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    "ocrText": "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA\nSTATE OF CALIFORNIA.\nSTATE OF CALIFORNIA:\nIn the Superior Court of the County of Los Angéles.\nIn the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles.\nIn the matter of the application of\nIn the matter of the application of\nAdalph Bacekman\nCounty of Los Angeles-88\nThomas H Vervort\nCounty of Los Angeles ss.\nTo be admitted a citizen of the United States.\nTo be admitted a citizen of the United States.\nUH Thebald\nand George Meha\nof said County being duly sworn, testify and say that they are well acquainted with the above named\nof Usaid County, being duly sworn, testifyadnd saysthat they as well acquainted with the above named\nJohn meolas Lebrun\nadalph Backman\nand have been so acquainted with him for five years,\nand Thomas that the said Ht fervourt Thomasd Vervoort\nand have been so acquainted with him for five years,\nand that the said\nhas continually resided within the limits and under\nhas continually resided within the limits and under\nthe\njurisdiction of the United States of America for five years last past, and for one year last past within the\nthe jurisdiction of the United States of America for five years last past, and for one year last past within the\nState of California, and that during such time he has behaved himself as a man of good moral character,\nState of California, and that during such time he has behaved himself as a man of good moral character,\nattached to the principles of the Constitutim of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and\nattuched to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and\nhappiness of the same.\nhappiness of the same.\nSubscribed and sworn to in open Court this\n2 y\nGeorge mehr\nday OJHDuismoor of June\nA. 0.1888\nSubscribed and sworn to in open Court this\n24th\nday of June\nA.D.1888\nClerk.\nClerk.\nBy anstrumtton\nDeputy Clerk.\nBy anchanutten\nDeputy Clerk.\nState of California,\n}\nState of (anifornia,\nss.\nss.\nCOUNTY OF LOS ANGELES.\nI Adolph Backman\nThomast Vervoort\nCOUNTY OF LOS ANGELES.\ndo solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of\nI\ndo solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of\nthe United States, and I do absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance fidelity to all and\nthe United States, and I do absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to all and\nHermany ,foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty this whatever, 24th and particularly to the Emperor of\nevery foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to William Prescee\nof Orange\nSubscribedVand\nsworn\nto\nin\nopen\nCourt,\nday of\n1888\nSubscribed and sworn\nto in open Court, this 24th th H. offervort 1888\nof\nbefore me,\nbefore me,\nClerk.\nClerk.\nBy anstruction Deputy\nClerk.\nBy andiantton Deputy\nClerk.\nCERTTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIIP.\nCHRTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIP.\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA,\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA,\nTitate of California,\ntate of California,\nss.\nCOUNTY OF LOS ANGELES.\nday of June\nCOUNTY OF LOS ANGELES.\nBe it Bemembered, That on the\n27th\nin the year of our\nRe it Remembered, That on the\n24th\nLord one thousand eight hundred and Eighty Eight\nday of June the year of\nour\nAdolph Backman\nLord one thousand eight hundred and Eighty Eight\nVervoort\nformerly of Germany\nat present of the State of California, aforesaid, appeared in\nformerly of Holland\nat present of the State of California, aforesaid, appeared in\nthe Superior Court of Los trieles County, the said Court being a Court of Record, having common law juris\nthe Superior Court of Los Angeles County, the said Court being a Court of Record, having common law juris\ndiction, and a Clerk and Seal, and applied to the said Court to be admitted to become a CITIZEN OF THE\ndiction, and a Clerk and Seal, and applied to the said Court to be admitted to become a CITIZEN OF THE\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA, pursuant to the directions and requisitions of the Act of Congress of the\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA, pursuant to the directions and requisitions of the Act of Congress of the\nUnited States of America, entitled \" An Act to establish an Uniform Rule of Naturalization, and to Repeal the\nUnited States of Amerior, entitled .An Act to establish an Uniform Rule of Naturalization, and to Repeal the\nActs heretofore passed on that Subject,\" apd of the several Acts in relation thereto.\nActs heretofore passed on that Subject.\" and of the several Acts in relation thereto.\nAnd the said adoeph)Backman having thereupon produced to the Court such\nAnd the said Thomas H Vervort\nhaving thereupon produced to the Court such\nevidence, made such Declaration and Renunciation, and taken such Oaths as are by the said Act required,\nevidence, made such Declaration and Renunciation, and taken such Oaths as are by the said Act required,\nthereupon it was ordered by the said Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, that the smid.\nthereunon it was ordered by the said Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, that the soid:\nbe admitted, and he was accordingly admitted by the said\nThomas Allervort\nbe admitted, and he was accordingly admitted by the said\nCourt to be a CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.\nCourt to be a CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERIC.A.\nan Cestimony Wheveof/ the Seal of said Court is hereunto afficed this 27\nan Cestimong the Seal of said Court is herounto afficed this 24\nday of June\nin the year of our Lord one thousand eight\nday of June\nin the year of our Lord one thousand eight\nhundred and Eightylight 12th and in the year of our Independence\nhundred and Eighty Sigh 12th and in the year of our Independence\n[SEAL]\nthe one hundred and.\n[SEAL]\nthe one\nhundred and\nPer Curiam:\nPer Curiam's\nClerk.\nClerk.\nBy\nDeputy.\nBy\nDeputy."
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