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    "ocrText": "Form 2213\nPRELIMINARY FORM FOR DECLARATION OF INTENTION TO BECOME A CITIZEN\n5468\nU. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR\nNOT TO BE FILLED IN BY ALIEN\nFOR USE OF OFFICIALS SEARCHING IMMI-\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\nGRATION RECORDS\nCLERK OF COURT:\nRECORDS EXAMINED\nPlace number\nin\nupper left-hand corner of all copies of\nCARD INDEX\ndeclaration, immediately under your\nINDEX BOOKS\ndeclaration number.\nDISTRICT DIRECTOR OF NATURALIZATION\nMANIFESTS\nI desire to file my Declaration of Intention (first paper) to become a citizen.\nMr.\nMy name is\nMrs.\nBERTHA JESSIE SANGSTER\n; age, 32\nyears.\nMiss\n(Alien should print or typewrite here true, original, and correct name)\n(Give age last birthday)\nMy present occupation is office worker\nMy personal description is: Color, white ; complexion, fair\n; height,\n5\nfeet 31/2 inches;\nweight, go\npounds; color of hair, light brown ; color of eyes, gray\n;\nother visible distinctive marks:\nnone\nI was born in Sherbrooke Duchee\nCarada\n(City or town)\n(Country)\non the 15\nday of april\n, 1 1896\nMy present residence is 6 Groue Place norwich new London connecticut\nplace where I took the ship or (Number train which street) landed me in the (City United town) States was St batharines, (County) (s)\nand\nor\nThe\nbemada\n,on\ndontremender\n(Month)\n(Year)\nThe name of the ship or railroad on which I came was\nsintermine\n(Day)\nMy last place of foreign residence was St. Cattarines, ontario Canada\n(City or town)\n(Country)\nwife\nmarried. The name of my\n}\nShe\nI am\nis\nwas born at\nhusband\nHe\nand now resides at\n,\nI am now a subject of and intend to renounce allegiance to\n(Write name and title of sovereign and country of which now a subject;\nor, if citizen of a republic, write name of republic only)\nI arrived at the United States immigration port of\nmagara (City town) Falls\nor\n, on\nmarch\n(State or territory)\n14-8\n(Give exact month, day, and year)\n1907\n(OVER)"
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