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Hudson County - Clerk's Office, Courts and Miscellaneous
Hudson County was formed from the southern portion of Bergen County on 22 February 1840. Consult the Bergen County page linked below for pre-1840 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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Bergen County - Clerk's Office, Courts & Miscellaneous
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Series:
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Hudson County Clerk's Office Midwife Licenses, 1892-1906 |
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Control #:
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CHDCL001 |
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (2 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by licensee |
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Series:
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Hudson County Clerk's Office Non-Resident Marriage License Applications, 1897-1910 |
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Control #:
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CHDCL002 |
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Format:
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5 c.f. (10 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By number (roughly chronological) |
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Series:
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Hudson County Clerk's Office Court of Oyer and Terminer Trial Book [Minutes], 1873-1874 |
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Control #:
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CHDCL003 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Series:
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Hudson County Clerk's Office Physician's License, 1903 |
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Control #:
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CHDCL004 |
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Format:
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0.01 c.f. (1 folder) |
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Notes:
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The license of Dr. Jane Beck Smith, 28 March 1903. |
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Series:
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Hudson County Clerk's Office Chancery Court Case Files, 1842-1908 |
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Control #:
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CHDCL005 |
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Format:
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3 c.f. (3 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date |
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Series:
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Hudson County Clerk's Office Court of Errors and Appeals Case Files, #6933, 1886 |
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Control #:
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CHDCL006 |
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box) |
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Hudson County Clerk's Office Circuit Court Case Files, ca. 1855-1915 |
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Control #:
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CHDCL007 |
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Format:
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15 c.f. (30 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By file number |
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Notes:
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Most date from between 1855 and 1870. |
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Series:
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Hudson County Clerk's Office Circuit Court Judgments, 1854-1927 |
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Control #:
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CHDCL008 |
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Format:
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141 c.f. (282 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By book and page number |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Hudson County Clerk's Office Court of Oyer and Terminer Lists of Indictments and Indexes, 1884-1924 |
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Control #:
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CHDCL009 |
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Format:
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3 c.f. (3 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By surname first letter, then chrono. |
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Series:
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Hudson County Court of Common Pleas Case Files, 1873-1926 |
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Control #:
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CHDCP001 |
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Format:
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11 c.f. (22 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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by file number |
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Notes:
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Includes a few misc. items: name changes, insolvencies, road records, commitments, mortgage cancellations and correspondence. |
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Series:
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Hudson County Court of Common Pleas Veteran's Peddler Licenses, 1905-1931 |
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Control #:
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CHDCP002 |
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Format:
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11 c.f. (22 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date |
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Series:
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Hudson County Court of Common Pleas Naturalization Records, 1834-1920 |
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Control #:
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CHDCP003 |
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Format:
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18 c.f. (36 boxes, 1 portfolio); 156 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Various |
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Notes:
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Most of the collection is loose naturalization papers, 1834-1906; also includes some affidavits for duplicate certificates, 1853-1920 |
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Series:
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Hudson County Court of Common Pleas Case Papers from the Court of Small Causes, 1874-1917 |
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Control #:
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CHDCP004 |
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box) |
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Arrangement:
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By case number (roughly chronological) |
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Notes:
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Other Small Causes cases included with series Court of Common Pleas / Case Papers |
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Series:
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Hudson County Court of Common Pleas Tavern License Petitions [incomplete], 1901-1907 |
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Control #:
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CHDCP005 |
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Format:
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3 c.f. (6 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By file number |
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Notes:
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Includes petitions for taverns in Secaucus and Weehawken only. A draft name index is available in the Manuscript Room. |
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Series:
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Hudson County Court of Common Pleas Certificates of Lunacy/Non-Criminal Commitments, 1849-1921 |
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Control #:
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CHDCP006 |
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Format:
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23 c.f. (46 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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Most files are pre-1911. |
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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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Series:
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Hudson County Coroner's Office Inquests, 1889-1910 |
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Control #:
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CHDCR001 |
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Format:
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11.6 c.f. (22 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Roughly chronological by inquest date |
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Series:
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Hudson County Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace Minutes, 1868-1911 |
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Control #:
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CHDQU001 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Series:
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Hudson County Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace Case Papers, 1870 |
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Control #:
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CHDQU002 |
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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 by filing date |
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Series:
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Hudson County Register of Deeds and Mortgages Deeds and Indexes, 1805-1901 |
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Control #:
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CHDRD001 |
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Format:
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634 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date |
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Notes:
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Indexes continues through 1925. |
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Series:
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Hudson County Register of Deeds and Mortgages Mortgages and Indexes, 1805-1866 |
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Control #:
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CHDRD002 |
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Format:
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49 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date |
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Notes:
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Indexes continue through 1907. |
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Series:
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Hudson County Register of Deeds and Mortgages Releases of Mortgages and Judgments, 1880-1893 and Index, 1880-1913 |
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Control #:
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CHDRD003 |
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Format:
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7 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date |
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Series:
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Hudson County Register of Deeds and Mortgages Miscellaneous Records, 1812-1901 |
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Control #:
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CHDRD004 |
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Format:
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11 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date |
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Notes:
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Contains bills of sale, leases, bonds, etc. Index continues through 1907. |
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 248.11 c.f. of paper records and 857 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: Hudson County Clerk's Office, Justice Brennan Courthouse, 583 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306, tel. 201-795-6125, website: www.hudsoncountynj.org/dept/clerks_office Hudson County Register of Deeds & Mortgages, Administration Building, 595 Newark Ave. - Room 105, Jersey City, NJ 07306, tel. 201-795-6577, website: www.hudsoncountynj.org/dept/registers_office/default.asp This page last updated 07/07/2008 |
