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New Jersey State Archives Reference
The State
Archives' public research rooms are open for business Monday-Friday
(except for state holidays), 8:30am- 4:30pm. Manuscripts
and other original archival records are retrieved from
8:30am - 12:00pm and 2:00pm - 4:00pm. The building
is fully handicapped-accessible, but designated parking behind
225 West State Street is limited. The State House Parking
Garage is currently closed to the public. Researchers should
park on West State Street or in the War Memorial parking
lot.
Eating,
drinking and smoking are prohibited in the Archives' public
areas (including the reception area). The following are not
permitted in the State Archives' public research rooms: pens;
briefcases, purses & waist pouches; portfolio cases &
research file bins; zip notebooks; coats and umbrellas; luggage,
bookbags and computer bags; strollers and diaper bags. Cellular
phones/pagers must be set to vibrate mode (please take or
make calls in the reception area). Secure lockers are provided
for storage of personal items, the receptionist will provide
locker keys.
Researchers
can also obtain copies of documents through the mail from
certain indexed collections. See Search
Services and Fees below regarding collections that can
be searched by mail. Search and copy fees must be paid
in advance. The Archives will provide the best photocopy
available. We cannot guarantee image quality (due to
the condition of the originals and the fact that most copying
must be done from microfilm), and we cannot refund photocopy
and search fees.
The
State Archives also offers photographic and alternate reprographic
services. Consult the Guide
to Reproduction and Research Services, Policies and Fees
for further information.
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Information: |
| Bette
M. Epstein, Reference Supervisor |
225
West State Street
P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307 |
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| Search
Services and Fees |
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The New Jersey State Archives will search the following indexed
collections and provide copies for the fees shown.
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| Birth,
Marriage and Death Records |
Marriage
Records, 1666-1799
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County
Marriage Records for Burlington
(1795-1878), Cumberland County (1795-1878), Essex
County (1795-1879), Mercer County (1832-1887) (gaps),
Passaic County (1838-1878), Somerset County (1795-1878),
Sussex County (1795-1878), Union Co. (1857-1878)
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$5.00
per record; requests must include the husband’s
and wife’s names and an approximate date
of marriage.
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Birth,
Marriage, and Death records dating May 1848-May
1878 (For more recent records, contact
Bureau
of Vital Statistics at 609.292.4087)
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$10.00
for one record searched in up to five years;
$10.00
for each additional five years (Vital
Record Search Request Form). Please send
a separate check and letter for May 1848-May
1878
vital records request. To find and order copies
of a marriage record for the
1848-1867 period,
consult
the searchable
Index
to Marriage Records, 1848-1867.
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| Land
and Estate Records |
Wills
and Estate Inventories 1670-1952
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$5.00
per packet (up to 10 pages); provide the name
of the deceased, approximate death date, and county
or major city of residence. Include file
number, if known.
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Secretary
of State's Deeds, Surveys and Commissions, ca. 1650-1785
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East
and West Jersey Proprietors' Surveys, 1680s-early
1900s
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| Military
Service Records |
Revolutionary
War, 1793 MIlitia Census, Wars of 1794-1815, and Mexican
War (1846-1848)
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$10.00
per record; provide name, company, and regiment
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Spanish-American
War and National Guard
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$5.00
per record; provide name, company, and regiment
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$5.00
each for a soldier's unofficial service record;
provide name, county or major city of residence,
and age.
- $5.00
fee for a photocopy of soldier's death information
card and photograph (if included); may be available
for soldiers who died while serving in WWI.
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| Legislative
Records |
Inventories
of Damages by the British and Americans
in New Jersey, 1776-1782
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| Naturalizations
(Citizenship Papers) |
State-Level
Naturalizations (by the Supreme Court,
Chancery Court, Prerogative Court and Legislature)
all counties, 1750s-1830s.
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$5.00
per record; provide name, county, and approximate
year; almost all are men because women obtained
citizenship through their husbands.
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County-Level
Naturalizations (Court of Common Pleas)
for Burlington (1790-1956), Camden (1844-1923), Essex
(1792-1931), Mercer (1838-1930), Ocean (1850-1951),
Sussex (1817-1958), & Union counties (1845-1931).
For all other counties please contact the local county
clerk.
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$5.00
per record; provide name, county, and approximate
year; almost all are men because women obtained
citizenship through their husbands.
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| Court
Records |
N.J.
Supreme Court Case Files, 1704-1844
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| Tax
and Census Records |
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The
Archives does not provide a search service
for
these records.
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U.S.
Census Records, 1830-1930
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$5.00
per record; copy of entry sent when page citation
is provided.
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| Newspaper
Searches |
Searches
from New Jersey Newspapers, 1778 - mid-1900s
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| Name
Change Judgements |
Name
Change Judgments, 1847-1947
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| Checks
should be made payable to: New Jersey General Treasury
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| Mail
requests to:
New
Jersey State Archives
PO Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
Please
send a separate check and letter for May 1848 - May 1878 vital
records requests. |
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