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    "ocrText": "ORIGINAL\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA\nPIT\nNo. 2888\nPETITION FOR CITIZENSHIP\nTo the Honorable the\nSuperior\nCourt of\nCalifornia\nSan Diego\n29\nat\nThe petition of Siren Anders Carl Tohan Tek\nhereby filed, respectfully showe:\n(1) My place of residence is Point Lomm, San Diega\nCalifernia\n(Number and street)\n(City or town)\n(County)\n(State)\n(2) My occupation is Professor\n(3) was\nI born in Stockholm, Sweden\n(City or town)\n(Country)\non\nDec. 26, 1900\nMy race is Scandinavian\n(4) I declared my intention to become\na\n(Month)\n(Day)\n(Year)\ncitizen of the United States on\nNov. 30, 1923\nin the\nSuperior\nCourt\n,\n(Month)\n(Day)\n(Year)\nof\nCalifornia\nat\nSan Diego, California\n(5) I am not\nmarried. The name of my wife or husband is\n:\nwe were married on\nat\n; he was\n(Month)\n(Day)\n(Year)\n(City or town).\n(State or country)\nborn at\non\n; entered the United States\n(City or town)\n(State or country)\n(Month)\n(Day)\n(Year)\nat\non\nfor permanent residence therein, and now\n(City or town)\n(State)\n(Month)\n(Day)\n(Year)\nno\nresides at\nI have\nchildren, and the name, date and place of\n(City or town)\n(State or country)\nbirth, and place of residence of each of said children are as follows:\n(6) My last foreign residence was Ekajo, Sweden\nI emigrated to the United States of\n(City or town)\n(Country)\nAmerica from\nCopenhagen, Denmark\nMy lawful entry for permanent residence in the United States\n(City or town)\n(Country)\nwas at\nNew York, New York\n,\nunder the name of\nSven Anders Ek\n(City or town)\n(State)\non\nNov. 6, 1922\non the vessel\nS. S. United States\n(Month)\n(Day)\n(Year)\n(If other than by vessel, state manner of arrival)\nas shown by the certificate of my arrival attached hereto.\n(7) I am not a disbeliever in or opposed to organized government or a member of or affiliated with any organization or body\nof persons teaching disbelief in or epposed to organized government. I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice\nof\npolygamy. I am attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States and well disposed to the good order and\nhappiness of the United States. It is my intention to become a citizen of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever\nall allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to\nGustavus V., King of Sweden\nof whom (which) at this time I am\na subject (or citizen), and it is my intention to reside permanently in the United States. (8) I am able to speak the English\nlanguage. (9) I have resided continuously in the United States of America for the term of five years at least immediately pre-\nceding the date of this petition, to wit, since November 6, 1922\nand in the County of\nSan Diego\nthis State, continuously next preceding the date of this petition, since. November 16, 1922\n(Month)\n(Day)\nbeing a residence\nwithin said county of at least six months next preceding the date of this petition. (Month)\n(Day)\n(Year)\n-\n(10) I have not\nheretofore made petition for citizenship: Number\non\n(Date)\nat\n(City or town)\n(State)\n(Name of court)\nand such petition was denied by that Court for the following reasons and causes, to wit:\nand the cause of such denial has since been cured or removed.\nAttached hereto and made a part of this, my petition for citizenship are my declaration of intention to become a citizen\nof\nthe United States, certificate from the Department of Labor of my said arrival, and the affidavits of the two verifying witnesses\nrequired by law.\nWherefore, I, your petitioner, pray that I may be admitted a citizen of the United States of America, and that my name be\nchanged to\nread\nI, your aforesaid petitioner being duly sworn, depose and say that I have\nheand read\nthis petition and know the contents\nthereof; that the same is true of my own knowledge except as to matters herein stated to be alleged upon information and belief,\nand that as to those matters I believe it to be true; and that this petition is signed by me with my full, true name.\nForm 2904-LrA.\nU. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR\nthen Anders (Complete and true signatures petitioner)\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\n14-3618"
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