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    "ocrText": "203\n1895\nORIGINAL\nyo and 30\n330A103JJA 70 HTAO\nof RETITIONA FOR NATURALIZATION\ntedt I\ntate,\non barb so\nhis\nOalifornte\n11ht\nand\nSen Diego\n12\nthe\nThe petition\nTRIPL ICATE\n[Tobe given\nFirst. My\nHonorsble place the of of residence many is 42720be Elizabeth pop Fragbries Street (Give number, stread, f elty town, Cast and State.) Smith rego Aled,\nCalifornia\nmaking the\nis Second. My pedupation\n(s Houstore\nor\nThird. I was born on the 11 day of\nanmp Doming\n869 at Blackburn England\nanno and in the United/States, at the port of\nDomini Fourth. 1. 905 emigrated arrived Borton anyone or 1999 on the 11: 18th of of may\nI to the Uniseil States frot\nabout the\n6th day of make\nanno Domini 1 on\nSaxonia\nthe character of cont Ftation\nAllinois Fifth sizth San (I 1 declared qun 905 - my Diego married My husbends is John (If United the an alien the arrived 6 Superin othery the than th the day was of bern on Court the of davor company should be given.) anno agoto Domini Domini et 1 Tox\nto become a eftizen of the States on\n921\nat\nON\nat\n10 date hereof\nchildren. and thoneme; deterand place\nF.B. and of now resides and pforce at of 4373 of benter childmen- St. followerm of town, San and State.) Dugo\nCalifornia\nIhane\nSuperior\nCourt\nof California,\naty of San Diego.\nmarried two 12. 1923 San Deiga California\naged\n52\nyears,\ne on oath that my personal\nlight 5 feet 6 inches,\nSeventh. I am not a disbeliever in or opposed to organized government or a member of or affiliated with any organization or body of persons teaching disbellef in or opposed\neyes gray\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\nbecame a citizen of the United Siftes and to renougce absolute) and forguer all allegiande and/Adelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and\nparticularly\n:\nto reside\npermanently to Singe in/the United V. States. King of Treat Ontam VIreland whom at this time I am a subject, and it is\nmy\nintention\nhini I 869\nI\nnow reside\nEighth. I am able to speak the English language.\nEngland\nMin\nth,\nI\nhave\nresided\ncontinuously\nin\nthe\nUnited\nStates\nof\nAmerica\nfor\nthe\nterm\nof\nfive\nyears\nat\nleast\nimmediately\npreceding\nthe\ndate\nof\nthis\npetition,\nto\nwit,\nsince\nthe\n: my last\ndoy of\nation company should be given)\nnot\nthis petition, since the\nn\nmarried; the name\nmay - day of June\nanno Domini in the State of\nOatifernie\n.continuously next preceding the date of\nanno Domini ,911 being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date\nof this petition.\nIngland\nTenth. I have not heretofore mado petition for eltizenship to any court. for\ncoure of\nat\nFon the\ndaved\nanna Dement 1\nand the\nand fidelity to any foreign\n(on denvert by the .... Court for the fottownny reusons and 4o -\ne V..\nand denial hee sirce been eured or\nwhom I am now a subject;\nAttached hereto and made a part of this petition are my declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States and the centificata. Anom the Departmente of\nTobor,\nin the\ntogether with my affidavit and the affidavits of the two vertfying witnesses thereto, required by law. Wherefore your petitioner proys that he may be admitted a citizen of the Unided\npout the 18th\nStates of America.\nday\nnot an anarchist; I am not a\nmary Elizabeth (Complete and true signature of Kisburg petitioner.)\nmy intention in good faith\nDeclaration of Intention No. 2929 and Certificate of Arrivol from Department of Labor Aled this 24 day of November 1924\npermanently reside therein:\nNOTE TO CLERK or COURT.- If petitioner arrived in the United Statesion éa 29, vords reading and Certificate of Arrival from Department of Labor.'\nRegelette\nLein\nriginal of declarant)\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES\ne in the office of the Clerk of\nState of California\nof Augus anno Domini 19\n21\nCounty of San Diege,\nses\nThe aforesaid petitioner being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the petitioner in the above-entitled proceedinge; that he has read the foregoing petition and, the\nSuperior\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 information\nCourt.\nund bellef, and that as to those matters he believes \" to be true.\nDeputy Clerk\nand immediotely many manganet preceding the Elizabeth Ca date Aund his petition, since Freebury the occupation 1st sport the stoil above residing mentioned,\nmangaret Trendergont recupation humanity (ua\nMary blayabeth (Complete and frue signature of Furning petitioner.\n70\n23MAM\n14-1170\nresiding at 514-24th St sandiego\nat 1644-10th St Oilthounting\nbeind geveralls duly, perpectively Aworn, déposes and that note . eltimon of the United States of America; that he has personally kne\nvon\nto have resided in the United States continnously\nmitled is\npetition petitioner is made continuously good'moral since the 1st day of fantary January anno, Domini anno Dominit 919. and that and he in\n919 the State in which the above-\nhas\npersonal\nknowledge\nthat\nthe sald a person of choracter, attached to the of the Constitucion of the United States, and that the petitioner la in evern, way qualified, in hie\nto poodmitted a oftison The United\nwith sys\nX a\nmargaret (Bignature 8 of witnem,) Diseace\nJubscribed of and November ascom de before me by the above- named asura asmo Petisioner Domini \" 24 and in of the Clerk of sold Cours the 24\nMcLees\n[ovas.]\nClank, Depuity Olark,"
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