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    "ocrText": "the\nTothe Honor\nThepe\nFirst.\nForm 9908\nSecond\nU. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR\nTRIPLICATE\n(Tobe\nThird.\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\nmoking the\n3341\nFourth\nanno Domini\nNo.\nSTATES\nanno Domini\nFifth.\nat\nSinth.\nDECLARATION OF INTENTION\nI\nhave\nn\nInvalid for all purposes seven years after the date hereof\nState of California,\nIn the\nSupe ior\nCourt\nCounty of San Diego.\nss:\nState of California,\nof\nCounty of San Die.go,\ng,\nHans Peter Gronbech\naged\n23\nyears,\noccupation\nCarpenter\n,\ndo declare on oath that my personal\nSeventh\ndescription is: Color\nwhite\ncomplexion\nfair\nheight\n5\nfeet\n9\ninches,\norganized \"\n165\nRed\nBlue\nIntention to b\nweight\npounds, color of hair\ncolor of eyes\nother visible distinctive marks\nnone\nparticularly\nto reside perme\nI was born in\nRutcker, Denmark\nEighth.\non the\n7th\nday of\nMay\nanno Domini\n900\nI\n:\nI now reside\nWinth. I\nat\nDenver Street, Son Diego, Colifornia\n7\n(Give number, street, city or togn, and State)\nI emigrated to the United States of America from Copenhagen, Demmerk\nthis petition, si\non the vessel\nUnited States\nmy last\nof this petition\n(If the alien arrity than of conveyance or name of transportation company should be given)\nTenth. I\nforeign residence was\nnot\n:\nam\nmarried; the name\nof my wife is\nshe was born at\nsaid\nand now resides at\nIt is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign\nAttached\nprince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to Christian X.\ntogether with\nKing of Denmark\nof whom I am now a subject;\nStates of Ameri\nNew York\nI arrived at the port of\nin the\nNew York\n9th\nState of\non or about the\nday\nDeclaration of Il\nNovember\nof\nanno Domini I 919 : I am not an anarchist: I am not a\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:\nSo HELP ME GOD.\nHans Peter Gradbu\n(Original signature of declarant)\nSubscribed and sworn to before me in the office of the Clerk of\nThe afores\nsaid Court this\n25th day of Augustnno Domini TO 23\ncontents thereof\nand bellef, and ti\nForm 145\nCERTIFICATE OF ARRIVAL-FOR NATURALIZATION PURPOSES\n(This certificate is for the use of the person applying for it only, and is issued for naturalisation purposes in compliance\nthe Act of June 29, 1906, sec. 4, subd. 2, par. 4, requiring a certificate from the Department of Labor stating the\nplace, and manner of arrival in the United States.)\nS\nU. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR\nand\noe\nBUREAU OF NATURALIZATION\neach\nCERTIFICATE OF ARRIVAL DIVISION\nFEB-26 1926\nELLIS ISLAND, NEW YORK\nArt\n27\nThis is to certify that the following-named alien arrived in the United on the date and in\nimmediately preel\nmanner described below, at Ellis Island, New York.\nName of alien:\nGronbeck, Hans Peter\nthe\nentitled petition\nthe said petitione\nepinion, to\nDate of arrival:\nNovember 7. I9I9\nManner of arrival: United States.\nthe\n2\nBx DIRECTION OF THE 8r BABOR:\n127433\nIssue No.\nReglorad J. that\nand au\nCommissioner of Naturalizatio\n5-15-25\n14-2072"
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