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    "ocrText": "u.s. DEPANTMENT OF LABOR\nNo. 464\nto\nORTGINAL\nSTATES\nair 10 A\nTO HTAO\n(Missis 35,6 braind\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nand\nof professional hato no , regionof\nas nosé declaration 1 to\nTo the Honorable\nThe\npetition My place the of of residence is Superior 1605 Sanduis Court of Sh, Rittoff 65156 (mail Culifornia 723 6th\nBenjamin\nhereby filed, respectfully showeth:\nFirst.\nfurniture dealer\nclty town, and State.) agnor\nor\nSecond. My occupation is.\nThird. I was born on the 29th day of February\nanno Domini 1878\nat\nFourth. I emigrated the United States from Liverptol England\nRiga, Russia\nto\non or about the 3rd gay of September\nanno Domini 909 and arrived in the United States, at the port of\nNew york\non the\n10th day of September\nanno Domini 1 909 on the vessel \"Mauretania the \"\n(If allen arrived otherwise than by the character of conveyance or name of transportation company should be given.)\nFifth. I declared my intention to become a eitizen of the United States on the\n11th\nday of\nSan Diego, California\nmay\nanno Domini 911\nat\nin the Superior\nSixth. I am\n-\nmarried\nwife's\nname\nTrishik, Russia\nFilly Ritlaff\nCourt of San Deigs Country\nMy\nis\nShe was born\nI in have five children, heo and the name, 25 date and Dec place and of birth, now 1898 resides and place at 1605 of residence fan of each of Leuis said children (Give Sh, is Number, as follows: Coronado street, city or town, and State.) California\nJoshua\n17\n1901\nBelfast Ireland\nCoronato, Cal\nJan\n4\nJack\n25 Oct 1903\nEta 29 Feb 1908\nLurgan Ireland\nn\n\"\n\"\nJessie 8 Nov 1909\n\"\n\"\nSeventh. I 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\nto\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\nintention to become a eitizen of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever all allagiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and\nparticularly\nto nichalas II, Emperor of all the Russias of\nto reside permanently in the United States.\nwhom at this time I am a subject, and it is my intention\nEighth. I am able to speak the English language.\nR3080\nthe Winth. 10th I have day of resided September continuously in the United anno States Domini of America 909 for and a in term the of State five of years at least Califormia immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since\nthis\npetition, since the 25th day of September anno Domini 1909 being a residence within this State at continuously least one next preceding the date date of\nof this petition.\nof year next preceding the\nTenth. I have not heretofore made petition for citizenship to any court. (I made Patition for eitizens).pp\nto\nthe\nat\nCourt of\nqn the\nday of.\nsaid patition was Lenied by the said Court for the following reasons and causes, to wit,\nanno Domini 1\nand\nthe\nand cause of such dendal has since been cured or\nmy of two verifying witnesses thereto, required by law. Wherefore your petitioner prata that he may be admitted a of the United of States Labor, of together America.\naffidavit Attached and hereto the affidavits and made a the part of this petition are my declaration of intention to Decome a citizen of the United States and the certificate from the Department Amobed.) with\n924502\nBeyaming (Complete Riltop of pelitionar.)\nand true signature\nDeclaration of Nors Intention and Certificate of Merival No. from Department reading 15th Certificate of Arrival October No. from Deparmment\nTO CLERK or COURT.-Il petitioner arrived in the United States ON on BEFORE JUNE 29, 1906, of strike Labor out the fled words this \"and day of\nof LAbor.\"\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\n2000\nMego.\n$8:\naton's\ncontents The thereof: aforesaid that petitioner the said being petition duly is sworn, deposes and says that he is the petitioner in the above-entitled proceeding that he has read the\nand\ninformation Myer and belief, Rubin and that as to those signed matters with he believes his full it true to be name; true. that the same is true of 20 his own 83M knowledg, Buyann except Complete as to matters and true siguature foregoing therein Ritty of stated petitioner.) petition to be and allased knows upon the\nFrank C. Swain\noccupation furniture dealer\nrésiding at\neach\nimmediately preceding the date Benjamin of Aling his petition, singe the Rittoff 14th\nbeing severally, duly, and respectively sworn, deposes and occupation says that he manager is a eitizen of the United States of America; residing that at he 385Vemont has personally known St, SanDrig, Cal.\navy, San\nOctober the petitioner above mentioned, to have resided in the United States continuously\nthe entitled said ei petition is made continuously since the 14th day of day of\nOctober\nanno Domini 1909 and in the State in which the above-\nopinion, petitioner is a person of good moral United character, States. attached to the principles of the with United anno Stated, Domini and that 909 the petitioner and that is he in has every personal way qualifted, knovoledge in that Als\nto be admitted a citizon of the\nMyer (signature Wituess.)\nRulan\nof\nSubscribed and aworn to before me by the above-named petitioner and witnesses this\ntrank E. Swain KO\nanno Domini 19.14\n15th dayof October\nfor Butter\nClerk,"
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