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    "ocrText": "AS\nTHE MATTER THE PESTITION OF\n3258\ngrade\n25\nmichael\nTO - ADMITTED A OF THE UNITED\nOATH OF ALLEGIANCE\nSTATES of MTAO\nMOITAX on oath; JABUTAM. that 1 abjure all allegiance and Adelity to any\nlata\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nE\nforeign prince, potentate, state, or sovercignty, and particularly to\nthe\nof\nv, King of Great Britain and of whom I have heretofore been a subject fand\nluse)\nthe Bonorable the\nSuperior\nwith vévisa,\nThe perition of\nJohn Edwin Baster Angeles County, 1\nThe State of Salifornia, in and for Los\nVire.\nthe making\nSecond.\nMy My Place ocoupation is accountant 1143 m.60 at Los strees, English leal\nhereby respectfully showeth\nTRIPLICATE\n8636\nNo.\nThird. , was born on the 30,dour\n-\n-\nmay anno Domini 1. 884 at Kilmore Co Leitrian Irrland\nSTATES OF\nFourth. Temigraled to the Unided Stated from\nQUEENSTOWN, TRELAND\nanno\nDomini 1904 and arrised in the United States, althe port\non or about the 254 day of april\nanno Dominis ig 0 seasel\no Q32\n-\nCeddie of . on the Allon 3rd day of may\nNEW YO\n-\nSinth. , am 2ut married. My wifo's\nnew york my\n, declared my intention to become . of the United States on the 12th day of\ncompany\nat\nDepartment of Commerce and Tabor\nin the\nCaircuit Court sept of Son Dest of n.y. anno Domini 1907\nBUREAU OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION\n-\nDIVISION OF NATURALIZATION\nI have mo\nchildren, and the date and of birth, and place of TIMCA anch THUOO of and children to as Tottower or\ntown,\nand\nUpon consideration of the\nfurther testimony taken in ope\nDECLARATION OF INTENTION\nsit\n,\nind\nall\nfait\nto become a citizen of the Uniti\n(Invalid for all purposes seven years after the date hereof)\na\narer\n(It is further ordered, upd\nCircuit\nState of New York,\nIn the\nCourt\n-\nand hereby is, changed to\nSS :\nthe United States\nJune 29, 1906 (34 Stat. L., pt.\nSoutherg District of New. York,\nof\nSeventh: , am not a diabeliever in or opposed to organized government or a member of or aflilated with any organization or body of persona teaching diabelief in OF opposed\nBy the Court:\n3. John Edwin Bdeher\naged 23 years,\nto organized government. I am not a polygamiat nor a believer in the practice of polygamy. 1 am attacked to the prinelptes of the Constitution of the United States, and to u my\n,\nintention become a eitizen of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and Adelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or and\nback Keepen do declare affirm oath that my\non personal\nparticularly to\nfeorge V. Kinnet flenat Britain and Ireland.\nof whom at this time I am . subject,and \" is my intention\nto reside permanently in the United States.\noccupation description is: Color white complexion fair height 5 blue feet\ninches,\nsighth. , am able to speak the English language TAUOO 70\nUpon consideration of the E\nweight 1113 pounds, color of hair brawa color of eyes\nMinth. I have resided continuously in the United States of America for the term of Ave years at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since\nthe\nis may\nanno Domini 904 and in the State of\nCalifornia\napril anno Domini 1912.boing a residence within this State of at least one year neat preceding the date\npreceding\nthe\ndate\nother visible distinctive marks none\nthis petition, since the day of\nI was born in\nLicknam\nof this petition.\n-\nbelows on : the 30th day of meay\nTonth. , have not heretofore made petition for eitizenship to any court. (Land potition fom tak the\nanno\n-\nthe\n- Dominis\nAF4: I now reside at 231 W. 16th Street\nOity of New Yed.\n- denied by the suta coure for the futtowing torwity\nTHE SAID PETITION IS HER:\nDomini I emigrated to the United States of America from queenshowa, belond\nand the cause of such denial has since baste or\nditached hereto and made part of this petition are my declaration of Intention to become citizon of the United States\nThe\nCednic\n: my last\nand the affidauita of the two verifying witnesses thereto, required by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted altizon of the United States of Americo.\non\nthe\nvessel\n(If the allen arrived Otherwise\nforeign residence was\nthan by Eichram, vessel. a beland\nConveyance of name of\n& John Edwin Baster\n(Complote and true algnature of petitioner.)\nIt is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign\n8301\nAUM\nDeclaration\nof Nova-se Intention and or We the United States from Juwa (Laber Aled this Certificate Arrival No may Department\n19than\non on BEPORE 29, 1906, out the words reading and of\nmy\nprince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to\nContinued from\ncitizen\nEdward VII, King of Great Britain and Ireland\nof which I am now a subject\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\nto\nNew York.\nin the\nSTATE OF\nContinued from\narrived at the port of\n,5\nCoun\n-\nState\non or about the\nto\nTersitory of\nNew York.\nday\nDistrict\nmay\nanno Domini I 904 I am not an anarchist: I am not a\nThe aforesald petitionar being duly aworn, deposes and says that he is the petitioner in the that hehae read the foragoing petition and knows the\nof\ncontenta thareofi that the anid potition la aigned with his full, true name: that the same is true of his own knowledge, escept as to mattera therein stated to be alleged upon\npolygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention In good faith\ninformation and beliaf, and that as to those mattera he believes to\nto become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein\nTimmone\nis be true. no John Ediom m Baxter\ncompation\nlelk & Cal Edison Co as 4203 Brights are\n(Complote and true of petitioner.)\nSo HELP ME GOD.\nThe FI Buike\npesupation\n\"\n\"\n,\nresiding at 3537. 52that\n(Original signature of declarant)\nanch\nbeing says that lee altigen of the United States of Ameriea: that he has personally known\n12th\nEdwin\nBaxter\nSubscribed and worn to before me this\npreseding the date of Aling palition,\n15 Ksman\napril\nthe petitioner abore mentionad, have in the United States continuously\nanno Bomini Rend da the State ta which the above\nday of\n8\npelition la made visce the 151s day\nof\n[SPAL.]\napril\nanno Dominis 1 and that he personal knowlodge that\nCertifleate of\nthe seid 6 . person - good moral to the principled of the the ine - de -\napinion, so . of the United\nClerk of the Cirouis Court.\n-\nby\nthe\nwilmesses\nthe may\nI.J. Lelande THE\nClark,\nDeputy"
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