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    "ocrText": "115\nU.- S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\nNo. 1557\nso t SHF TO JUTTAM ORIGINAL\nSTATES OF\nG\nan or\nRIPLICATE\nthe\nDucloration)\nHTAC\nPETITION, FOR NATURALIZATION\nSuperior\nMM\nTo the Honorable the\nHerman Court of Linke California\nKarl\nat\nSan Diego County\nThe petition of\nMy place of residence is 1727 State Street San Deen\nhereby Aled,\nFirst.\nSecond. My occupation is master\n(Give number, street, elty or town und State.)\neof\nFourth. I emigrated to the United States from Livelpool England on or about\nThird. I was born on the 29 day of Janpacy\nanno Dont 1877\nat Trevenbritzen - Germany\nthe\nCourt\nanno Domini 1. 903 and arrived in the United States, at the port of Boston mass\nday of September\non the\n-\nto\nanno Domini 1 903 on the vessel bunard Line\nday of September\n2\nyears,\nnfth. a declared my intention to become a eitizen of the United States on the\n(If the alien arrived etherwise than bg vessel (the character of conyey company should be given.)\n13th\nday\nof\nmy personal\nat\nSan Diego -\nbalifornia\nanno Domini 919\nin the\nNeltic\nSuperson\nCourt of\n132 inches,\nSixth, am\nHalland\nmarried. My wife's name is\nand\nnow\nresides\n1727\nState\n, the was born on the 30 day of December anno Domini 1 885\nat\nel\nat\nI\nhave one childmen, and the name, date and place of birth, and place of residence ofocch of said childeer is as follows:\n(Give number, Street street, city town, and State.) San Deego Gal\nor\nNeltie\n1 now reside\nDec 9, 1913 San Deego but San Duge bal\n: my last\niven)\nied; the name\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\ntherlands\nto organized 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\no any foreign\nparticularly reside to Termany any independent State within the bounds of whom the at armer this time I am a subject, and it Somkine is my intention\nintention to become a eitizen of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and Adelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or Sovereign'ty, and\nto permanently in the United States.\nIndependent\nRighth. I am able to speak the English language.\nnow a subject:\nMinth. - I+have resided continyously in the United States of America for the term of Ave years at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since the\n, in the\nday of\n??\nday\nthis petition, since the\nSeptember\nday October anno Domini 903 and in the State of\nCalifornia\ncontinuously next preceding the date of\nof\n, anno Domini 909 being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date\nist; I am not a\nof this petition.\nn in good faith\nTenth. I have not heretofore made petition for eltizenship to any court.\nreside therein:\nCourtof\non-the\nday of\n1\nand-the\nLink\nsaid petition was dented by the sata the fottowing reasons and causes; to wit\ntrant)\nand the cause of Lauch danial has sinca haen oured or removed.)\nof the Clerk of\nAttached hereto and made a part of this petition are my declaration of intention to become a eitizen of the United States and the Trom: reice Department of\nno Domini 1919\ntogether with my affidavit 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 Tabor,\nStates of America.\n-\nDeclaration of Intention No. 2480 and\n(Complete and true signature of petitioner.)\nCourt\nof\nfled this 14th day of December 1902\nuty\nClerk\nNorm TO CLERK or COURT.- petitioner arrived in the United States ON OR BEFORE JUNE 29, 1906, strike out the words reading \"and Certificate of Arrival No.\nfrom Department of Labor.\"\nState of Californi\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES\nCounty of San Diego\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 knows the\ncontents thereof; that the said petition is signed with his full, true name; that the same is true of this own knowledge, except as to matters therein stated to be alleged upon information\nand belief, and that as to those matters he believes it to be true.\nI aman Asbber\n83883MTIW\n70 234 slermantialdin\nWaster\n(Complete and true signature of (petitioner.)\nand\nJohn Im brothers occupation occupation\nSteward\nresiding at East San Duy California\neach\nHerman Harl Linke\nduly, and respeptively quorn, that he is a citizen of the United States of Amerlea; that he has personally known\nresiding at SanDeen Califormin\nim mediately preceding the date of Aling his petition, since the 1st\ngenerating\nthe petitioner above mentioned, to have resided in the United States continuously\ndagof\nentitled petition is made continuously sinde the\n1st\nanno Domini 915 and in the State in which the above-\nday of\nthe said petitioner A is a person of good moral character, attached to the of the Constitution of the United States, and that the petitioner is personal knowledge\nanno Domini 915 , and that he has that\nopinion, to be admitted a eitizen of the United States.\nin every way qualified, in\nGlong Weber (Signature of witness.)\nbrothers\nkaise\n(Bignature of witnees.)\nSubscribed and December sway to before the above-named petitioner and witnesses in the office of the Olerk of sald Court this 14th day\nof\nanno Domini 1921\ngamenic\nClark.\nBy\nsofnison . Depuly\nOlark"
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