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Frederick C. Murphy Federal Center
380 Trapelo Raod
Waltham MA 02154-6399
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Schaefer, Christine. Guide to Naturalization Records of the United States (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1001 N Calvert St 1997)
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