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very hard to read most of this cert can anyone help me
« on: Thursday 19 April 18 12:02 BST (UK) »
struggling to read this cert can anyone help me please?

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Re: very hard to read most of this cert can anyone help me
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 19 April 18 13:21 BST (UK) »
I can make out the name, or part of it, it says William Samuel, can't make out last name I'm afraid
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Re: very hard to read most of this cert can anyone help me
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 19 April 18 13:56 BST (UK) »
ALIEN CERTIFICATE       No 424749
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

This is to certify that ....  William Samuel ? Qum ?Dun
arrived at port of [blank] per steamship  MARLOCH / MAPLOCH 
[date not filled in]  has been duly inspected and registered and will be admitted into the United States upon proper identification and surrender of this certificate to any immigration officer at the frontier.

Description:  Age 19    Height 5'7" (five feet seven inches)  weight 135 [presumably pounds, being USA]   Color of Hair:   B???? [black? brown? blond?] Color of Eyes:  B [blue? brown?]

REMARKS: (Note ?destination)  Detroit, Mich(Michigan)

Bottom line: Superintendent at Detroit   [can't decipher signatures]
Date:  ?1922

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Re: very hard to read most of this cert can anyone help me
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 21 April 18 19:29 BST (UK) »
It looks to me like both Colour of Hair and Colour of Eyes are Br for Brown.

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Re: very hard to read most of this cert can anyone help me
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 21 April 18 19:31 BST (UK) »
Many thanks for
Your help

Ryan