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    "ocrText": "10\nRepartment of and Kabor\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\nNo. 993\n80 AUT 70 ORIGINAL\nW\nSTATES OF 50\nriplicate\nperson\nmaking\nDeclaration)\n830MAUMITVOO TO\n201\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nmust\nSUPERIOR\nCourt of\n- STATE OF CALIFORNIA,\nAND EDR Los ANGELER\nTo the Honorable the\nRobert John ray\nBS\nhereby Med, respectfully showeth\nThe petition of\nFirst. My place of residence is\nHill Crest are Pasadena (Give number, street, city Calif or townd and State.)\nSecond. My occupation is\nGardener\nThird. I was born on the 15 day of June\nanno Domini 1877 at\nLiverpool Eving laudon or about\nHertford 15 England\nFourth. I emigrated to the United States from\nthe\nday\na October\nanno Domini 1902 and arrived in the United States, at the port of Philadelphia Pennson the\n25\nday of\nOctober\nanno Domini 1902 on the vessel\nn ordland\n(If the alien arrived otherwise than by vessel, the character of conveyance orgame of tgansportation company should be given.)\nOR Cour\nFifth. I declared my intention to become a citizery of the United States on the\n3\nday of\nFebruary\nanno Domini 1909\nte COUNTY,\nFORNTA;\nLos angeles Calif\nin the\nat\nSuperior\nCourt of Lose Angeles County\nCalif\nSinth. I am note married.\nShe una born\n31.\nyears\nin\nand now resides at\n(Give number, street, city or town, and State.)\nI have\nchildren, and the name, date and place of birth, and place of residence of each of said children is as follows:\nt my persona\neet 6 inches\nBlue\nSeventh. I am not a disbeliever in or opposed to organized government or a member of or affiliated with any organization or body of persons teaching disbelief in or opposed\nann\nto\norganized government. I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy. I am attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and it is my\nintention to become a citizen of the United States and, to renounce absolutely and forever all gllegiance and Adélity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and\nto George V King of great Britain and Ireland of\nwhom\nat\nthis\ntime\nI\nam\na\nsubject,\nand\nit\nis\nmy\nintention\nparticularly\nud\nto reside permanently in the United States\nEighth. I am able to speak the English language.\ngiven.]\n: my las\nMinth. I have resided continuously in the United States of America for the term of five years at least, immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since the\n25 day of\nOctober\nanno/Domind 1902 and in the State of\nCalifornia\ncontinuously next preceding the date of this\n/\npetition, since the\nday of\nnovember anno Domini 190200m a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date of\nthis\nto any foreigi\npetition.\nTenth. I have not heretofore made petition for eitizenship to any court. (Lmade petition for ditizanship to the\nof\nat\non the\nday of\nanno Domini 1\nand the\ncitizem\nlow a subject ;\nsald petition was denied by the said Court for the following rensons and eauses, to witt;\n,\nin th\nand the cause of such denial has ainco been cured or removed.\n25th da\nAttached hereto and made a part of this petition are my declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States and the cortificate the Department of\nand Lobor, together with my and the affidavits of the two verifying witnesses thereto, required by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted a citizen\nof\nst: I am not\nthe United States of America.\non in good fait\nRobert John Complete and true they signature\nreside therein\nDeclaration of Intention and Centifoate of Londing from-Bepartment Commerce and Labor Aled this\n7 day of February\n1911\nthey\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\nrant.)\nSTATE OF CAT\nit\nCounty 01 veles\nThe aforesald petitioner being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the petitioner in the above-entitled proceedings; that he has read the foregoing petition and knows the\n1909.\ncontents thereof: that the said petition is signed with his full, true name; that the same is true of his own knowledge except as to mattera therein stated to be alleged upon\nInformation and belief, and that as to those mattera he believes it to be true.\nTFICIO CLERK OF\nRobert (Complete Cohum and true siguature hray of petitioner.)\nFOR THE COUNTY\nLIFORNIA. Cour\nadam Ruder occupation\nFailor\nresiding\nat 1123 S Olive St Los angeles cal\nputy Clerk\nand\nWH massey\noccupation\nresiding\nat 3738 maple are\n\"\n.\nesch being severally, duly, and,\nAdpectively\nsworn,\ndeposes\nand\nsays\nthat\nhe\nis\na\ncitizen of the United States of America? that he has personally know\n11-2526\nRobert John Wray\n* the petitioner above mentioned, to have resided in the United States continuously\nimmediately preceding the daw of Allng his petition, the\n15\nday of\nJune\nanno Domini 1 905 and in the State in which the above-\npetition is made continuously aince the 15\nday of\nthe sald petitloner la a person of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Conaticution of the United States, and that the petitionar la in every way qualified, in\nJuster\nanno Domini 1905 and that he has personal knowledge that\napinion, to be admitted . ditizon of the United States.\nadam Ruder\n(Bignature of\nw\nof\nand aworn to before me by the above-named petitioner and this\n7\nday of February\nanno Domini 19 Il\nBOUNTY CLERK AND EX ORFICIO OLERIC OF\nH. I - NDE - IN FON\nOF\n[ovan.\ny yeadoms Depuity\nClerk."
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