AGENCY: District Court (Second District)

SERIES: 85174
TITLE: Declarations of intention record book
DATES: i 1874-1895.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological.

DESCRIPTION: These volumes record statements of individuals' intentions of becoming U.S._citizens. Although the first volume is handwritten and the second preprinted, both volumes have standardized forms with insertions of the individual's name, sovereign, date, and signatures of the individual and the court clerks witnessing the statement. After statehood in 1896, the district courts began keeping records separately in each county.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical Legal

These records document individual rights in becoming citizens. Until 1906, the court copies and the individuals' copies are the sole records.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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