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    "ocrText": "-\nCERTIFICATE OF ARRIVAL FOR NATURILIZATION PURPOSES\nIN THE MÁTTEK OF THE PETITION OF\n(For use of allens arriving In United States after June 29, 1906. Tobe Issued Immediately prior to petitioning for\nSerial No. 654\nORIGINAL\nU. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR\nMOTE TO CLERK or coum\nIMMIGRATION SERVICE\n-\n87637-8-659712\nSTATES OF\nCITIZEN or THE UNTERD STATES or\nOFFICE OF Commissioner\nuficate\nof\nAT Ellis Island, N. Y.. war. 19, 1915\nA\nThis is to certify that the following-named alien arrived at the port indicated, on the date and in\neby declare, on oath, that I absolute\nmanner described below, viz:\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nName of alien:\nBishoph Alexander\n2\nsovereignty, and particularly to\nm\nI have heretofore been a subject; tha\nPort of entry: New York, N. Y.\nTo the Honorable the\ns, foreign and domestic; and that I wi\nApril 26, 1909\npetition My My place of ocqupation of residence Alexander is Court of Angeles County. to Angelestal respectOully\nThe Staje of Califepala. band for Los\nDate of arrival:\nThe\ndi Pirm.\nSecond.\n(dive number,\nForm 2203\n659712\nThird. I was born on the 21 day of\nTRIPLICATE\nibscribed and sworn to before m\nNo. 2386\n[Tobe given_ to the person making\nthe\nSTATES OF\nanno anno Domini Domini 1. 1 909 201 and the arrived vessel in balehonia the United from et the port of Agencen your on the the day day of of april\nFourth. I emigrated to the United States\nanno Domini Scattand 887 at on or about denburgh the Scallang\nDeclaration]\n(Whe allon arrived than\nrifth. my to begame a Unifed States on the\nthe a\nrenunciation of title of nobility, add the fe\nfor Vilugeteical offhe in\n16\nmay\ncompany ihoul\nday of\nat\nanno Domial 910\nthe\nSuperior\nTam mostied.\nCourThy Suas of California, in and for Los Angeleo\nDepartment of Commerce and Tahor\nin\nand now\nFAUDO\nao\nSECRO\nINDEXED\nI hase\nBUREAU OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION\nDIVISION OF NATURALIZATION\nRECEIVED\nchildran and the name date and plass of hirth, and or Festa ance of of as\n(Give number, street, city or town, and\n[pon consideration of the petition\nA.\nMAR 17 1915\nIF testimony taken in open Court\nBUREAU\ntime a citizen of the United State\nNATURALIZATION\nDECLARATION OF INTENTION, EXAMINED\nItis further ordered, upon, canse\n(Invalid for all purposes seven years after the date hereof)\nto\nSTATE OF CALIFORNIA\nIn the\nSUPERIOR\nCourt\n29,\nTHK STATE OF\nSeventh. , am not a disbeliever in or opposed to organized government or a member of or amliated with any organization or body of persons teaching disbellef in or opposed\nCounty of\nSS:\nIN AND FOR Loe ANGEL ER COUNTY.\norganized government. I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy. I am attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and it is my\nBy the Court:\nof\nintention to become a citizen of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and\n3. Theyan withouth Bishop aged 22\nparticularly to\nGeorge V, King of Great Britain and\nyears,\nof whom at this time I am a subject,and it is my intention\nto reside permanently in the United States.\noccupation Bookseter\ndo declare on oath that my personal\nsighth, 1 am able to speale the English language.\nTO\nA3080\naffirm\nI\nhave\ndescription is: Color White complexion Fair , height 5\nfeet 10 inches,\nthe\n46\nUpon consideration of the petition\nday of\nresided April in the United States of America the term of Ave years at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, sinse\n11\nanno\nDomini\n1\n909\nin\nthe\nmay\nState\nof\nCalifornia\nweight 155 pounds, color of hair Brnin color of eyes Gray\nthis petition, since the\nanno Domini 1 909 a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date\ncontinuously nexe preceding the date of\nday of\nof this petition.\nother visible distinctive marks\n- true\nTenth. I have not heretofore made petition for eitizenship to any court. a made petition for the\n: I was born in Edinburgh\nat\non the\nday of\nanno Domini 1\nsaid Retition was dentea by said Court the following reasone and causes,\nDortland on the\n21\nday of\nMay\nanno\n-\n: SAID PETITION IS HEREBY;\nDomini I 887 I now reside at\nLoo angeles Balof\nand the enuse of dentut has stree been eured\nAttached hereto and made . part of this petition are my declaration of intention to become eltizon of the United States and the corupoate from the Department of Labor, sogether with\nI emigrated to the United States\nof America from Greerrock Scotland\nmy affidavit and the afdidauits of the two verifying witnesses thoreto, required by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted a citizen of the United States of America.\nBaledoria\n: my last\non the vessel [If the allen arrived otherwigs than vessel, the character of conveyance or name of transportation company should be given.\nalwander Hopsburg and true signatur petitioner.) Bishop\nSdunburgh Scotland\nDeclaration of Intention and Cortificate of Arrival No. 659712 29 march 15\nforeign residence was\nfrom Department of Labor Aled this day\nof\nClanx or petitioner Anrived In the United States ON on Juxa 29, 1906, strike out the words reading and Certificate of Arrival\n191\nNo.\n**********\nfrom\nDepartment\nof\nLabor.\"\nIt is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign\nprince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to< George V\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\ntinued from\nSTATE OF CALIFORNIA\nThulaud of which I am now a citizen\nI\nto\nsubject\nCaunty of Los Angetes\nau\nutinued from\nhew york\nin the\narrived at the port of\nThe aforesaid petitioner being duly aworn, deposes and aays that he is the patitioner in the above-entitled proceedings: that he has read the foragoing petition and knows the\n-\nto\nState\nNew nork\non or about the\n17\nday\nTerritory of\nsontents thereof: that the said petition is signed with his full, true name; that the same is true of his own knowledge, except de to matters therein stated to be alleged upon\n-Dietrict\ninformation and belief, and that as to those matters he believes - to be\nof\napril\n. anno Domini 909: I am not an anarchist; I am not a\npolygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith\nJon Butcher Electrycan alwander mulding 12200 (Complete and trod Houshurgh Bishop\nto become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein:\nand\nH.9. Schenek\ndesupation\nCivil engineer\nresiding\nat\n1221\neach\nSo HELP ME GOD.\nalexander Korshurgh Bish\nMexander duly. and respegtioaly swornt Hostingh that Bishey of above Ameried mentionad, that he to has\npersonally\nknown\nhave realded in the United State continuously\n(Original signature of declaranto\nimmediately proceding of\nPatilion de made continsonsly fince the\nthe date jung hie patifion, T4 the march\nanno Domini be the State in which the above-\n16\nalno\nDomini\n910\nand\nthat\nhe\nhas\npersonal\nSubscribed and affirmed sworn to before me this\nknowledge\nthat\nertificate of Naturalization, No\nthe soid petitioner person of good moral character, to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and that the la in way qualifled,\nin\n[SEAL,]\nday of may\nanno Domini 1910\noptaion, to be à estison of the Un Wed Stados.\n,\nI'm\nC. G. Keyes\nOCONTY AND ** of\nTHK OOUWT IN AND FOR THE COUNTY\nN.A.\nGlork of the or LOS ANGELES. STAVE OF CALI ORNIA. Court\nBy Armsccott\nDeficiency\nis the offer of the Clerk of Coure\n39\nDonstal\n10\nH.J Lehandern COUNTY ERK OF"
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