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    "ocrText": "589\nORIGINAL\nSTATES ao of HTAO\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nhas natha tasta to\nthe\nTo\nthe Honorable the to bad Superior Court has of Charles Cuthlertson has WilsCalifornia\nSan Diego County\nhereby fled, respectfully\nThe petition of\nCATE\n2324 Thirtieth Sh, San Diego, and\nCalifornia\nperson making\nFirst, My place of residence is\n(Give number, street, clty or town,\nAration)\nSecond. Third. I My occupation born on the is 4th day of September anno Domini 1 849 at Liverpool, England\nbookkeeper\nanno Domini Fourth. 1901 and arrived in the United States, at the port of PortHuron Michigan on the 16th day of July\nI was emigrated to the United States from mostmeal Canada on or about the 16th day of July\nanno Domini 901 Graud to Trunk (If the allen arrived Ry octorwise than 2rd the character of converaned March name of cumpany should be given.) anno Domini 913\nFifth I declared my intention to become a eitizen of the United States on the\nday of\nat San Sixth. I Diego, am - married. California My wife's name is Alice in the Jane Superior (Pritcherdy Court of Wilson\nSan Diego County\nShe was born\nin\nRuncorn\nEngland and now resides at St.Helens, Lancashire, (Give number, city England\nor\nI\nhave two children, and the name, date and place of birth, and plage of residence of each of said children is as follows:\nCourt\nI\nmrs. Alice G. Furton 3 gnl 1877; Sh Helens, England Cairo, Egypt.\n2\nDora\n30\nDec 1887; St. Helens, England, Sh.Helens, England.\nyears,\npersonal\ninches,\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\nN\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\nparticularly intention to becom] to George citizen K4, of the Kung of renounce Britain and brilaucy of whom at this time I am a subject,and it is my intention\nUnited States and-to absqlutely and forever all and to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovercignty, and\nto reside permanently in the United States.\nEighth. I am able to speak the English language. OITITBA DMIYM30 TAUOO 30 ABOSO\nlow reside\nNinth.\npntinyously in the United States of America for the term of Ave years at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since\nthe\n16th\nenia.\nhave day of resided July\nanno Domini 1 gol and in the State of\n\"California\ncontinuously next preceding the date of\nthis petition, since the\nday\nof\nmarch\nanno Domini 904 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 eitizenship to any court. (I made petition for eitizenship to the\nCourt/of\n: my last\nat\non\nthe\nday of.\nanno Domini\nand the\nsaid patition was denied by the said Court for the following reasons and\ncauses,\nto\nwit,\nand the cause of such denial Kas since been cured or emoved.)\nny foreign\nis\nAttached hereto and made a part of this petition are my declaration of intention to become a eitizen of the United States togather\nwith\nmy affidavit and the afdidavits of the two verifying witnesses thereto, required by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted a citizon of the United States of America.\na subject:\nCharles Cuthbarkson Wilson\n(Complete and true alguature of petitioner.)\n,\nin the\nDeclaration of Intention juld this day of\n23rd\nday\nNorm TO CLERK or Courr.-It petitioner arrived in the United States ON os REFORE Jons 29, 1906, strike our the words reading \" and Certificate of Arrival No from Department of Labor.\"\nNonumber\n1915\n201\nI am not a\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\ngood faith\nState of California\nde therein:\nCounty of San Diego\n$8:\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 and Tenows the\nWilson\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 it to be true.\n8B1883MTIW 037UTIT88U8 30\nCharles Cuthberdson Wilson\nL.M. Sylvester\n(Complete and true signature of petitioner.)\noccupation\ngrocer\nresiding at 3919 Woolman are. San Duess, cal\n913\nand Robert a. Wright\noccupation\ntookkeeper\nresiding at 2324 30th Sty San Deign, Call\neach being asuerally, duly, and respectively sworn, deposes and says that he is a citizen of the United States of America? that he has personally known\ncharles\nCuthbertson\nWilson\nthe petitioner above mentioned, to have resided in the United States continuously\nCourt.\nimmediately preceding the date of fling his petition, since the\n121\n1st\nis . parson of good moral character, to the principlés of the of the Unitted Stades, and that the potitionse de in pay\nday of January\nday of January\nanno Domini 907 and in the State da which the above\nentitled petition is made continuously ainco the\nanno Domini 1907 and that he has personal knowledge that\nty Clerk.\nopinion, se be admitted a of the United Stades.\nof\nane\nRoberts\nbefore - by the abovo-named petitioner and - de the offlee of the Olerk of Coure the 23rd\ndeg\nJ.T. Buller"
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