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    "ocrText": "Form 2213\nPRELIMINARY FORM FOR DECLARATION OF INTENTION TO BECOME A CITIZEN\n5298\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\nCARD INDEX\nupper left-hand corner of all copies of\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.\nMaria De Pala\n; age,\n20\nyears.\nMiss\n(Alien should print or typewrite here true, original, and correct name)\n(Give age last birthday)\nMy\npresent occupation is workingratherifactory\nMy personal description is: Color, complexion,\n; height, 5 feet 1/2 inches;\nweight, 130 pounds; color of hair, brown\n; color of eyes, brown\n;\nother visible\nwas born in Jerlizzi, Baris (City town)\ndistinctive marks: conscarright middlefing\nI\nor\nmarch\n(Country)\nItaly\non the\n18 day of\n1908\nMy present residence is 137 lehesmut It Norwich NewLordon, bown\n(Number and street)\n(City or town)\n(County\n(State)\nThe place where I took the ship or train which landed me in the United States was\nItaly\nnaples\n, on\n(Month)\n(Day)\n(Year)\nThe name of the ship or railroad on which I came was\nJaormina\nMy last\nplace of foreign residence said was (City or town) Bari\nFerligin\n(Country)\nI am not\nItaly\nwife\nShe\nThe name of my\nis\nwas born at\nhusband\nHe\nnow resides at\nI am now a subject of and intend to renounce allegiance to\nVictor Emanuel III\n(Write name and title of sovereign and country of which now a subject;\nor, if citizen of a republic, write name of republic\nonly) Kung of Italy\nI arrived at the United States immigration port of\nn.J.\nnew york (City or town)\n(State territory)\nor\n, on Jan 14-8 24 (Give exact month, 1911 day, and\nyear)\n(OVER)"
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