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date birth Nora P. Feb [February] - 24 - 79 [1879] State of Illinois County of Cook -- SS. On this 10th day of February 1891 before me a Notary Public; within and for the county and state aforesaid, personally appeared Sallie A York; whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credence, who being by me first duly sworn declares her age is 33 years, her post office address is 972 Wilcox Ave. - Chicago; That she had personal knowledge of the fact and date of birth of Nora P. the child of Milton C. Springer by his wife Mary E. Ward. That said child Nora P. Springer was born on the 24 day of February 1879. That affiants means of knowing personally of the date of said child's birth and of now fixing said date were and are as follows: Here state if personally present when child was born, and also state how you know the date of birth given is the correct one. Affiant was present at the residence of said Springers' and saw the child the day of its birth That affiant has no interest whatever in the prosecution of a claim for pension by said Mary E. Springer If Witness signs by X two persons who write must sign here as witnesses of signature, and the officer before whom they are sworn must not be one of these witnesses to signature. Witness Sign Sallie A. York Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of February 1891, and I certify that the contents of the foregoing affidavit was fully made known and explained to witness and each of the blank spaces carefully filled before signing or swearing and that I have no interest whatever in the prosecution of this claim. Henry B. Baldwin Notary Public