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Atlantic County - Clerk's Office, Courts & Miscellaneous
Atlantic County was formed from Gloucester County on 7 February 1837. Consult the Gloucester County page linked below for pre-1837 records.
The State Archives' holdings vary from county to county. Consult the Collecting Policy for additional information about our accessioning guidelines. Consult the Organizational Chart for Pre-1948 Court System for information on court jurisdictions. |
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See also:
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Gloucester County - Clerk's Office, Courts and Miscellaneous
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Series:
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Atlantic County Clerk's Office Justice of the Peace Dockets, 1822-1949 and Index, 1932-1950 |
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Control #:
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CATCL001 |
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Format:
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22.5 c.f. (50 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by justices' name |
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Notes:
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Index to cases, 1932-1950, is arranged semi-alphabetically by defendant but does not correspond to the exisiting records. |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Atlantic County Clerk's Office Executions, 1838-1903 |
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Control #:
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CATCL002 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (5 vols.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Atlantic County Clerk's Office Partitions, 1845-1899 |
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Control #:
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CATCL003 |
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 boxes); 1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Atlantic County Clerk's Office Physician and Dentist Licenses, 1850-1940 |
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Control #:
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CATCL004 |
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Format:
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2 c.f. (4 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Atlantic County Clerk's Office Deeds and Indexes, 1837-1900 |
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Control #:
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CATCL005 |
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Format:
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154 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Atlantic County Clerk's Office Supreme Court Rough Minutes, 1874-1905 |
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Control #:
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CATCL006 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Atlantic County Clerk's Office Marriage Books, 1837-1885 and Indexes, 1837-1910 |
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Control #:
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CATCL007 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 vol.); 1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By date of filing |
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Notes:
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Book A is still held by the Atlantic Co. Clerk's Office; State Archives holds Book 2 and film of Books A, 2 and the index. Index includes references to non-resident marriages 1897-1910. |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Atlantic County Clerk's Office Record of Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865 |
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Control #:
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CATCL008 |
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Format:
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0.1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By regiment |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Atlantic County Clerk's Office Executive Jury List, 1888-1897 |
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Control #:
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CATCL009 |
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (1 vol.) |
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Arrangement:
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Alpha. by municipality, then by name |
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Atlantic County Clerk's Office Veterinary Register, 1889-1919 |
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Control #:
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CATCL010 |
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Atlantic County Clerk's Office Record of Grand and Petit Jurors, 1901-1905 |
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Control #:
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CATCL011 |
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Atlantic County Clerk's Office Chiropody and Osteopathy Licenses, 1908-1942 |
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Control #:
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CATCL012 |
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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Chiropody licenses begin 1908; osteopathy licenses begin 1913. |
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Atlantic County Clerk's Office Prohibition Enforcement Act Docket and Case Files, 1921 |
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Control #:
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CATCL013 |
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Format:
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2 c.f. (4 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Atlantic County Clerk's Office Justice of the Peace Records of Disorderly Persons, 1927-1949 |
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Control #:
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CATCL014 |
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Format:
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2 c.f. (4 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By year |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Atlantic County Clerk's Office Motor Vehicle and Traffic Act Violation Dockets, 1939-1947 |
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Control #:
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CATCL015 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (6 vols.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Atlantic County Clerk's Office Circuit Court Minutes, 1841-1905 |
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Control #:
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CATCL016 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Atlantic County Clerk's Office Road Returns, Volume A, 1837-1900 |
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Control #:
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CATCL017 |
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Atlantic County Clerk's Office Mortgage Book A, 1837-1862 |
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Control #:
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CATCL018 |
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by recording date |
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Notes:
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Includes index. |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Atlantic County Court of Common Pleas Minutes, 1838-1905 |
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Control #:
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CATCP001 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Atlantic County Court of Common Pleas Certificates of Lunacy/Non-Criminal Commitments, 1855-1926 |
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Control #:
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CATCP002 |
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Format:
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5 c.f. (10 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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Includes commitments to psychiatric institutions and other hospitals. |
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Restrictions:
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Some records may be confidential as per NJSA 30:4-24.3 |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Atlantic County Court of Common Pleas Naturalization Records, 1837-1951 |
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Control #:
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CATCP003 |
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Format:
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30 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological within record type |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Atlantic County Draft Board World War I Draft Records, 1917 |
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Control #:
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CATDR001 |
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Format:
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2.5 c.f. (5 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By draft number |
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Notes:
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Include: physical examination records, discharge records, affidavits of married draftees and wives, etc. |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Atlantic County Sheriff's Office Summons Docket of S. E. Johnson, Sheriff, 1893-1896 |
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Control #:
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CATSH001 |
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 43.3 c.f. of paper records and 188.1 reels of microfilm ~
To contact New Jersey State Archives: Relative to research and mail reference services - archives.reference@sos.state.nj.us Relative to records transfers and donations - archives.collections@sos.state.nj.us For additional and/or more recent records relating to this topic, contact: Atlantic County Clerk's Office, 5901 Main Street, PO Box 2005, Mays Landing, NJ 08330, tel. 609-625-4011, website: www.atlanticcountyclerk.org This page last updated 07/07/2008 |
