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Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], [Collection Title], [Collection Number], Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado.
Collection Description
Historical/Biographical Note: These records were created and/or compiled by the La Plata County Court, which later became the District Court of La Plata County in Colorado’s Sixth Judicial District. The court convened in Durango during the period in which these records were produced.
Scope & Contents: This collection consists of documents and certifications regarding persons born abroad who were petitioning the La Plata County District Court in Durango, Colorado, for citizenship in the United States, during the first four decades of Durango's history. Due to their historically significance, the records in this small collection are permanently valuable. These documents have proven to be useful to genealogists and others seeking biographical data regarding La Plata County pioneers and their families.
Arrangement: Materials in this collection are arranged by series. The series are numbered consecutively. Because we do not expect to add to this collection, the boxes are numbered in one single numbering scheme starting with 1. Folder numbers start with 1 in each box.
Acquisitions Information: The Center has no documentation regarding the provenance of this material, which was given to the Center through Duane Smith, presumably from the La Plata County Court House at some time in the 1970s or 1980s.
Processing Information: Center of Southwest Studies Archival Assistant Cindy Jackinsky arranged this collection in the Fall of 1996. This guide was produced by the archivist with data entry assistance by Cindy Jackinsky, in October of 1996. Archival student worker Tia Flippin edited and reformatted the online inventory in the Fall of 2011.
Subjects:
Naturalization records--Colorado--Durango.
Naturalization records--Colorado--La Plata County.
Durango (Colo.)
Colorado.
La Plata County (Colo.)
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series & Container Description
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Series 1: District Court Clerk records and correspondence, 1887-1894, 1912-1921
Series 2: Naturalization petitions and certificates, 1882-1906
Series 3: Naturalization correspondence and depositions, 1912-1921
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Series 1: District Court Clerk records and correspondence, 1887-1894, 1912-1921
5 folders. Meeting in Durango, Colorado; of the Sixth Judicial District. Includes journal sheet of applications for citizenship, 1912 May -1913 August; correspondence, 1913-1921; correspondence regarding hearings, 1912-1921; receipts, 1913-1921; and expense claims certificates (affidavits of witness and two security for costs forms), 1887-1894. Arrangement within each folder is chronological. Folders 3 and 5 are indexed by name of petitioner.
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Description
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Box/Folder
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District Court Clerk journal sheet of applications for citizenship, 1912 May - 1913 August
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1/1
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District Court Clerk correspondence, 1913-1921
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1/2
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District Court Clerk correspondence regarding hearings, 1912-1921
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1/3
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District Court Clerk receipts, 1913-1921
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1/4
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District Court Clerk expense claims certificates (affidavits of witness and two security for costs forms), 1887-1894
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1/5
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Series 2: Naturalization petitions and certificates, 1882-1906
8 folders. Includes petitions, affidavit (or oath) of witnesses, and final oaths, for adults and for minors who were natives of other countries but seeking citizenship in the United States. Petitions, presented to the La Plata County Court, include information on the nation of origin and the number of years the person had resided in the U.S. Arrangement is alphabetical by name of petitioner, which is listed on each folder and included in the index at the end of this inventory.
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Description
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Box/Folder
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Naturalization petitions and certificates: A- - B-, 1904-1906
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1/6
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Naturalization petitions and certificates: C- - D-, 1904-1906
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1/7
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Naturalization petitions and certificates: E- - G-, 1899-1906
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1/8
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Naturalization petitions and certificates: H- - K-, 1903-1906
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1/9
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Naturalization petitions and certificates: L- - O-, 1882-1906
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1/10
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Naturalization petitions and certificates: P- , 1904-1906
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1/11
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Naturalization petitions and certificates: R- , 1904-1906
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1/12
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Naturalization petitions and certificates: S- - Z-, 1902-1906
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1/13
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Series 3: Naturalization correspondence and depositions, 1912-1921
7 folders. Legal and administrative records, pertaining to the District Court of La Plata County, in the Sixth Judicial District of Colorado. They include some biographical data on persons applying for U.S. citizenship. Much of the correspondence is from or to the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Naturalization (Naturalization Service). Arrangement is alphabetical by name of petitioner, which is listed on each folder and included in the index at the end of this inventory.
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Description
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Box/Folder
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Naturalization correspondence and depositions: A- - E-, 1912-1921
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1/14
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Naturalization correspondence and depositions: F- - G-, 1912-1921
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1/15
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Naturalization correspondence and depositions: H- - J-, 1914-1921
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1/16
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Naturalization correspondence and depositions: K- , 1912-1920
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1/17
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Naturalization correspondence and depositions: L- - O-, 1912-1919
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1/18
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Naturalization correspondence and depositions: P- - R-, 1912-1921
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1/19
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Naturalization correspondence and depositions: S- - Z-, 1912-1921
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1/20
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INDEX
A-C
Correspondence and petitioners in files arranged alphabetically by last name.
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Description
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Box/Folder
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Ascenza, Secondino
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1/14
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Adin, Peter Olaf
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1/14
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Adrianson, Emma
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1/6
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Allen, James
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1/6
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Anderson, Andrew
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1/6
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Anderson, Frank
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1/6
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Angelloni, Bernardo
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1/6
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Angeloni, Luigi
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1/6
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Arko, Joseph
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1/6
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Aspaas, Aunette
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1/6
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Aspromonte, Domenico
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1/6
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Babeck, Frank
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1/14
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Bartolotti, Charles
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1/14
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Becaj, John
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1/14
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Bonaventura
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1/3
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Borovatz, Anton
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1/14
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Burnett, Leslie Davidson
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1/14
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Calabresey, Peter
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1/7
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Caldwell, Robert
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1/7
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Carcich, John
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1/7
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Carstairs, Peter
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1/7
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Casagrande, Joe
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1/7
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Chalmers, James
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1/7
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Clausen, Carl B. H.
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1/3
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Clifford, James
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1/7
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Colletti, James
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1/14
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Colombo, Peter
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1/7
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Conway, James
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1/7
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Corich, Antonio
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1/7
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Cortez, Ignacio
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1/7
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Cotto, Jimiz
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1/7
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Crawley, James
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1/7
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Crocker, Thomas
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1/3
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Crooks, John
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1/14
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Cugnini, Mike
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1/7
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D-G
Correspondence and petitioners in files arranged alphabetically by last name.
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Description
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Box/Folder
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Dalmasso, Baptisti
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1/7
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Daniel, Mauel
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1/7
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Davies, Azariah
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1/14
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De Ascenza, Secondino
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1/6
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Del Paggio, James
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1/19
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Delpaggio, Domenich
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1/7
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DeUbaldo, Angelo
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1/13
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Di Bonaventura, Domenico
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1/14
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Di Bonaventura, Domenico
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1/3
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DiEugeno, Mamko
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1/8
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DiFerdinando, Sabatino
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1/15
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Diluzio, Dan
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1/7
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Diluzio, Jim
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1/7
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Diluzio, Nick
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1/7
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Don, George Anderson
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1/14
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Dorsey, Sam
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1/7
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Doucet, Jules
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1/7
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Duff, James
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1/7
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Ebmeyer, Hugo
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1/14
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Embling, William
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1/5
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Erlen, Andrew
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1/8
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Fanto, Antonio
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1/8
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Ferrari, Angelo
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1/8
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Fich (Fick?), John
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1/15
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Fick, John
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1/15
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Fieri, Barne
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1/8
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Frostad, Ole Ivar
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1/15
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Fynhaar, Assuerus
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1/15
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Gabbe, Robert Franz
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1/8
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Gallo, James
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1/8
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Gaukroger, James
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1/8
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Gehrmann, Carl
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1/15
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Gerard, William
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1/3
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Gerhrmann
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1/3
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Giachino, Giacomo
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1/15
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Gill, William
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1/8
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Ginsberg, Solomon Louis
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1/15
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Gospoderick, John
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1/15
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Greenfield (Gruenfield?), Joe
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1/15
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Gross, Emma
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1/15
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Gruenfield, Joe
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1/15
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Gulliksen, Andrew
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1/15
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Gutzwiller
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1/3
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H-L
Correspondence and petitioners in files arranged alphabetically by last name.
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Description
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Box/Folder
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Hagendorff, Gehrard Christian
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1/16
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Hagendorff, Gerhard
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1/9
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Hagendorff, Gerhard C.
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1/3
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Harbilis, John
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1/16
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Harbilis, Perry George
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1/16
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Harrington, Jerimah
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1/9
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Hawkinson, Charles
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1/16
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Hawkinson, Charley
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1/9
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Hefti, John B.
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1/3
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Heuloth, Antony
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1/9
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Hitti, Matt
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1/16
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Isgar, George
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1/9
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Isgar, William
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1/9
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Jakino, Joe
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1/9
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Jakino, John
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1/9
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Jakshe, Louis
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1/3
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James, Pete
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1/16
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Johnson, Elizabeth (Mrs.)
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1/16
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Johnson, Knute
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1/3
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Jones, Joseph
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1/9
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Jost, Fritz
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1/3
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Joyeldnier, Nicola
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1/9
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Justason, Andrew
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1/9
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Kabut, John
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1/17
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Kannick, Frank
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1/9
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Kennedy, James
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1/9
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Kilcoyne, Austin
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1/17
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Kiloyne
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1/3
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Klausner, Alois
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1/9
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Knudsen
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1/3
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Knudsen, Bernt
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1/17
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Knzman, Frank
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1/9
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Kolodner, Jacob
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1/17
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Krause, Corvin Waldemar
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1/17
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Krol, Joseph
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1/17
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Larsen, Lars
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1/18
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Lechner, Anton
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1/10
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Lewis, David
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1/10
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Little, William
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1/18
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Locatelli, Peter
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1/10
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Long, William Henry
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1/18
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M-R
Correspondence and petitioners in files arranged alphabetically by last name.
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Description
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Box/Folder
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MacKay, William
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1/10
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Martorana, Santi
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1/18
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Massetti, Joseps
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1/10
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Mattson, John
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1/10
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McCormick
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1/3
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Menegatti, Albino
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1/10
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Meylen, Frank
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1/10
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Miller, Peter Christian
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1/18
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Miller, Peter Christian
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1/3
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Milne, Charles
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1/10
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Munroe, John
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1/18
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Nelson, Carl August
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1/18
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Newcomb, Robert Baird
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1/3
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Nichi, Jon
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1/18
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Nilson (Nelson?), Carl August
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1/18
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Oblok, John
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1/18
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Palandrani, Luigi
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1/11
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Palizzi, Guistino
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1/11
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Pallan, Luis
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1/11
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Pantaleone, Geacomo
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1/11
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Pasley, Elizabeth Jane
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1/19
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Paulek, Anton
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1/11
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Paulek, Victor
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1/19
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Pearson, Harry
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1/11
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Pecorella, Luigi (Rev. Louis)
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1/19
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Pedwell, Edward
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1/11
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Perret, Joseph
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1/11
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Peterson, Erek
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1/11
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Petitalot, Jean M.
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1/3
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Petitalot, Jean Marie
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1/19
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Petitalot, Jean Marie
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1/3
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Petitti, John
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1/11
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Phillips, Peter
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1/11
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Piccone, Angelo
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1/11
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Piccone, Carmine
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1/11
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Porsch, Cornelius
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1/11
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Ptolemy, Francis Love
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1/19
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Rastler, Peter
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1/12
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Richards, Henry
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1/19
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Richards, John
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1/19
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Risnau, Frank
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1/12
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Rizzo, Innocenao
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1/12
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Robbins, Frank
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1/12
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Robbins, William E.
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1/19
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Romiti
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1/3
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Romiti, Joseph
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1/19
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Rossi, Luigi
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1/12
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Rossini
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1/3
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Ruh, Henry
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1/12
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S-Z
Correspondence and petitioners in files arranged alphabetically by last name.
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Description
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Box/Folder
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Sackman, Joseph
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1/12
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Sauer, Peter
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1/12
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Saunders, Albert
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1/20
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Schleimer, Josef
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1/3
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Schleimer, Joseph (Josef)
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1/20
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Schneider, Frank
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1/12
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Schoser, Ludwig
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1/12
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Scott, John
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1/12
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Sederholm, Gust
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1/12
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Semmler, William
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1/20
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Seyshon, Matthew
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1/12
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Sheehan, Timothy
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1/12
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Sheehan, William
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1/12
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Sheridan
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1/3
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Sheridan, John Joseph
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1/20
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Shirmer, William
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1/12
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Siarimak, John
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1/20
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Sopko, Paul
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1/20
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Sorenson, Peter
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1/12
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Sortair, Frank
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1/12
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Sovoric, John
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1/13
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Spandre, Antonio
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1/13
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Stefani, Peter
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1/13
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Stein
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1/5
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Stoddard, Frank, estate
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1/5
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Sundberg, Arthur
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1/13
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Swanemyr
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1/3
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Swanemyr, Richard
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1/20
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Swanmyer (Swanemyr), Richard
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1/20
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Swanstrom, Alfred
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1/13
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Synymak (Siarimak), John
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1/20
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Tarachione, John
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1/13
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Taylor
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1/3
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Taylor, Jesse Oscar
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1/20
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Teti, Antonio
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1/20
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Thompson, John
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1/13
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Tipatsch, Frank
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1/20
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Tipotsch (Tipatsch), Frank
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1/20
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Tipotsch, Frank
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1/3
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Tipotsch, Josef
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1/13
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Trumbull, Nelson
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1/13
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Vaudeviele, Felix
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1/20
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Vercellino, Eficio
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1/13
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Voillegrie, Charles
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1/13
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Weil and Stein
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1/5
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Werker, Louis
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1/13
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Wilang, Joseph
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1/13
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Wildaur, Andrew
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1/13
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Zakrasck, Matt
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1/13
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Zellitti, Alberto
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1/13
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Zellitti, Frank
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1/20
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Zellitti, Frank
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1/3
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Zippinan, Christoph
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1/13
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Znyick (Zuzick?), Frank
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1/13
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Zuzick, Frank
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1/13
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Zuzick, Ivan
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1/3
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| Creator | La Plata County Court |
| Dates | 1882-1921 |
| Extent | .4 linear shelf feet, 20 folders, in 1 document case. (approximately 400 items) |
| This collection consists of documents and certifications regarding persons born abroad who were petitioning the La Plata County District Court in Durango, Colorado, for citizenship in the United States during the first four decades of Durango's history. |
| Language | English |
| Collection Identifier | M065 |
| Physical Location | This collection is located at the Center of Southwest Studies on the campus of Fort Lewis College (1000 Rim Dr. Durango, CO). |