Consult the series catalog for specific series. Prior to 1896 declarations of intention could have been filed in the records of any of the district courts, the Supreme Court, or the Wasatch County Probate Court. Since Wasatch County was part of the 1st district throughout the territorial period, records of this court would be most likely to contain citizenship papers of county residents. For other possible sources consult the Research Guide to Naturalization records. The volumes have incomplete indices at the beginning.
Entries are alphabetic by the first letter of the petitioner's surname.
An electronic index was compiled in 1999 by the State Archives. The series was partially microfilmed in 1981, and the paper copy for 1903-1906 acquired in 1989. Archival processing was done by A.C. Cone in 1989. An electronic index was completed in 1999.