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    "ocrText": "Form 2213\nPRELIMINARY FORM FOR DECLARATION OF INTENTION TO BECOME A CITIZEN\n5083\nU. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR\nNOT TO BE FILLED IN BY ALIEN\nFOR USE OF OFFICIALS SEARCHING IMML\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\nGRATION RECORDS\nCLERK OF COURT:\nRECORDS\nEXAMINED\n34555\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\nPlace number\nin\nCARD INDEX\nRECEIVEND\nupper left-hand corner of all copies of\ndeclaration, immediately under your\nINDEX BOOKS\nJUN 18\nJUN 16 :327\ndeclaration number.\nOFFICE OF EXAMINER\nDISTRICT DIRECTOR OF NATURALIZATION\nMANIFESTS\nNEWHAY 5, CONN.\nOH LABOR\nI desire to file my Declaration of Intention (first paper) to become a citizen.\nMr.\nMy name is\nMro.\nWILLIAM. ARTHUR RAMSDEN\n; age,\n24\nyears.\nMiss:\n(Alien should print or-typewrite here truey original, and correet name)\n(Give age last birthday)\nMy present occupation is\nWeaver\nMy personal description is: Color, White\n; complexion, Agitali height, 5 feet 6 inches;\nY/2\nweight, 140\npounds; color of hair,\nBrown\n; color of eyes,\nBlue\n;\nother visible distinctive marks:\nNone\nI was born in\nBurnley\nEngland\n5th\n(City or town)\n(Country)\non the\nday of\nJune\n, 1903\nMy present residence is 17 barley Avw. gewitt bity. griwwld\nbonn.\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\nLiverpool.\nEngland\nApril\n4\n, on\n1923\n(Day)\n(Year)\nThe name of the ship or railroad on which I came was\nbarmania (Month) - Lunard\nMy last place of foreign residence was\nBurnley\nEnglands\n(City or town)\n(Country)\n{\nwife\nI am\nmarried. The name of my\n}\nEvelyn paid Hazel\nShe\nis\nwas born at\nhusband\nIc\nArkinnght. R.I\n,\nand now resides at 17 barley Avw. gewett bity bonn.\nI am now a subject of and intend to renounce allegiance to King George Write name and V. title of sovereign.and England. country of\nwhich now a subject;\nor, if citizen of a republic, write name of republic only)\nI arrived at the United States immigration port of\nBoston\n(City or town)\nMass.\non April 14-8 15th\n1923,\n,\n(State or territory)\n(Give exact month, day, and year)\n(OVER)\nTAM"
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