Ask the Scholar

{
    "localId": "103956937",
    "label": "(Roll 24) Petitions for Naturalization 3234-3433",
    "core": "doc",
    "dtoType": "document",
    "citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/103956937"
}

{
    "id": "103956937",
    "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/103956937",
    "contentType": "document",
    "title": "(Roll 24) Petitions for Naturalization 3234-3433",
    "citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/103956937",
    "collections": [
        "Naturalization Records of the California Superior Court for Los Angeles County",
        "Petitions for Naturalization"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/partnerships/31475/0001/31475_DD01250/31475/30627_132741/30627_132741-00000.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/partnerships/31475/0001/31475_DD01250/31475/30627_132741/30627_132741-00000.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/partnerships/31475/0001/31475_DD01250/31475/30627_132741/30627_132741-00000.jpg",
    "imageCount": 736,
    "hasImages": true,
    "source": "import",
    "hasTranscription": false
}

{
    "url": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/103956937",
    "naId": 103956937,
    "levelOfDescription": "fileUnit",
    "onlineResources": [
        {
            "description": "Ancestry",
            "note": "This file was scanned as part of a collaboration effort between Ancestry and the National Archives.",
            "url": "http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/AIRD/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=1193"
        }
    ],
    "recordType": "description",
    "ocrSource": "nara-archive"
}

{
    "seq": 239,
    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/partnerships/31475/0001/31475_DD01250/31475/30627_132741/30627_132741-00238.jpg",
    "mediaId": "c5140538d830c383",
    "ocrText": "58\nForm -\nCERTIFICATE or ARRIVAL- FOR NATURALIZATION\nPURPOSES\nIN THE MATTER OF THE PETT\n(For use of alléns arriving In United States afte June 29, 1906. To be Issued Immedias\nNo. 3291\nSerial No. 7533\nLouise arta\nU. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR\nCOURT.\nIMMIGRATION SERVICE\nSTATES OF\nADMITTED A or THE UMB\nCommissioner\nOFFICE OF\nof Antival the\nAT\nMontreal, Canada\nthis\nday\n30MAID3.JJA 70 HTAO\na\nThis is to certify that the following-named alien arrived at the port indicated, on the date and in the\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nmanner described below, viz:\nford\nName of alien:\nERNEST BUFF\nof\nwhy\nbaix\nyou\nof\nPort of entry: Northport, Wash.\nof California. in and for os\n[SEAL.]\nthe Honorable the\nIf\nDate of arrival: June 1, 1907\nThe petition of\nthat\nresidence\n445 Court to Bullethear as The State the sill T A Ingeles address) County. for Mereby Angele Mied, respectfully Cal\nPenestuanne\nName of vessel:* Not recorded\nfore\nStreet\nLine.\nFirst. Second. My My place occupation of is Candymates april\n(Give number city town, and\nStates)\nday of\nDomini at speaches Switzerland\nCommissioner,\nThird. I was born on the\n\\\n(Ditle)\nFourth. I emigrated to the United States from\nRessland\n14-396\nOr railroad company, or any other conveyance.\nanno anno Domini Domint 1. 1 907 the vessel Canadean alien arrived\n907\nanng Canada on or abous the the 3p , day cay of of many funs\nand arriged in the United States, as the port of\ncompeny Should\n,\n37\nanno Domini 900\nFifth. my to become a eitizen the United States on the\nday of\n(Invalid for all purposes seven years after the date hereof)\nat\nSTATE OF CALIFORNIA\nIn\nthe SUPERIOR Court\nSixth. I am not martar.\nlis Angeles Cal.\nThe State of California, in and for Los Augeles\nin the\nCour\nCounty of Los die getes\nSS :\nor\ntown,\nand\nTHE STATE\n1000\nof\nIN AND.\nmontr and openative ts -\nA\nFernest Buff\nMAY 181\nUpon consideration of the peti\n3,\nA\nFUREAY OF\nfurther testimony taken in open C\noccupation\nlook\nto become a citizen of the United St\ndo declare on oath that my personti\ndescription is:\nColor white\ncomplexion\nFair\n(It is further ordered, upon cc\n,\n,\nheight\nfeet 3. inches,\nand hereby is, changed to Lo\nweight 118. pounds, color of hair Brown\n, color of eyes Blue\nnot a disbeliever in on opposed to organized government or a member of or aflicated with any organization or body of persons teaching diabelief States, in and or is opposed\nJune 29, 1906 (34 Stat. L., pt. 1,p\nother visible distinctive marks\nnone\nSeventh. I am fam not polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy. I am attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United is and my\nBy the Court:\n:\nSpeacher\nto intention organized to become government. a oitizen of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentaty state) or intention\nI was born in\nThe Swiss Confederation\nof whom at this time I am a and is is my\nAmitzerland\non the\n56\nparticularly to\nday of\nApril\nanno\nto reside permanently in the United States.\nDomini 887 I now reside at\nLas Angeles bal\nWinth. righth. I I have am resided inuously in the United States of America for the term of Ave years at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to the wit, date since of\nable to speak the English language. HO REORO\nUpon consideration of the peti\nI emigrated to the United States of America from Roseland Canada\nthe\nJune\nOctoberto anno and Domini in the 1. State 90% of a California residence within this State of at least one year neat preceding the date\ncontinuously neast preceding\non the vessel\nalien Canadian arrived ressel, Parific AR name\nmy last\nthis petition, since the\n10 day of\n(If\nthe\nof\ntransportation\ncompany\nshould\nbe\ngiven.)\nof this petition.\nGourt of\nforeign residence was\nassistant Canada\nTenth. I have not heretofore made petition for eitizenship to any court. a N the\nanno-Domenté 1\nand-the\non the\ndeyof\nLileteiner f\nat\nIt is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign\nthe Arcis\nadvantage th. doageom\nand the of such hes ban or\nprince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to\nConferration\nAter\ndeclaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States and the certificate from the Department of Lobor, of together America. with\nTHE SAID PETITION IS HEREE\nof which I am now a subjeet; I\nNorthpoit\naffdavit Attached and hereto the affidauits and made of . the part two of verifying this petition witnesses are my thereto, required by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted citizen of the United States\nmy\narrived at the port of\nin the\nState of\nHashington\non or about the\nso 6. day\nElivest Buff (Complote\nan\nM3M\nJune\n191.\nday of\n+\nof\nmay\nDeclaration of Intention and Certificate of Arrival arrived le No. the 753397 United States on/on BEFORE Department Juxs 29, 1906, of strike Labor out the Aled words this reading and Certificate\nof\nArrival\ns\nfrom Department of LAbor.\nanno Domini 907; I am not an anarchist: I am not a\nCuass\nor\nII\npotitioner\npolygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy: and it is my intention in good faith\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\nContinued from\nto become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein:\nto\nSo HELP ME GOD.\nSTATE O THORNIA\n$8:\nContinued from\nErnest Buff\nCaunty LOS Angeles\nto\n(Original\naworn, deposes and says that he is the petitioner in the above-entitled proceedinge; that he as has to read matters the foragoing therein stated patition to be and alleged knows upon the\nThe aforeaaid petitioner being duly that the same is trus of his own knowledge, excepé\nSubscribed and sworn to before me this\n31\n[SEAL.]\nday of October\ncontents thereof: and belief, that the said petition is signed with his full, true name: 30 an Errort Buff\ninformation and that as to those matters\n,\nanno Domini 1910.\nadbert Steglinjy ocoupation Butchu Baker\nNit Ban,\nresiding 58v4 Hoover foolings\nat\nC. G. Keyes\nCOUNTY CLERK AND EX-ORFICIO e eine or\nalass Bhickl\nresiding at\nTHE SUPERIOR COURT IN AND FOR THE COUNTY\nthe OF LOS ANGELES,STATE GALIFORNIA\neach and being aeverally, duly, and respe Moorn, deposes and occupation. that he is a eitizen of the United the petitioner States of aboue America: mentioned, that he to has have personally resided known in the United States continnously\nBy\ngoverntry hopetty Clerk.\ntermst\nBuff\nmay\nanno Domini 909 and in the State in which the above-\nimmediately preceding the dated pling his potition, aines the\nday of\nmay\nanno\nDomini\n909\nand\nthat\nhe\nhas\npersonal\nknowledge\nthat\nday of\nin\nhis\nCertificate of\n- mid pelition made a person continnously good moral aince the character. so the of the the United State, and that the palitioner 4 de way gualiAed,\nand\nopiaion, to of the United States.\nAlbal thigfand\non FOLLOWING MARRIAGIN AND OCCURRING POTITIONING AND BEPORN\n3\ndayof\ndo before - by the above named pelitionar and withasses this\nCOUNTY CLESK AND ANG TOR THE CLERK. COUNTY OF\nJune\n-\nDempri\nSTATE OF CALIFORNIA\nCamel\nDeguty"
}