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Burlington County - Courts and Miscellaneous
The court in Burlington was established in the Province of West Jersey in 1681; the boundary between Burlington and Gloucester counties was first set up in 1692.
The county was re-formed by the union of the first and second Tenths of West Jersey on 17 May 1694. Portions of the original Burlington County became Hunterdon (1714) and Mercer (1838) counties. 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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Burlington County Court of Common Pleas/Court of General Quarter Sessions Tavern License Petitions and Remonstrances, 1817-1906 |
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Control #:
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CBUCP001 |
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Format:
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3.5 c.f. (7 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by petitioner |
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Notes:
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Card file index to names available in the Manuscript Room. |
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Finding Aid:
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Burlington County Court of Common Pleas Petitions and Discharges of Insolvent Debtors, 1787-1871 |
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Control #:
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CBUCP002 |
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Format:
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9 c.f. (18 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by debtor |
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Finding Aid:
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Burlington County Court of Common Pleas Naturalization Records, 1790-1956 |
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Control #:
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CBUCP003 |
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Format:
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48 c.f. (85 vols., 12 boxes, card-file index); 1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By record type, then chronological |
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Notes:
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A copy of the index to petitions covering the period 1914-1956 and Declarations, 1893-1919 is located in the Manuscript Search Room. |
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Burlington County Court of Common Pleas Judgments, 1799-1916 |
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Control #:
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CBUCP004 |
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Format:
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6 c.f. (12 vols.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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Book E (1817-1820) was missing at the time of accession. |
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Burlington County Court of Common Pleas/Court of General Quarter Sessions Minutes, 1681-1919 |
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CBUCP005 |
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Format:
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8.65 c.f. (30 vols. and 2 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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This volume, along with minutes of 1681, has been published as The Burlington Court Book of West New Jersey, 1681-1709. |
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Finding Aid:
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Burlington County Court of Common Pleas Cost Dockets, 1761-1772 |
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Control #:
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CBUCP006 |
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (2 vols.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Burlington County Court of Common Pleas Case Papers, ca. 1756-1935 |
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CBUCP007 |
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Format:
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21 c.f. (42 boxes, 1 oversized map folder) |
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Arrangement:
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By case name or by year |
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Notes:
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Also includes some Court of General Quarter Sessions papers. Early papers filed by case name. Box 42 contains slave case papers. |
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Finding Aid:
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Burlington County Court of Common Pleas Accounts of Indian Commissioners, 1807-1819 |
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Control #:
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CBUCP008 |
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 box) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Accounts of Commissioners authorized to manage lands of the Coaxen indian tribe. |
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Burlington County Court of Common Pleas Judgments from the Court of Small Causes, 1848-1911 |
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CBUCP009 |
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Format:
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2.5 c.f. (7 vols.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date |
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Finding Aid:
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Burlington County Court of Common Pleas Executions [Docketed Judgments], 1792-1914 |
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Control #:
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CBUCP010 |
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Format:
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3 c.f. (12 vols.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date |
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Notes:
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Also includes executions on judgments from the Court of Small Causes. Executions for 1784-1786 recorded in Minute Book G. |
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Finding Aid:
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Burlington County Coroner's Office Inquisitions, Postmortem View Certificates and Miscellaneous Records, 1889-1894, 1813-1907 |
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Control #:
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CBUCR001 |
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Format:
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2 c.f. (4 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By record type, then chronological |
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Notes:
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Postmortem view certificates date from 1883-1886; notebook of miscellaneous records dates from 1889-1894. |
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Finding Aid:
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Burlington County Justices Court Records, 1822-1937 |
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Control #:
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CBUJU001 |
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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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Notes:
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Most of the records date from 1914; other years are scattered. |
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Burlington County Loan Office Mortgage Registers, Minutes and Ledgers, 1724-1799 |
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Control #:
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CBULO001 |
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Format:
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2 c.f. (10 vols.); 1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Finding Aid:
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Burlington County Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace Petitions for Peddler's Licenses, 1739-ca. 1776 |
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Control #:
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CBUQU001 |
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Format:
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0.06 c.f. (6 items) |
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by petitioner |
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Finding Aid:
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Burlington County Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace Minutes, 1739-1787 |
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Control #:
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CBUQU002 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (2 vols.); 1 reel (35mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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Earlier and later Quarter Sessions minutes are included with the Common Pleas minute books. Vol. 2, 1764-1787 filmed 2006. Vol. 1 not filmed to date. |
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Finding Aid:
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Burlington County Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace Minutes of Special Sessions, 1894-1923 |
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Control #:
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CBUQU003 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (3 vols.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Finding Aid:
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Burlington County Sheriff's Office Prison Register, 1882-1884 |
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Control #:
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CBUSH001 |
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Format:
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0.2 c.f. (1 vol.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Burlington County Small Cause Court Case Papers, 1810-1888 |
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Control #:
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CBUSM001 |
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Format:
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5.5 c.f. (11 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By year |
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Finding Aid:
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Burlington County Collector John Black (1752-1813; served ca. 1781-1813) Cash Book, Accounts and Receipts, 1781-1813 |
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Control #:
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CBUTA001 |
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Format:
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5.25 c.f. (11 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By record type, then chronological |
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Notes:
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Inlcudes 1788 tax ratables for Chester, Evesham, Mansfield and New Hanover. |
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Finding Aid:
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 119.01 c.f. of paper records and 3 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 This page last updated 07/07/2008 |
