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    "ocrText": "Form 2903\nU. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR\nTRIPLICATE\n[To be\nNo.\n1966\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\nthe Declaration)\nSTATES OF\nURITED\nTo the Hor\nDECLARATION OF INTENTION\nThe\nFirst\n137 Invalid for all purposes seven years after the date hereof.\nSecor\nThir\nSTATE OF CALIFORNIA\n\"In the Supert or\nCourt\nss:\nFour\nCounty of San Diego\nof\nSan Diego County\nanno Domi\nanno Domti\ng,\nCharles Louis-Joseph-Legrand\naged 43\nyears,\nFifth\noccupation Musician\n, do declare on oath that my personal\nat\nSinth\ndescription is: Color\nWhite\n,\ncomplexion\nFair\nheight 5 feet 5 inches,\nat\nweight 135\npounds, color of hair\nblack\n, color of eyes brown\nIhave\nother visible distinctive marks\nnone\nI was born in\nLichtervelite, Belgium\non the\n7th\nday of\nJune\n, anno Domini 1874 : I now reside\nat\nCabrillo Commercial Club San Diego California\n(Give number, street, city or town, and State.)\nSevent\nI emigrated to the United States of America from\nAntwerp,\nBelgium\nto organized\nintention to\non the vessel\nFinland\n: my last\n(If the alien arrived otherwise than by veasel, the character of conveyance or name of transportation company should be given.)\nparticularly t\nforeign residence was\nCourtrai. Belgium\nto reside pert\nMy wife's name is Gabrielle Naunckele, whereabouts unknown\nEighth\nIt is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign\nMinth\nprince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to Albert I, King of the\n5th\nthis petition,\nBelgians\n, of whom I am now a subject:\nof this petitio\nI arrived at the port of\nNew York\n, in the\nb\nState of\nNew York\non or about the\n5\nday\nsaid petition -\nof\nDecember\nanno\nDomini 1906 : I am not an anarchist: I am not\na\nAttached\npolygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith\ntogether with\nto become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein:\nStates of Ame\nSo HELP ME GOD.\nCharles (Original Lauis signature Joseph of reclarant. lig\nDeclaration of\nSubscribed and sworn to before me in the office of the Clerk of\nsaid Court this 18. day of September, anno Domini 191 7\nJ. B. McLees\nThe afore\nClerk of the\nCourt\ncontents thereo\nSup eri or\nand bellef, and\nBy Deputy\nclasting\nClerk.\n11-30\nand\nH.\neach\nthan\nmmddiately prei\nThe immigration records at this port show the following as to the alien named below:\nentitled petition\ntho said petitione\nName of alien:\nLegrand, Charles\nG\nopinion, to beadi\nDate of arrival: Dec. 5, 1906\nName of vessel: Finland\nLine. R.S.\nAgrouthull\nSubscribed and\nActing Commissing\n(Title)\n11-4391\n*Or railroad company, or any other conveyance."
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