand eight\nday of Juft\nin the year of our Lord one thousand eight\nhundred and minety and in the year of our Independence\nhundred and ninety and in the year of our Independence\n[SEAL]\nthe one hundred and\n|SEAL]\nthe one hundred and (efteenth\nPer Curiam':\nPer Curiant:\nClerk.\nCler\nBy\nA B Whitney\nDeputy.\nBy\n918"
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