Reitter Michael Naturalization Petition 44739 NY 1914

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[Transcriber's note: Two facing pages of a bound New York naturalization volume. On the right page (No. 139, original 44739) is the Petition for Naturalization of Michael Reitter. On the left page, a loose Declaration of Intention (triplicate, No. 51655) for Michael Reitter is laid over the left page, which belongs to a different petitioner (Louis Kessler). The sequence below is: (A) the Declaration of Intention, (B) the visible fragments of the left page, (C) the Petition.]

[Transcriber's note: A. DECLARATION OF INTENTION (loose sheet, left side of the spread)]

NATURALIZATION SERVICE

No.

> [Stamp] 51655 [read; faint]

D-108-420 [as printed; partly faint]

TRIPLICATE (To be given to the person making the Declaration)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DECLARATION OF INTENTION

(Invalid for all purposes seven years after the date hereof)

State of New York, County of New York, ss: In the Supreme Court of New York County.

I,

Michael Reitter

, aged

22

years, occupation

Machinist

, do declare on oath that my personal description is: Color

white

, complexion

fair

, height

5 feet 7 [read; faint] inches

, weight

148

pounds, color of hair

Brown

, color of eyes

Brown

, other visible distinctive marks

none

I was born in

St. Peter Hungary

, on the

20th

day of

November

, anno Domini 1

889 [read; faint]

; I now reside at

> 336 East 95th St.

(Give number and street.), New York City, N.Y.

I emigrated to the United States of America from

Hamburg Germany

on the vessel

Pennsylvania

(If the alien arrived otherwise than by vessel, the character of conveyance or name of transportation company should be given.); my last foreign residence was

St. Peter Hungary

It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to

FRANCIS JOSEPH, Emperor of Austria and [...]

, of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of

New York

, in the State of

New York

, on or about the

2nd

day of

March

, anno Domini 1

907

; I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein: SO HELP ME GOD.

Michael Reitter

(Original signature of declarant.)

Subscribed and sworn to before me at New York City, N. Y., this

5th

day of

August

, anno Domini 19

12

> [Stamp] WILLIAM F. SCHNEIDER,

Clerk of the Supreme Court.

By

Eugene Kreisinger [read]

> [Stamp] DEPUTY, Special Clerk.

[SEAL.] 21—8779 [as printed; faint]

[Transcriber's note: The declaration is typewritten, with the typed entries filled into printed blanks. The deputy clerk's signature is read as "Eugene Kreisinger" and is not certain. The height is partly illegible; it is read as "5 feet 7" and could also be read 5 feet 8.]

[Transcriber's note: B. LEFT PAGE (Louis Kessler), visible fragments only]

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF

Louis Kessler

Filed

Sept 22, 1914

TO BE ADMITTED A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

OATH OF ALLEGIANCE

I hereby declare, on oath, that I [...] state, or sovereignty, and particularly [...] of whom I have heretofore been a sub[ject] [...] enemies, foreign and domestic [...]

Subscribed and sworn to before me [...]

NOTE.—In renunciation of title of nobility [...]

Upon consideration of the petiti[on] [...] further testimony taken in open Court [...] to become a citizen of the United S[tates] [...] (It is further ordered, upon consi[deration] [...] and hereby is, changed to [...] June 29, 1906 (34 Stat. L., p. 59[6]) [...] By the Court:

THE SAID PETITION IS HEREBY [...]

Continued from [...] to [...]; Certificate of Naturalization [...]

[Transcriber's note: The left page, other than the lines above, is hidden by the loose sheet. A page number "138" is faintly visible at the top left. The number "1760407" (or similar) is written in pencil above the loose sheet and is not clearly legible.]

[Transcriber's note: C. PETITION FOR NATURALIZATION (right page)]

139

ORIGINAL

44739

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, NATURALIZATION SERVICE

No. ___

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

PETITION FOR NATURALIZATION

To the Honorable the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Judicial District:

The petition of

Michael Reitter

hereby filed, respectfully showeth:

First. My place of residence is

> 333 East 95th St.

(Give number and street.) New York, N. Y.

Second. My occupation is

Machinist

Third. I was born on the

30

day of

> Nov,

anno Domini 1

889

at

St. Peter Hungary

Fourth. I emigrated to the United States from

Hamburg

, on or about the

20

day of

Jan [read; uncertain]

anno Domini 1

906

and arrived in the United States, at the port of

> N.Y.

, on the

2

day of

March

anno Domini 1

906

, on the vessel

Pennsylvania

(If the alien arrived otherwise than by vessel, the character of conveyance or name of transportation company should be given.)

Fifth. I declared my intention to become a citizen of the United States on the

5

day of

Aug

, anno Domini 1

912

at

> N.Y.

in the

Supreme

Court of

> N.Y. Co.

[Transcriber's note: The court line reads "Supreme Court of N.Y. Co." but the ink is crowded; "1 J.D. / 5 of N.Y." may also be read in this area.]

Sixth. I am

married

My wife's name is

Kate (Jacobi)

She was born in

Pezyanica [read; uncertain], Hungary

and now resides at

> 333 East 95th St.

(Give number and street.) New York, N. Y.

I have

1

children, and the name, date and place of birth, and place of residence of each of said children is as follows:

> George, 24 July 1913, N.Y. and resides in N.Y.

[Transcriber's note: Possible reading: "24 July" or "Jan"; the month is written in a loop. The entry is written as a single line across the columns.]

Seventh. I am not a disbeliever in or opposed to organized government or a member of or affiliated with any organization or body of persons teaching disbelief in or opposed to organized government. I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy. I am attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and it is my intention to become a citizen of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to

> [Stamp] FRANCIS JOSEPH, Emperor of Austria and Apostolic King of Hungary

, of whom at this time I am a subject, and it is my intention to reside permanently in the United States.

Eighth. I am able to speak the English language.

Ninth. I have resided continuously in the United States of America for the term of five years at least, immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since the

2

day of

March

, anno Domini 1

906

and in the State of New York, continuously next preceding the date of this petition, since the

5

day of

March

, anno Domini 1

908

being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date of this petition.

Tenth. I have not heretofore made petition for citizenship to any court. (I made petition for citizenship to the ___ Court of ___ at ___ on the ___ day of ___, anno Domini 1___, and the said petition was denied by the said Court for the following reasons and causes, to wit, ___ and the cause of such denial has since been cured or removed.)

[Transcriber's note: The parenthetical is struck through by pen lines.]

Attached hereto and made a part of this petition are my declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States and the certificate from the Department of Labor, together with my affidavit and the affidavits of the two verifying witnesses thereto, required by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted a citizen of the United States of America.

[Transcriber's note: "and the certificate from the Department of Labor" is struck through. The word "are" before "my declaration" is overwritten with "is" [read; uncertain], and a small "10" is written above the line.]

Michael Reitter

(Complete and true signature of petitioner.)

Declaration of Intention [and Certificate of Arrival] No. ___ [from Department of Labor] filed this

22

day of

Sept

191

4

[Transcriber's note: "and Certificate of Arrival" and "from Department of Labor" are struck through. The Declaration number is left blank. The printed note to the clerk follows: NOTE TO CLERK OF COURT.—If petitioner arrived in the United States on or before June 29, 1906, strike out the words reading "and Certificate of Arrival No. ___ from Department of Labor."]

AFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.

STATE OF NEW YORK, County of New York, ss:

The aforesaid petitioner being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the petitioner in the above-entitled proceedings; that he has read the foregoing petition and knows the contents thereof; that the said petition is signed with his full, true name; that the same is true of his own knowledge except as to matters therein stated to be alleged upon information and belief, and that as to those matters he believes it to be true.

[Transcriber's note: The word "read" is written above the line, with a caret, between "has" and "the foregoing petition."]

Michael Reitter

(Complete and true signature of petitioner.)

Thomas Schneider

, occupation

Carpenter

, residing at

> 337 East 94th St.

and

August Schrumpf

, occupation

Wood Carver

, residing at

> 165 E. 91st St.

each being severally, duly, and respectively sworn, deposes and says that he is a citizen of the United States of America; that he has personally known

Michael Reitter

, the petitioner above mentioned, to have resided in the United States continuously immediately preceding the date of filing his petition, since the

1

day of

Aug

, anno Domini 1

909

and in the State in which the above-entitled petition is made continuously since the

1

day of

Aug

, anno Domini 1

909

and that he has personal knowledge that the said petitioner is a person of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and that the petitioner is in every way qualified, in his opinion, to be admitted a citizen of the United States.

Thomas Schneider

(Signature of witness.)

August Schrumpf

(Signature of witness.)

[SEAL.]

Subscribed and sworn to before me by the above-named petitioner and witnesses in the office of the Clerk of Court at New York, N. Y., this

22

day of

Sept

anno Domini 191

4

John A. Hanahill [read]

Special Deputy County Clerk. [partly struck through]

14—720 [as printed; faint] [OVER.]

[Transcriber's note: Discrepancies in the original, recorded as written: the declaration gives the birth day as 20 November 1889 and the petition gives 30 November 1889; the declaration gives a residence of 336 East 95th St. and the petition 333 East 95th St.; the declaration gives arrival on 2 March 1907 while the petition gives arrival on 2 March 1906 and residence "since 2 March 1906" in the ninth clause. The ninth clause and the fourth clause both carry "906." The last name of the second witness is read as "Schrumpf" in the signature and "Schrumpf" in the body. The county clerk's signature is read as "John A. Hanahill" and is not certain.]