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    "ocrText": "the The Frunch Republic\n-\nON\nau\n; that I will aupport and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America againal all\n-\nfor Los Angeles County.\nForm\n460958\nted\nNo. 495\ngham angelic Aproby Aled, bed\nTRIPLICATE\n[To to the person making\nthe Declaration\nSTATES OF Clask\nthe of Just\nEngli\non\nthe 27 day of Jun\ncompeny\nNume anno Dor\nRepartment of Commerce and Tabor\nOneide teo n\nGODRT\nBUREAU OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION\nTOA\nDIVISION OF NATURALIZATION\nally or town,\nDECLARATION OF INTENTION\nthe\n(Invalid for all purposes seven years after the date hereof)\nSTATE OF NEW YORK,\nSUPREMI\nIn the\nCOUNTY OF ONEIDA\nCourt\nSS:\nONEIDA COUNTY,\nof\nSeventh. 7 am not . disbelicver in or opposed to organizia government or . member of on afliated with any organisation or body of persona tedeling diabelie\noccupation Laborer\nCharles Melliam whittengham\nto organized government, Iam not a nor a Believer is the practice of polygamy. 1 am attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United State\naged\n26\nyears,\nintention to become a of the United States and to renounds absolutely and forever all allegiance and Adelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or ao\nGeorge V. Kine of Great Britain and Ireland.\nparticularly to\nof whom at this time I am a subject, and #\n\"\ndescription is: Color white complexion Light height 5 feet Winches,\ndo affirma that my personal\ndeclare on oath\nto realde permanently in the United States.\nrighth. I amable to speale the English language,\nweight 144 pounds, color of hair Brown color of eyes Blue\nWinth have resided contiquously in the United States of America for the term of years at Least immediately preceding the date of this petition\nthe 27th day of\nJune\nagmo Pomini 908, and in the State of\nCalifornia\ncontinuously neat preced\nother visible distinctive now\nmarks\nthis petition, since the 58th day\nof\nseft.\nanno Domini 91 being a residence within this State of at least one year near pre\nI was born in Aiddal. Englass\nthis pelition.\n:\nTenth. I have not herefofore made petition for citimenship to any court. (I-made petition for to-the\non the\n11\nOct\nanother\ndey 0)\n- Domini.\nday of\nanno\nDomini I 8821 now reside at blark mills ny\nI emigrated to the United States of America from Tiverpool. Eug laws\non the vessel\n[If allen arrived Gherwise than by conveyance company should be given.) : my last\nbeltie\nthe vessel, the character of or name\nforeign residence was Fleatherstone England\nIt is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign\nprince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and partigularly to Edward VII.\nKing of Great Bretain reland of which I am now a citizen subject\narrived at the port of\nnewyork\nin the\nState\nTerritory of\nneenYork\non or about the\n27 day\nof District June\nanno Domini I got I am not an anarchist: 1 am not a\npolygamist nor a believer. in the practice of polygamy, and it is my intention in good faith\nto become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein:\nSo HELP ME GOD.\nCharles William Whittingham\n(Original signature of declarant.)\nSubscribed and sworn affirmed to before me this\n9\n[SEAL.]\nday of bune\nanno Domini 909\nbhas a. y Seathou\nClerk of the Suproye\nCourt.\nBy Depus Clark."
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