Summary Information
Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Racine County): Naturalization Records 1837-1982
- Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Racine County)
Racine Series 46
39.0 c.f. (73 archives boxes, 33 volumes, and 17 card drawers), 71 reels of microfilm (35mm), and 5 reels of microfilm (16mm)
UW-Parkside Library / Parkside Area Research Ctr. (Map)
Records of naturalization cases in the Circuit Court of Racine County, Wisconsin,1837-1982. Records include indexes to Declarations (1837-1881) indexes to Petitions (1838-1984), Declarations of Intention (1837-1975), Petitions (1838-1982), Depositions (1909-1957), Denials of Petitions (1908-1909, 1918, 1927), Repatriations (1937-1959), Orders Granting or Denying Petitions (1930-1982), and Certificate of Naturalization Stubs (1904-1926). This series is also available on microfilm.
Reels 1-22 and 24-64 were produced in 1984 and 2006 by the Genealogical Society of Utah which holds the master negatives.
English
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Biography/History
See a general description of the naturalization process and naturalization records.
Scope and Content Note
General
The Racine County Naturalization Records are divided into three categories: Declarations of Intention, Petitions, and Ancillary Records.
The original system of identifying volumes by number or letter was retained because the indexes are often keyed to this system. To eliminate confusion when requesting a particular volume, the researcher should specify not only the volume number but also the type of volume (e.g. Declarations of Intention) and dates.
For preservation purposes some volumes have been dismantled and placed in boxes. These volume numbers are designated by parentheses in the Container List for identification purposes; the box number is listed for circulation purposes.
All records are available in both original format and on microfilm.
Declarations of Intention
Declarations of Intention for 1837-1881 are contained in Boxes 1-12 and are indexed in Volumes 1 and 2. Volume 1 gives the name, date of filing, and the declaration number. The key information is the declaration number, which corresponds to the numbers assigned to Declarations in Boxes 2-12. Names in Volume 1 are grouped by first letter of last name and chronologically therein.
Only a few Declarations are indexed in Volume 2 and these are mostly for the autumn of 1880. These are arranged the same as in Volume 1, and the numbers assigned start over with number 1. Declarations indexed in Volume 2 are filed in the first folder of each alphabetical segment in Boxes 1-12.
There is no cumulative index for Declarations filed in the 1881-1975 period. These Declarations are contained in Volumes 3-57. There is an index for each volume at the beginning of each volume. These indexes are grouped in alphabetical segments by first letter of last name and give the page number (for Volumes 3-13) or declaration number (for Volumes 14-57).
For those individuals who filed Declarations in the 1880-1905 period and went on to complete the naturalization process in Racine County, copies of their Declarations can be found in Boxes 13-14, filed in alphabetical segments by first letter of last name. Since these were filed between 1880 and 1905, the actual documents often date earlier.
Petitions
The Petitions are indexed in Volume 1, on Reel 23 and in the Card Index.
The beginning place is the Card Index, 1838-1982. It is an alphabetical index, but frequently the order has been mixed. Therefore, if a name is not found in the proper alphabetical sequence in this index, the researcher should search all entries for that letter of the alphabet. This index is contained in thirteen card drawers, plus four additional drawers referred to on their labels as an “addendum.” Entries in the “addendum” drawers are usually not additions but rather duplicates of some entries in the first thirteen drawers.
Petitions filed in the 1838-1881 period are contained in Boxes 2-7. They are indexed in Volume 1 the same way as the Declarations: in alphabetical segments, giving the name, date of filing, and the petition number, which corresponds to the numbers assigned the Petitions in Boxes 2-7. For Petitions filed in this period, the Card Index will merely refer the researcher to Volume 1.
For Petitions filed in the 1881-1982 period (contained in Volumes 2-95), the Card Index gives the volume and page number (Volumes 2-37) or the volume and petition number (Volumes 38-75). The cards in the four “addendum” drawers give more information such as filing date, witnesses, and certificate number, but the volume and page or petition number are really all that is needed to locate a Petition.
The loose Petitions included in Boxes 9-14 are duplicates of those found in Volumes 5 and 6, 1905-1906.
The index contained on microfilm Reel 23, should be consulted only if the name in question cannot be found in the Card Index. It gives the date and references Volume 1 for Petitions filed 1838-1881 and contained in Boxes 2-7. It gives the year, volume, and page or petition number for those filed in 1881-1964 and contained in Volumes 2-90. It is not, however, arranged in alphabetical order, but rather by alphabetical segments, thus making it much more difficult to search than is the Card Index. It is included in the collection only in the event that a name may have inadvertently been left out of the Card Index.
Ancillary Records
DEPOSITIONS OF WITNESSES, 1909-1957, are from additional witnesses required for applicants who lived outside the state during part of their required residency period. They have been assigned numbers corresponding to the petitioners' petition numbers.
REPATRIATION APPLICATIONS, 1937-1959, are arranged chronologically by date filed and include a name index. Repatriations are from women applying for citizenship who believed they had lost or never gained citizenship as a result of the Married Woman's Act. These forms include information concerning how the applicant lost her citizenship, a court order repatriating her, and an oath of allegiance.
ORDERS GRANTING AND DENYING PETITIONS, 1930-1982, are arranged chronologically and contain lists of petitions noting petition numbers granted or denied and name change if applicable. There is no name index to these documents.
CERTIFICATE OF NATURALIZATION STUBS, 1904-1926, consist of the certificate stub retained by the circuit court. Usually these are maintained in their original chronological order, but in Racine County they were taken out of the books and grouped by the first letter and first vowel of the last name.
Contents List
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Series: Declarations of Intention, 1837-1975
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Volume
(1), in Box 1
Reel
1
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Index to Declarations, 1837-1881
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Volume
(2), in Box 1
Reel
1
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Index to Declarations, 1880
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Declarations, 1837-1881
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Box
2
Reel
2
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A-B, #1-777 (1880: #1-18)
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Box
3
Reel
3
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C-D, #778-1448 (1880: #19-38)
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Box
4
Reel
4
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E-G, #1449-2301 (1880: #39-49)
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Box
5
Reel
5
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H-I, #2338-3030 (1880: #50-70a)
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Box
6
Reel
6
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J-K, #3031-3586 (1880: 71-103)
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Box
7
Reel
7
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K-L, #3587-3793; 7794-8161 (1880: 104-114)
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Box
8
Reel
7
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M, #8162-8619 (1880: 116-130)
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Box
9
Reel
8
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M-P, #8620-9230 (1880: 131-171)
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Box
10
Reel
9
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P-R, #9231-9637; 3638-3927 (1880: 172-177)
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Box
11
Reel
10
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S, #3938-4611, (1880: 178-198)
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Box
12
Reel
11
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T-Z, #4612-6396, (1880: 201-212)
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Declarations of Intention for persons who completed the Naturalization process in Racine County, 1880-1905
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Box
13
Reel
48
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A-J
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Box
14
Reel
48
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K-Z
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Declarations, 1881-1975
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Volume
(3), in Box 15
Reel
12
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1881-1884
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Volume
(4), in Box 15
Reel
12
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1884-1886
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Volume
(5), in Box 16
Reel
12
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1886-1890
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Volume
(6), in Box 16
Reel
12
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1890-1892
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Volume
(7), in Box 17
Reel
12
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1892-1896
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Volume
(8), in Box 17
Reel
12
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1894-1904
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Volume
(9), in Box 18
Reel
12
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1904-1906
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Volume
(10), in Box 18
Reel
13
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1906-1908
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Volume
(11), in Box 19
Reel
13
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1908
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Volume
(12), in Box 19
Reel
13
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1908-1910
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Volume
(13), in Box 20
Reel
13
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1910-1911
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Volume
(14), in Box 20
Reel
13
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1911-1913
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Volume
(15), in Box 21
Reel
14
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1913-1914
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Volume
(16), in Box 21
Reel
14
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1914-1915
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Volume
(17), in Box 22
Reel
14
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1915-1916
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Volume
(18), in Box 22
Reel
14
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1916-1917
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Volume
(19), in Box 23
Reel
14
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1917
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Volume
(20), in Box 23
Reel
15
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1917-1918
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Volume
(21), in Box 23
Reel
15
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1918
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Volume
(22), in Box 24
Reel
15
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1918-1919
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Volume
(23), in Box 24
Reel
15
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1919-1920
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Volume
(24), in Box 25
Reel
16
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1920-1921
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Volume
(25), in Box 25
Reel
16
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1921-1922
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Volume
(26), in Box 26
Reel
16
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1922-1923
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Volume
(27), in Box 26
Reel
17
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1923-1924
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Volume
(28), in Box 27
Reel
17
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1924-1926
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Volume
(29), in Box 27
Reel
17
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1926-1928
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Volume
(30), in Box 27
Reel
17
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1928
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Volume
(31), in Box 28
Reel
18
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1928-1929
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Volume
(32), in Box 28
Reel
18
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1929
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Volume
(33), in Box 28
Reel
18
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1929-1934
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Volume
(34), in Box 28
Reel
48
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1934, #3891-8690
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Volume
(35), in Box 29
Reel
48-49
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1934-1935, #3691-8790
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Volume
(36), in Box 29
Reel
49
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1935, #8791-8890
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Volume
(37), in Box 29
Reel
49
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1935-1936, #8891-8890
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Volume
(38), in Box 29
Reel
49
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1936, #8991-9090
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Volume
(39), in Box 29
Reel
49
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1936, #9091-9190
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Volume
(40), in Box 36
Reel
49
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1936-1937, #9191-9290
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Volume
(41), in Box 30
Reel
49
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1937, #9291-9390
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Volume
(42), in Box 30
Reel
49
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1937-1938, #9391-9491
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Volume
(43), in Box 30
Reel
49
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1938, #9492-9590
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Volume
(44), in Box 30
Reel
49
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1938, #9591-9690
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Volume
(45), in Box 31
Reel
49
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1938-1939, #9691-9790
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Volume
(46), in Box 31
Reel
49
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1939, #9791-9890
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Volume
(47), in Box 31
Reel
49
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1939, #9891-9990
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Volume
(48), in Box 31
Reel
49
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1939-1940, #9991-10090
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Volume
(49), in Box 32
Reel
50
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1940, #10091-10190
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Volume
(50), in Box 32
Reel
50
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1940-1941, #10191-10290
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Volume
(51), in Box 32
Reel
50
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1941, #10291-10390
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Volume
(52), in Box 32
Reel
50
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1941-1942, #10391-10507
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Volume
(53), in Box 32
Reel
50
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1942-1948, #10508-10664
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Volume
(54), in Box 33
Reel
65
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1949-1950, #10665-10788
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Volume
(55), in Box 33
Reel
65
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1950-1952, #10789-10899
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Volume
(56), in Box 33
Reel
65
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1952-1955, #10900-10999
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Volume
(57), in Box 33
Reel
65
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1955-1975, #11000-11072
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Series: Petitions, 1838-1982
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Indexes, 1838-1982
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Drawer
1-17
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Card Index to Petitions, 1838-1982
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Reel
19
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A-Gd
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Reel
20
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Gd-Mey
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Reel
21
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Mey-Wan
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Reel
22
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Wan-Z
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Volume
(1), in Box 1
Reel
27
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Index to Petitions, 1838-1881
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Reel
23
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Index to Petitions, 1838-1971
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Petitions, 1838-1881
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Box
2
Reel
24
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A-C, #1-225a
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Box
3
Reel
24
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D-H, #225-502
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Box
4
Reel
25
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I-M, #503-786
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Box
5
Reel
25
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N-R, #788-940
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Box
6
Reel
26
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R-S, #941-1130
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Box
7
Reel
26
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T-Z, #1131-1278
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Petitions, 1881-1982
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Volume
(2), in Box 1
Reel
27
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1881-1890
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Volume
(3), in Box 8
Reel
27
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1890-1898
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Volume
(4), in Box 8
Reel
27
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1898-1903
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Volume
5
Reel
28
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1903-1906
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Volume
(5), in Box 9
Reel
29
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1903-1906, #1-133
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Volume
(5), in Box 10
Reel
29
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1906, #134-374
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Volume
(5), in Box 11
Reel
29
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1906, #375-602
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Volume
6
Reel
30
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1906
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Volume
(6), in Box 12
Reel
30
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1906, #1-209
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Volume
(6), in Box 13
Reel
30
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1906, #210-425
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Volume
(6), in Box 14
Reel
30
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1906, #426-602
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Volume
7
Reel
31
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1906-1910
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Volume
8
Reel
31
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1910-1911
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Volume
9
Reel
31
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1911
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Volume
10
Reel
32
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1911-1912
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Volume
11
Reel
32
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1912-1913
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Volume
12
Reel
32
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1913
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Volume
13
Reel
33
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1913
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Volume
14
Reel
33
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1913-1914
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Volume
15
Reel
33
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1914
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Volume
16
Reel
34
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1914-1915
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Volume
17
Reel
34
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1916-1917
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Volume
19
Reel
35
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1917
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Volume
20
Reel
35
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1917
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Volume
21
Reel
35
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1917-1918
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Volume
22
Reel
36
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1918-1919
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Volume
23
Reel
37
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1919
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Volume
24
Reel
38
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1919-1920
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Volume
25
Reel
39
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1920-1921
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Volume
26
Reel
40
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1921
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Volume
27
Reel
41
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1921-1922
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Volume
28
Reel
42
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1922-1923
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Volume
29
Reel
43
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1923-1924
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Volume
30
Reel
44
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1924-1926
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Volume
31
Reel
45
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1926-1927
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Volume
32
Reel
45
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1927
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Volume
33
Reel
45
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1927-1928
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Volume
34
Reel
46
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1928
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Volume
35
Reel
46
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1928
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Volume
36
Reel
46
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1928-1929
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Volume
37
Reel
46
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1929
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Volume
(38), in Box 15
Reel
47
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1930
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Volume
(39), in Box 15
Reel
47
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1930-1931
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Volume
(40), in Box 15
Reel
50
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1931-1933, #4953-5052
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Volume
(41), in Box 16
Reel
50-51
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1932-1934, #5053-5152
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Volume
(42), in Box 16
Reel
51
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1934, #5153-5252
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Volume
(43), in Box 16
Reel
51
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1934-1935, #5253-5352
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Volume
(44), in Box 17
Reel
51
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1935-1936, #5353-5452
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Volume
(45), in Box 17
Reel
52
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1936, #5453-5552
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Volume
(46), in Box 17
Reel
52
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1936, #5553-5652
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Volume
(47), in Box 18
Reel
52
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1936-1937, #5653-5752
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Volume
(48), in Box 18
Reel
52-53
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1937, #5753-5852
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Volume
(49), in Box 18
Reel
53
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1937, #5853-5952
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Volume
(50), in Box 19
Reel
53
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1937-1938, #5953-6052
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Volume
(51), in Box 19
Reel
53
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1938, #6053-6152
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Volume
(52), in Box 19
Reel
54
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1938, #6153-6252
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Volume
(53), in Box 20
Reel
54
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1938-1939, #6253-6352
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Volume
(54), in Box 20
Reel
54
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1939, #6353-6452
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Volume
(55), in Box 20
Reel
54-55
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1939, #6453-6552
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Volume
(56), in Box 21
Reel
55
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1939, #6553-6652
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Volume
(57), in Box 21
Reel
55
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1939, #6653-6752
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Volume
(58), in Box 21
Reel
55
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1939-1940, #6753-6852
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Volume
(59), in Box 22
Reel
55-56
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1940, #6853-6952
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Volume
(60), in Box 22
Reel
56
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1940, #6953-7052
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Volume
(61), in Box 22
Reel
56
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1940, #7053-7152
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Volume
(62), in Box 23
Reel
56
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1940, #7153-7252
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Volume
(63), in Box 23
Reel
56-57
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1940-1941, #7253-7352
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Volume
(64), in Box 23
Reel
57
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1941, #7353-7452
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Volume
(65), in Box 24
Reel
57
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1941, #7453-7552
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Volume
(66), in Box 24
Reel
57
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1941, #7553-7652
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Volume
(67), in Box 24
Reel
57-58
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1941, #7653-7752
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Volume
(68), in Box 25
Reel
58
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1941, #7753-7852
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Volume
(69), in Box 25
Reel
58
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1941, #7853-7952
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Volume
(70), in Box 25
Reel
58
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1941-1942, #7953-8052
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Volume
(71), in Box 26
Reel
58-59
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1942, #8053-8152
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Volume
(72), in Box 26
Reel
59
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1942, #8153-8252
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Volume
(73), in Box 26
Reel
59
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1942, #8253-8352
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Volume
(74), in Box 27
Reel
59
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1942-1943, #8353-8452
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Volume
(75), in Box 27
Reel
59
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1943, #8453-8552
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Volume
(76), in Box 27
Reel
59-60
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1943, #8553-8652
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Volume
(77), in Box 28
Reel
60
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1943, #8653-8752
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Volume
(78), in Box 28
Reel
60
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1943-1944, #8753-8852
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Volume
(79), in Box 28
Reel
60
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1944, #8853-8952
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Volume
(80), in Box 29
Reel
63
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1944-1945, #8953-9052
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Volume
(81), in Box 29
Reel
65
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1945-1947, #9053-9152
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Volume
(82), in Box 29
Reel
66
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1947-1950, #9153-9251
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Volume
(83), in Box 30
Reel
66
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1950-1952, #9252-9351
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Volume
(84), in Box 30
Reel
66
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1952-1955, #9352-9551
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Volume
(85), in Box 30
Reel
67
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1955-1957, #9552-9751
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Volume
(86), in Box 31
Reel
67
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1957-1958, #9752-9951
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Volume
(87), in Box 31
Reel
68
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1958-1960, #9952-10152
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Volume
(88), in Box 31
Reel
68
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1960-1961, #10153-10300
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Volume
(89), in Box 32
Reel
69
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1961-1963, #10301-10399
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Volume
(90), in Box 32
Reel
69
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1963-1964, #10400-10499
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Volume
(91), in Box 32
Reel
69
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1964-1967, #10500-10649
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Volume
(92), in Box 32
Reel
70
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1967-1970, #10650-10761
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Volume
(93), in Box 33
Reel
70
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1971-1974, #10762-10889
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Volume
(94), in Box 33
Reel
70
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1974-1977, #10890-11027
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Volume
(95), in Box 33
Reel
71
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1978-1982, #11028-11193
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Series: Ancillary Records, 1904-1982
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Depositions of Witnesses, 1909-1957
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Box
34
Reel
60-61
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, 1909-1910 (for petition #109-1988)
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Box
35
Reel
61
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, 1919-1925 (for petition #2001-4294)
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Box
36
Reel
61
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, 1927-1938 (for petition #4307-5984)
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Box
37
Reel
62
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, 1938-1955 (for petition #6052-9578)
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Box
38
Reel
70
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, 1954-1957 (for petition #9581-9791)
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Box
38
Reel
63
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Denials of Petitions, 1908-1909, 1918, 1927
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Box
38
Reel
60
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Repatriation Applications, 1937-1959
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Box
38
Reel
64
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Court Orders Granting or Denying Petitions, 1930-1982
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Certificate of Naturalization Stubs, 1904-1926
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Box
39
Reel
62-63
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A-O
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Box
40
Reel
63
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P-Z
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