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    "ocrText": "Form 2908\nU. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR\nTRIPLICATE\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\nNo. 2491\nSTATES OF\nDECLARATION OF INTENTION\nTo\nInvalid for all purposes seven years after the date hereof\nState of California\nIn the\nSuperi or\nCourt\nCounty of San Diego\nSS:\nState of Cal fifornia\nof County of San. Diego\ng,\nWilliam Blanz\naged 25\nyears,\noccupation Butcher\ndo declare on oath that my personal\nan\ndescription is: Color white\ncomplexion\ndark\n,\nheight 5 feet 6 inches,\nweight 155 pounds, color of hair Dk Brown color of eyes Brown\nother. visible distinctive marks Numerous small cut scars on left hand and\nTert forearm:\nI was born in Bi Assingent, Germany\n-\non the 18th\nday of June\nanno\nDomini\n1894\n:\nI now reside\nIn\nat\n1401 \"J\" St. San Diego, California\n(Give number, street, city or town, and State)\nI emigrated to the United States of America from\nHamburg, Germany\non the vessel\nPresident Grant\n(11 the allen arrived otherwise than by vessol, the character of conveyance or name of transportation company should be given)\n; my last\nforeign residence was Bissingen. Germany\n; I am\nnot married; the name\nof my wife is\n-\n: she was born at\nand now resides at\nIt is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign\nto\nprince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to German; or any Independent\nState within the bounds of the for mer\ninto\nGerman-Empire\nof whom I am now a subject;\npar\nI arrived at the port of\nNew York\n, in the\nState of\nNew York\non or about the 16th\nday\nof\nJuly\nanno Domini 1911 ; I am not an anarchist; I am not\na\npolygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith\nto become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein:\nthis\nSo HELP ME GOD.\nWilliam (Original Elea signature of declarant)\nof ti\nSubscribed and sworn to before me in the office of the Clerk of\nseid\nsaid Court this 3letday of December anno Domini 1919\n[SEAL]\nJ. B. McLees\ntoge\nBy Clerk of the\nThos.\nSuperior\nCourt.\nStat\nDeputy\nClerk.\n14-1170\nDeel\nN. Y. Form 226.\nCERTIFICATE OF ARRIVAL-FOR NATURALIZATION PURPOSES\n(For use of aliens arriving In United States after June 29, 1906. To be issued immediately prior to petitioning for naturalization\nU. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR\nIMMIGRATION SERVICE\nOFFICE OF\nCOMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION\nconte\nELLIS ISLAND, N. Y.,\nFebl8\n182\nand b\nmanner below, viz:\nThis described is to certify that the following-named alien arrived at the port indicated,\nName of alien:\nBlanz, wilhelm\nA.\nand\nPort of entry: New York, N. Y.\neach\nACKND\nDate of arrival:\nJuly 16, 11\nimmed\nName of vessel:\nPresident Grant\nHam Am\nentitle\nFor the Commissioner:\nBURE'\nthe soi\nA.FSharman\nNATURAL\nopinior\nOr railroad company or any other conveyence.\nSP 97\nSubsen\n111"
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