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To: Lurkinanloomin
My great grandfather had to swear "to God" that he wasn't a polygamist among other things.

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13 posted on 07/22/2015 6:19:39 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Sad fact, most people just want a candidate to tell them what they want to hear)
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To: cripplecreek
My grandfather filled out the same exact form in 1916. He'd come from Holland in 1913 with my grandmother, my father and my two uncles. In his case, he had to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity...etc., to Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands.

Did you notice on the forms that Immigration and Naturalization Services was under the U.S. Department of Labor back then?

On the Petition for Naturalization form, one of the things he had to attest to was that he spoke the English language. He also had to swear that he was "attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States.

39 posted on 07/22/2015 7:00:58 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: cripplecreek

Look at that beautiful signature. People such as your great-grandfather had great pride in personal things such as their penmanship back then.

They had pride in themselves, not for “what” they were, but for what they accomplished.

You come from good stock.

Kids today are not even taught cursive handwriting.


43 posted on 07/22/2015 7:12:15 PM PDT by Crystal Palace East ("We Must All Hang Together, or Assuredly We Will All Hang Separately" B. Franklin)
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