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    "ocrText": "MATTER OF THE PETITION OF\nFiled mar27\nORIGONAL\nBartoli\n: CITIZEN or THE ENITRO STATES OP\nSTATES OF HTAO\nE\nOATH OF ALLEGIANOE\nre, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate,\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nictor Emmaunel IIJ. K of Italy\n/, and particularly to\nthe\nretofore been a subject; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all\nSuperior Courtof The State of California. and for Los Angeles County.\nS\nTo the Honorable the\nd domestic, and t.\nThe.petition of\nRobert Lynch Shewood\nFirst. My place of residatico is\n1442177. 57th at (Give number, street, Los clty or lown, and angelve leal\nhershy filed respectfully showeth:\nSecond. My occupation is\nmachinist\nForm 2908\nTRIPLICATE\nDepartment of Commeece and Kabar\nThird. I was born on the 21 day of\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\n(Tobe given the person making\nL swarn to before m\nthe Declaration)\nI emigrated to the United States from melbanne australia on or about the\nany\nNo. 4283\nFourth.\nanno Domini 1 863 at stockton on Leer Durhar Co Engli\nday of\nDec\nanno Domini 1. 886 and arrived in the United States, at the port of\nSTATES OF\nanno Domini 1 88% the vessel\nSir\nWilliam\nastoria eregon\non the 15 day march\nof\n(if arrived otherwiae by\nof dile of mobility, add the ,\nFifth. I declared my intention to become a eitizen of the United States on the 16th character day of of convoyance or - Jan company should be\nat\nJes Angeles, Cal.\nin the\n-\nanno Domini 1912\nanna\nCourt\nSherwood\nThe State of California, in and for Los Angelso\nWaterloo\nSinth. 1 am\nmarried. My wife's name is\nI\nhave Two children, and the name, date and place of birth, and place of residence of each of said childron is as follows:\nIowa and now resides at 642 m5 th (Give number, RAO street, clty or Los town, and Angelia less\nShe was born\nin\nution of the petition\nDECLARATION OF INTENTION\naken in open Courn\n(Invalid for all purposes seven years after the date hereof)\nRobert Bom 14th nor 1900 Los angelic leal Recide Loe angelested\nof the United State\nIn the\nCourt\nSLITEDE CILIFORNIA\nRichard ' 27 th march 1904\n4\n\"\nn\nss:\n\"\nCounty of Los Angeles\nof In and for Los Angcles County.\nged to\ng, Robert Lynch Sherwood\naged\n47\nyears,\nSeventh. , am not a disbeliever in or opposed to organized government or a member of or affliated with any organization or body of persons teaching disbelief in or opposed\nMachinist\ndo declare on oath that my personal\noccupation\norganized government. I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of pclygamy. I am attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and it is my\ndescription is: Color\nWhite\n,\ncomplexion Fair\nheight 5 feet 81 lifches,\nintention to become a eitizen of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and\nparticularly to\nGeorge V. King of Great Britain and Ireland.\nof whom at this time I am a subject,and it is my intention\nI54\npounds, color of hair Brown\ncolor of eyes\nBlue\nto reside permanently in the United States.\nweight\nEighth. 1 am able to speak the English language.\nother visible distinctive marks\nNone\nWinth. I have resided continuously in the United States of America for the term of five years at Jeast preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since\nution of the petition\nstokton, England\nthe\n15\nday of\nmarch\nI was born in\nanno Domini 1 887 and in the State of\ncontinuously next preceding the dateof\nthis petition, since the\n-\nday of\nnor.\non the\n21\nday of August\nanno Domini I 863 I now reside\nanno Domini 1893. being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date\nof this petition.\n22nd\n642 W . 57 th St. Los Angeles, Cal.\nTenth. I have not heretofore made petition for eltizenship to any court. (* patttion for to the\nat\nCourto\n(Give number, street, city or town, and State.)\nat\non-the\nto appic\nMelbourn Australia\nday of\nanno I\nand t\nI emigrated to the United States of America from\nsaid patition was denied bu the said Court for the Tottowing reasons and causes, to wit,\nDo not Remember\n; my last\non the vessel\nand the cause o) sweh danial has ainco or\n(If the alien arrived otherwise than by vessel, the character of conveyance or name of transportation company should be given.) -\ntox IS HEREBY.\nand made a part of this petition are my declaration of intention to become a eitizen of the United States and the from the Dapantment together with\nthe and\nforeign residence was Melbourne Australia\nmy\naffidault and the afddautts of the two verifying witnesses thereto, required by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be odmitted a citizen of the United States of America.\nIt is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign\nprince, potentate, state, pr sovereignty, and particularly to\nGeorge V. King\n7 Robert Lynch and true signature Therwood of pétitioner.)\nof Great Britain and Ireland\nof whom I am now a subject:\nDeclaration of Intention\nand Wo. from Deporément of zabom Aled this 23th doy of march 1915\nCasax or petitioner arrived in the United States on oa BEPORN Juwn 29, 1906, strike out the words reading/ and Certificate of Arrival No.\nfrom Department of Labor.\nAstoria\nin the\nSept\nI arrived at the port of\n:\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\nState of\nOregon\non or about the\nI5\nday\nOct\n:\nSTATE OF CALIFORNIA)\nOct 2\nof\nMarch\nanno Domini 887 : I am not an anarchist; I am not a\nCaunty of Los Angeles\n,\nDece\npolygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy: and it is my intention in good faith\nThe aforesaid petisioner being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the petitioner in the above-antitled proceedinge: that he has read the foregoing petition and knows the\nto become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein:\ncontents thereof; that the said petition is signed with his full, true name; that the same is true of his own except as to matteys therein stated this alleged upon\ninformation and belief, and that as to those matters he believes u to be true.\nRobert (Original Lynch signatare of declaran(1.) Showood\nas\nSo HELP ME GOD.\nRobert Lynch and/que Sterwood\nJohn b. Lewis\n(Complote diguature of potisioner.)\noccupation\nmachinist\nJor maclaskey\noccupation\nmechanic\nvesiding 505 rull at Lealingchical\nresiding al 017 2136\nSubscribed and sworn to before me this\nI6\nseverally duty, and/respectipo deposes and says that . eitizon of the United States of America: that he has known\n[SEAL]\nday of\nJanuary\n, anno Domini 191\n2\nimmedialely\nbeing 11/Robert preceding the dateof Aling hie Lynch petifion, alnce the 27 Sherwood day of Jely petitioner above mantioned, anno Domini to have personally 910 resided and in the la the\nUnited States continuously\nState in which the above-\nentitied patilion - made continuously, the 27\" day\nCOUNTY CLERK AND IX-OFFICIO CLEAN\nFeby\nanno Dominit 910, and that ha has personal knowledge that\naturalization, No:\nH. J. THE SUPERIOR COURT IN AND FOR THE COUNTY\nthe potitioner la . person of good moral attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and that the potitioner with avery way qualified, in his\nCourt\nBy NOELES. STATK OF CALIFORNIA Deputy\noplasion, Admitted a of the United States.\nClerk.\nla\nLewis\nin the offee of the Olark of Cours this\n27.\nHAJ. Lelande SUPERIOR COUNTY CLERK AND EX-OFFICIO THE C ERK or\nClark"
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