C. P. E. Masson’s 1886 Declaration of Intention: Front and Reverse

A two-sided certified copy of C. P. E. Masson’s Declaration of Intention, dated December 20, 1886, from the Paul Masson papers at Stanford. The front records an intention to seek U.S. citizenship and renounce allegiance to France; the reverse preserves the folded title panel and later California Historical Society and collection marks.