SameName Nicolaus Reitter b1871 Lovrin Naturalization Petition18969 1915

The record

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[Transcriber's note: Two facing pages of a bound volume of naturalization records. The left page carries a different petitioner's form beneath the attached papers; only the fragments of that form visible around the attached Certificate of Arrival and Declaration of Intention are noted. The right page (No. 219) holds the Petition for Naturalization of Nicolaus Reitter. The sequence below is: (A) left page, (B) right page.]

[Transcriber's note: A. LEFT PAGE]

[Transcriber's note: Visible fragments of the underlying form, at the far left and top, read: "IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF" [name beginning "Donato Di Ap..." in script, then "TO BE ADMITTED A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES"]; "I hereby declare, on oath, that I a..."; "state, or sovereignty, and particularly t..."; "Subscribed and sworn..."; "Upon consideration of..."; "further testimony taken in..."; "to become a citizen of the U..."; "(It is further ordered,..."; "and hereby is, changed to..."; "June 29, 1906 (34 Stat. L., ..."; "By the Court:"; "THE SAID PETITION IS HE..."; "Continued from ... to ..."; "Certificate of Naturalization". The rest is covered by the attached papers and is not legible.]

[Transcriber's note: A1. Attached Certificate of Arrival (typed form overlaid at the top of the left page)]

Form 526

CERTIFICATE OF ARRIVAL—FOR NATURALIZATION PURPOSES

(For use of aliens arriving in United States after June 29, 1906. To be issued immediately prior to petitioning for naturalization.)

551065-269763

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

IMMIGRATION SERVICE

Serial No.

269763

NOTE TO CLERK OF COURT. Insert the above serial number in the duplicate petition at the point indicated and immediately above the line of the certificate "Declaration of Intention and Certificate of Arrival No. ___ from Department of Labor, filed this ___ day ___ 19___."

OFFICE OF

Commissioner

AT

Ellis Island, N. Y., May 11, 1915

This is to certify that the following-named alien arrived at the port indicated, on the date and in the manner described below, viz:

Name of alien:

Reiter, Miklis

Port of entry:

> New York, N. Y.

Date of arrival:

July 24, 1906

Name of vessel:*

Carpathia

Line:

Cunard

> [illegible signature]

(Title)

> Assistant Commissioner.

14—396

*Or railroad company, or any other conveyance.

[Transcriber's note: The typed entries ("Commissioner," "Ellis Island, N. Y., May 11, 1915," the name, port, date, vessel, line and title) are typewritten, not handwritten; they are set in bold here for consistency. The serial number "269763" is handwritten. The signature is faint and not legible.]

[Transcriber's note: A2. Declaration of Intention (overlaid on the left page)]

> [Stamp] MAY 8 1915 / BUREAU OF NATURALIZATION / EXAMINED

[Transcriber's note: The stamp is faint; the day in "MAY 8 1915" is uncertain.]

DECLARATION OF INTENTION

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

United States of America, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, ss:

In the United States District Court of Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

I,

Nicolaus Reitter

, aged

36

years, occupation

Machinist

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

white

, complexion

dark

, height

5 feet 9 inches

, weight

200

pounds, color of hair

dk. brown

, color of eyes

dk. gray

, other visible distinctive marks

None

; I was born in

Lovrin, Hungary

, on the

28th

day of

December

, anno Domini

1871

; I now reside at

> 1300 No. Hancock St., Phila.

I emigrated to the United States of America from

Fiume, Hungary

on the vessel

S.S. "Carpathia"

[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

Sandorhaza, 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, Apostolic King of Hungary

, 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

24th

day of

July

, anno Domini

1906

; 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.

Nicolaus Reitter

(Original signature of declarant.)

[SEAL.]

Subscribed and sworn to before me this

8th

day of

June

, anno Domini

1908

> [Stamp] William W. Craig,

Clerk of the United States District, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Court.

By

H. D. Shellenberger

, Dep'y Clerk.

11—2526

[Transcriber's note: The striking of the printed alternatives follows the original: "affirm," "citizen," "Territory," and "District" are struck through. The clerk's name "William W. Craig" is stamped in faint gray, not handwritten. The deputy clerk's surname is read as "Shellenberger." The foreign residence is read as "Sandorhaza" from looped script.]

[Transcriber's note: B. RIGHT PAGE — PETITION FOR NATURALIZATION]

219

ORIGINAL

18969

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, NATURALIZATION SERVICE

No.

[Transcriber's note: The "No." line at the top left is blank.]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

PETITION FOR NATURALIZATION

Height ___ feet ___ in. Color ___ Comp. ___ Eyes ___ Hair ___ Marks ___ Wife's age

40

[Transcriber's note: The height, color, complexion, eyes, hair and marks lines are blank. "Wife's age" is 40.]

To the Honorable the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania:

The petition of

Nicolaus Reitter

hereby filed, respectfully showeth:

First. My place of residence is

1816 N Mutter St

(Give number and street.)

, Philadelphia, Pa.

Second. My occupation is

Machinist

Third. I was born on the

28

day of

December

anno Domini 1

871

at

Lovrin, Hungary

Fourth. I emigrated to the United States from

Fiume

, on or about the

5

day of

July

anno Domini 1

906

and arrived in the United States, at the port of

New York

, on the

24

day of

July

anno Domini 1

906

, on the vessel

Carpathia

(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

8

day of

June

, anno Domini 1

908

at

> [Stamp] PHILADELPHIA

in the

> [Stamp] DISTRICT

Court of

> [Stamp] THE UNITED STATES.

Sixth. I am

married

My wife's name is

Ida

She was born in

Nagy Lang, Hungary

and now resides at

1816 N Mutter St

(Give number, street, and city or town.)

, Pennsylvania. I have

1

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

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

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

24

day of

July

, anno Domini 1

906

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

24

day of

July

, anno Domini 1

906

, 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 "(I made petition ... removed.)" is struck through by a single diagonal pen line; its blanks are empty.]

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.

Nicolaus Reitter

(Complete and true signature of petitioner.)

> [Stamp] MAY 25 1915

Declaration of Intention and Certificate of Arrival No.

269763

from Department of Labor filed this ___ day of ___, 191___.

[Transcriber's note: The filing date "MAY 25 1915" is stamped beside the signature and below it; the day and month in the "filed this" line are otherwise blank. The printed note that follows reads: 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.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 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.

Nicolaus Reitter

(Complete and true signature of petitioner.)

Albert C. Agner

, occupation

Machinist

, residing at

3722 Marshall St

Philadelphia, Pa., and

Anton Miller

, occupation

> "

, residing at

1541 N Mervine St

Philadelphia, Pa., 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

Nicolaus 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

May

, anno Domini 1

910

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

1

day of

May

, anno Domini 1

910

; 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.

Albert C. Agner

(Signature of witness.)

Andrew Miller

(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 Philadelphia, Pa., this

> [Stamp] MAY 25 1915

day of ___, anno Domini 191___.

> [signature, read as "R. Shaw"] > > [Stamp] Deputy,

Clerk.

14—48 [OVER.]

[Transcriber's note: The second witness is named "Anton Miller" in the affidavit's body and signs "Andrew Miller"; both are transcribed as written. The second witness's occupation is a ditto mark. The deputy clerk's signature is read as "R. Shaw" and is not certain. In the "Fourth" clause, the emigration year is written "906" with an overwritten digit. The printed "1" of the year precedes each handwritten three-digit year.]