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    "ocrText": "DG\n56\n/\n*\nIN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF\naug / 1914\nORIGINAL\nJohn Johnson or THE\nADMITTED\nSTATES BOMAIQALIA OF\nE\nForm 896\nCERTIFICATE OF ARRIVAL- FOR ANTURALIZATION PURPOSES\n(For of allens arriving In United States after June 29, 1906. Tobe issued Immediately prior to petitioning for naturalization.\nSerial No148836\nI hereby declare, on oath, that I abson\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nU. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR\nNOTE TO CLERK or COURT.\nstate, or sovereignty, and particularly the\nIMMIGRATION SERVICE\nduplicate\nthe - number\npoint\nand Intention and\nof whom I have heretofore been a subject; th\nUficaté\nand\nand\nOFFICE OF\nCommissioner,\ntificate Arrival from\nA\nTo the Honorable the\nSuperlor Courty The State California mand for Los. Ingeles\nJohn miller County\nof\nenemies, foreign and domestic; and that T\nMontreal, Canada.\nLabor,\nfiled\nthis.\nAT\nThe petition of\nThis is to certify that the following-named alien arrived at the port indicated, on the date and in the\nFirst. My place of residence is\n617 Orange are (dive Long number, Beach leal\npereby filed, respectfully showeth:\nmanner described below, viz:\nSecond. My occupation is.\nName of alien:\nJohn Miller\nThird. I was born on the 374 of\nCompenter\ntown, and\nA\nJuly\nSubscribed and sworn to beft\nPort of entry:\nNorthport, Wash.\nFourth. I emigrated to the United\nAugust 23, 1906\nanno Domini 906 and arrived in the United States, a at the port of Sumar wash\nStates from Referra fack tenmada on or about the 20t ada\nargso Domini 879\nat Sunderland England\nday of\non\nthe\n23\nDate of arrival:\naug\nanno Domini 1 on the\nany\nNOTE.-In rehunelation of of mobility, ad\nName of vessel\nNot recorded.\nJanuary\nFifth, Ldeelared 906 my intention veasel to become a eitizen of the United States Frunk arrived on otherwiee the than you character of conveyance or nov company abould begiven.)\nday of\nLine.\nat\nHouston Texas\nday of\nin the\nDistrict\nSixth. , am not married.\nCourt\nof Son Dist. of anno Tenas Domini\n1907\n(Tifle) Commissioner.\nin\n-\nand- now\nTHOOS\nTO\ntho wordoon\n14-396\n*Or railroad company, or any other nonveyance.\n,\nhave no children, and the-name; daterana of and plase of residence of of waid chifdren fottowar\n(Give number, street, city of town, and State.)\nUpon consideration of the pe\nRECE\nis the\nfurther testimony taken in open (\nDECLARATION OF\nOF\nTh1\nto become a citizen of the United\n(Invalid for all purposes seven years after the date hereof)\n- - - +++++++\n(It is further ordered, upon\nand hereby is, changed to\nUnited States gamerica\nDistrict\nIn the\nCourt\nSmither Distrect Teyes\nSS :\nof u. S. at Houston\nJune 29, 1906 (34 Stat. L., pt. 1,A\nSeventh. I am not a disbeliever in or opposed to organized government or a member of or affiliated with any organization or body of persona tedching disbelief in or opposed\nto\norganized\nBy the Court:\n31, John miller\naged 28 years,\nam not polypamist nom a believer in the practice of polygamy. I am attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and # is my\ndeclare on oath that my personal\nintention to become a of the United States and aco. to V, King absolutely of Great and Britain forever and all allegiance Areland. and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and\nCarpenter\nparticularly to\ndo\naffiem\nof whom at this time I am a subject,and it is my intention\nto reside permanently in the United States.\noccupation description is: Color white complexion Light , height 5 Blue 9\nfeet inches,\nBighth. I am able to speale the English language.\nweight 160 pounds, color of hair Blonde color of eyes\nMinth\nhave\nresided\ncontinuously in the United States of America for the term of Ave years at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since\nUpon consideration of the pet\nthe\n23\nday of\nnone\nother visible distinctive marks\nthis petition, since the 10thavor\naug\nJan\nanno Domini 906 and in the State of\nCalifornia\n* continuously next preceding the date of\nI was born in Sunderland, England\nanno Domini 1908. being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date\nof this\n:\non the\nday of\nJuly\nTenth. I have not heretofore made pétition for eitixenship to any court. made petition for the\nfailed to\n3\nanno\nCourn't\n1879 I reside at 509 San Jacinlist Houston Texas\ndayof\navento Dominé\nand the\nshred was denied by the said Court for the futtowing reusons and to with\nDomini emigrated to the : now United States of America from Garonto banada\nthe enuse of swell has sinco eured or removea.)\nTHE SAID PETITION IS HEREL\nAttoched hereto and made á part of this petition are my declaration of intention to become eitizen of the United States and the from the Department of Labor, togèther wht\nGrand Trunk character of conveyang Railway or name of transportation fompany should\nmy last\naffidavie and the of the two verifying witnesses thereto, required by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted a citizen of the United States of America.\noh the vessel\nbe\ngiven.)\nthe vessel, the\nforeign\nresidence (If the was allen arrived Foronto banada\nIt is bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign\nMILL\nJA John (Complete Miller and true algnature of\npetitioner.)\nprince, my potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to Edward VII\nDeclaration Intention and Certifoate of Arrival No 148836 from Department of Labor Aled this r/ day of\nNom of - la the United States on on BEFORE Jows 29, 1906, strike out the words reading \"and Certificate of Arrival No.\nany\n1914\nfrom Department of\nsitimon\nKing of Great Britain + Ireland , of which I am now a\nI\nContinued from\nsubject\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\nto\narrived at the port of\nBuffala\nin the\nSTATE OF CALIFORNIA\nCaunty of Los Angeles\n$8:\nContinued from\nState\nnew york\non or about the\n10\nday\nTerritory of\nto\n-District\nof\nnumber\n. anno Domini 1902 I am not an anarchist: I am not a\nThe aforesaid patitioner being duly aworn, deposes and says that he is the petitioner in the above-entitled procsedings; that he has read the foregoing petition and knows the\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 matters 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 belief, and that as to those matters he # to be trise.\nto become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein,\nMailango\nJames LI. Graham\nSo HELP ME GOD.\nJohn (Original signature of declarans.) 18th\nn. metcalf\noccupation Realistale architect Teacher Forlding at 1123 Cadoraday Beach Cal\nJohn (Complete Miller and true signature of petitioner.)\nresiding\nat 1134 T 10th\negch being aquerally, duly, and augrn, deposes and says that he la a citizon of the United States of America; that he has personally known\nSubscribed and affirmed sworn to before me this\nJohn miller\nthe above mantioned, to have verided in the United States continuoually\nimmediately preoeding the his patition, ainco the\n330 day of\nday of november Domini 1907\nanno\nestitled petition le made consinuously alnce the\nJuly\nanno Domini 1 og and in the State in which the abous\n[SEAL<]\nJuly\nanno\nDominil\nand\nthat\nhe\nhas\npersonal\nthat\nof Naturalésation, 8\nknowledge\n6. Dart\nthe said potitioner la . person of good moral character, attached to the principles of the onstitution of the United States, and the petitioner is in every way\nin\nAle\nopinion, to be admitted . of the United States\nClerk of the u.s. Districh Court.\nBy 4. charterson Difitycon\nJames D. of Earham\nand\nin\nthe\nof\nthe\nof\nCours\nthis\nany\nH. Lelande FON THE COMNTY\nAND EXIOFFICIO CLERK OF\nANDELES STATA OF\nBy\nSmith"
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