59.
MUNICIPAL CERTIFICATE
OF
RESIDENCE
AND GOOD CONDUCT
Police
Department of the
city
of Zurich
Zurich, 18 October 1899
CERTIFICATE
OF
RESIDENCE
AND GOOD CONDUCT
This is to attest that Mr. Albert
Einstein,
born
on
14 March
1879, from Ulm,
Württemberg,
stud.
math., residing
at 4 Unionstr.
in
Zurich V,
maintains
his actual and
uninterrupted
residence in this
city
since 29 October 1896
and,
as
far
as
it is
known,
has
an
umblemished reputation.
The Police Chief
E. H. Müller
The Chief of the Central Control Bureau:
Bühler
Contr. No. 3599
Fee 60 Rpn.
60.
TO THE
SWISS FEDERAL COUNCIL
Zurich,
19 October 1899
To the High Federal
Council
of the
Swiss Confederation in
Bern
Highly
honored Mr.
Federal
President!
Highly
honored Messrs Federal Councillors!
The
undersigned,
Albert
EINSTEIN,
born
on
14
March 1879,
originally
from Ulm,
Württemberg,
student of mathematics at the
Polytechnicum in
Zurich,
submits hereby to
you
his humble
request
that
you
grant
him the
approval
for the
acquisition
of the Swiss cantonal
&
municipal citizenship.
In support of
my
request I
am
taking the
liberty
of
enclosing
the
following
documents:
1.)
A
certificate
of
residence and
good
conduct
by
the
City
of
Zurich
regarding
my
actual and
uninterrupted
residence in this city
since 29 October 1896.
2.)
The
certificate
of release from
Württemberg citizenship.
Recommending
my
request to
your
most benevolent
consideration,
[I]
remain with the most
profound
respect!
Albert Einstein
4 Unionsstrasse
Zurich-Hottingen
2 enclosures!
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