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    "ocrText": "U.S. DEPARTMENT LABOR\n100\nNATURALIZATION\nsu SUT to MBT MI\nORIGINAL\n543\nSTATES BOMAIDSLJA 70 OF HTAO sur are\nA\nhis\nUn\nworth\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nproper\nof her to again\nData) institutions 3 mad moleterant 1 stations to\nSuperior\nCalifornia\nSan Diego County\nTo the Honorable\nthe - Court of William Eldred\nhereby filed, respectfully showeth:\nThe patition of\nFirst. My place of residence is\n3228 Lowell SL Point homa basi San Digg, California\nnumber, street, city or town, and State.)\nauditorin and see\nagencie\nSecond. My occupation is\nThird. Twas born on the\n11th day of\nm\nmay\nanno Domini 1 lazy 860 at Leienter England\nFourth. I emigrated to the United States from\nJaneios,\nBrazil\non\nor\nabout\nthe\n4th day of March\n887\nBaltimore,\nmanyland\nthe\n15th\nDomini\n1\nand\narrived\nin\nthe\nUnited\nStates,\nat\nthe\nport\nof\non\nday of\napril\nanno\nanno\nDomini\n887\n\"\n1\non\nthe\namy\nunit\nstado\nor\nvessel\n(if the allen arrived otherwise than by character of con veyance or name of transportation company should be given.)\nFifth. I declared my intention to become a citizen of the United States on the 29th\nday of\nappel\nanno Domini 1913\nat\ncan Dregs, california\nin the\nSuperior\nCourt of\nI am m married. My wife's name is Eliza (huttall> Eldred\nSan Diego Country\nShe was born\nSixth.\nin\nOeaham, England and now resides at 3228 homell St. (G)Ve number, San street, city or Diego town, and State.) cal.\nI have there thildren, and the name, date and place of birth, and place of residence of each of said children is as follows:\nWiefred\n17\nFeb 1889 Dendron, Va. San Diego, Cal.\nourt\nWinifned\n5 June 1892\n\"\n\"\n\"\n\"\nEdith\n24 Sept. 1895\n\"\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, of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever all allegignce and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or soversignty, and\nparticularly\nto George K., King of Great Britainand reland of whom at this time I am a subject, and it is my intention\nto reside permanently in the United States.\nTRUOD ABORO\nEighth. I am able to speak the English language.\nNinth. I have resided continuously in the United States of America for a term of five years at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since\nside\nthe 15th day of april\nanno Domini 887 and in the State of\nCalifarmia\ncontinuously next preceding the date of\nthis petition, since the 7th\nday of June\nanno Domini 1910 being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date\nof this petition.\nTenth. I have not heretofore made petition for citizenship to any court. (I made petition for eitizenship to the\nCourt of\nlast\non the\nday of.\nanno Donlini 1\nand the\naid patition was denied by the sajd Court for the following reasons and causes, to wit,\nand the chase of such denial has since been cured or removed.)\nis\neign\nAttached hereto and made a part of this petition are my declaration of intention to Decome a citizen of the United States centificate together with\nmy afdidavit and the affidavits 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.\nject:\nWilliam Eldnd\n70 M\n(Complete and true signature of petitioner.\nthe\nDeclaration of Intention filed this\nday of\nanged 1915\nNors TO CLERK or Court -II petitioner arrived in the United States ON on BEFORE JUNE 29, 1906, strike out the words reading and Certificate of Arrival No.\nfrom Department of Labor.\"\nday\nnot a\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\nSimito of\nfaith\nof Sem Diego.\nSS:\nfein:\nThe aforesaid petitioner being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the petitioner in the above-entitled proceedings; that he has read the foregoing petition at 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\ninformation and belief, and that as to those matters he believes te to be true. 30 William Eldosd\nJames Wallace\n(Complote.an peritionery)\noccupation\naccountant\nand\nGeo. a. hearnand occupation statistician\nresiding at 1929 1st St, Sandriage, Cal.\nresiding at\nCoronado, cal\nach being severally, duly, and respectively William suporn, deposes and says that he is a eitizen of the United States of America; that he has personally known\nEldned\nimmediately preceding the date of fling his patition, since the\n1st\nthe petitioner above mentioned, to have resided in the United States continuously\nday of\nintitled petition is made continuously since the 101\naugust\nday of\naugust\nanno Domini 1910, and in the State in which the above-\nthe said petifioner la a person of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, to and that the pilitioneri Uw ebery way th\nanno, Domint 910, and that he has personal knowledge that\nspinion, to be admitted a citizen of the United States.\ngeo. a. Learnand\nJamesWall\n(Slgnaturo\n- of 20\nJubscribed and io before me by the above-named petitioner and witnessed this 4th day of august\nanno Domini 19 15\n(SEAL)\nJ. T. Butler\nBy Qlerk,\nDeputy"
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