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Non-Governmental Records - Morris Canal
Consult the Collecting Policy for additional information about the State Archives' accessioning guidelines. |
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See also:
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Secretary of State - Corporate Filings
Department of the Treasury - Taxation Records (including railroad and canal taxation) | |
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Series:
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Lehigh Valley Railroad Company Morris Canal Division Ledgers, 1867-1904 |
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Control #:
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PLEHM001 |
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Format:
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5 c.f. (10 vols.); 7 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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Microfilm is incomplete. |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Lehigh Valley Railroad Company Morris Canal Division Journals, 1868-1922 |
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Control #:
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PLEHM002 |
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Format:
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2 c.f. (6 vols.); 6 reels (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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Series:
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Lehigh Valley Railroad Company Morris Canal Division Cash Books, 1871-1898 |
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Control #:
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PLEHM003 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (2 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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Click here! |
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Series:
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Lehigh Valley Railroad Company Morris Canal Division Balance Sheets, 1890-1922 |
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Control #:
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PLEHM004 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (2 vols.); 0.5 reel (part of 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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Series:
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Lehigh Valley Railroad Company Morris Canal Division Blotters, 1896-1910 |
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Control #:
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PLEHM005 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (4 vols.); 1.5 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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Record of drafts and vouchers. |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Lehigh Valley Railroad Company Morris Canal Division Book of Clearances of Reuben W. Messinger, Collector at Lake Hopatcong, 1899-1905 |
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Control #:
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PLEHM006 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 vol.) |
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Series:
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Lehigh Valley Railroad Company Morris Canal Division Maps and Drawings, 1916-1922 |
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Control #:
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PLEHM007 |
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Format:
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7.5 c.f. (3 map boxes and 1 map folder) |
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Notes:
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H and O maps were filmed as part of the series Morris Canal and Banking Company/ Maps and Drawings. |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Minutes of the Board of Directors and Standing Committees, 1828-1973 |
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Control #:
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PMORS001 |
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Format:
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2.5 c.f. (14 vols., 2 folders, 1 card file); 5.66 reels (4.66 reels 35-mm; 1 reel 16-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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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Maps, Field Notes, Estimates and Appraisals, 1828-1834 |
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Control #:
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PMORS002 |
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Format:
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2 c.f. (4 boxes); 1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By county |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Title Papers Files, 1820s-1950s |
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Control #:
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PMORS003 |
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Format:
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10 c.f. (10 boxes); 9 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By canal tract number |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Register and Weight of Boats on the Morris Canal, 1836 |
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Control #:
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PMORS004 |
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.); 0.25 reel (part of 1 reel, 35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By boat number |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Miscellaneous Legislation, 1836-1871 |
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Control #:
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PMORS005 |
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 folder); 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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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Trust Stock Certificate Book, 1837 |
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Control #:
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PMORS006 |
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.) |
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Arrangement:
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By certificate number |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company General Correspondence Files, ca. 1840-1974 |
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Control #:
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PMORS007 |
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Format:
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9 c.f. (18 boxes); 14.5 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by subject |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Stock Transfer Certificates, 1844-1954 |
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Control #:
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PMORS008 |
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Format:
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12 c.f. (46 vols. and 1 box); 19 reels (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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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Stock Transfer Ledgers, 1844-1954 |
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Control #:
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PMORS009 |
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Format:
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2.5 c.f. (8 vols.); 6 reels (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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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Statistical Tables and Statements, 1845-1881 |
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Control #:
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PMORS010 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box [dismantled vol.]); 1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Roughly chronological |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Records of Sales of Canal Lands by the State of New Jersey, 1845-1960s |
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Control #:
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PMORS011 |
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Format:
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2.5 c.f. (5 boxes); 6.33 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Various |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Preferred and Consolidated Stock Certificate Books [incomplete], 1850-1954 |
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Control #:
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PMORS012 |
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Format:
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7 c.f. (22 vols.); 9 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By certificate number |
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Notes:
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Several certificate books were missing at the time of accession. |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Stock Certificate Registers, 1850-1954 |
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Control #:
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PMORS013 |
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Format:
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0.6 c.f. (2 vols.); 0.5 reel (part of 1 reel, 35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By certificate number |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Correspondence Relating to Property Retained by the State, 1850-1970 |
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Control #:
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PMORS014 |
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Format:
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5 c.f. (10 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by subject |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Stock Dividend Records, 1854-1911 |
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Control #:
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PMORS015 |
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Format:
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5 c.f. (18 vols. and 1 folder); 5 reels (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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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Survey of New York Lands Flooded by the Damming of Long Pond (Greenwood Lake), 1855 |
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Control #:
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PMORS016 |
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Format:
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0.2 c.f. (2 vols.); 1 reel (35-mm) |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Stock Transfer Registers, 1861-1921 |
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Control #:
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PMORS017 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (2 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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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Record of Canal Bridges, 1918-1921 |
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Control #:
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PMORS018 |
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.) |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Boat Loan Records, 1866-1886 |
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Control #:
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PMORS019 |
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Format:
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2 c.f. (6 vols.); 2 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By record type |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Stock Day Books, 1879-1923 |
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Control #:
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PMORS020 |
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Format:
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0.6 c.f. (2 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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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Transit Books, 1885-1889 |
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Control #:
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PMORS021 |
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 boxes); 2 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By book letter |
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Notes:
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Microfilm is incomplete. |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Abstracts of Deeds, 1825-1887 |
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Control #:
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PMORS022 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (7 vols.); 0.5 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By county |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Ledgers of Reuben W. Messinger, Gatekeeper, Lock Keeper, and Collector, 1887-1936 |
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Control #:
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PMORS023 |
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Format:
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0.3 c.f. (3 vols.); 0.25 reel (part of 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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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company 1890 Bond Transfer Book, 1897 |
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Control #:
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PMORS024 |
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.); 0.5 reel (35-mm) |
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Notes:
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Only one page of this volume was used. |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Record of Agreements, 1836-1927 |
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Control #:
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PMORS025 |
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.) |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Attorney General's Opinions, 1905-1951 |
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Control #:
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PMORS026 |
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box); 0.25 reel (part of 1 reel, 35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By subject |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Voting List of Stockholders, 1910 |
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Control #:
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PMORS027 |
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.); 0.25 reel (part of 1 reel, 35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Annual Reports of the Board of Trustees to the Stockholders and other Publications, 1836-1871 |
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Control #:
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PMORS028 |
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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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Morris Canal and Banking Company Transcripts of Testimony in Chancery, Morris Canal and Banking Co. v. North Jersey District Water Supply Comm., 1920 |
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Control #:
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PMORS029 |
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.); 0.33 reel (part of 1 reel, 35-mm) |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Miscellaneous Photographs, 1921-1922 |
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Control #:
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PMORS030 |
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box); 0.25 reel (part of 1 reel, 35-mm) |
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Notes:
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Only items 1 and 2 have been filmed. |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Scrapbook, 1922-1927 |
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Control #:
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PMORS031 |
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Format:
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2 c.f. (3 boxes); 0.33 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Roughly chronological |
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Notes:
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Contains newspaper clippings. |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Lease Cards, ca. 1921-ca. 1931 |
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Control #:
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PMORS032 |
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box) |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Abstracts of Titles, 1923 |
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Control #:
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PMORS033 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (3 vols.); 3 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By tract number |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Correspondence of Aaron H. Vough, Supervisor at Phillipsburg, 1923-1926 |
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Control #:
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PMORS034 |
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 folder); 0.33 reel (part of 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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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Agreements and Leases Notebooks, 1923-1930s |
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Control #:
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PMORS035 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (3 vols.); 3 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Various |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Financial Statements, 1923-1937 |
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Control #:
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PMORS036 |
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.); 0.25 reel (part of 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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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Photographs of the Canal [Henry B. Kummel Collection], 1923-1937 |
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Control #:
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PMORS037 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (118 photographs) |
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Arrangement:
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Geographical |
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Notes:
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Includes photographs taken during 1923 commission study, dismantling of canal, and improvement of retained property. |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Report of Cornelius C. Vermeule relating to Adjustment of a Discharge from Lake Hopatcong, 17 February 1925 |
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Control #:
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PMORS038 |
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Format:
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0.01 c.f. (1 item); 0.33 reel (part of 1 reel, 35-mm) |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Payroll Records, 1923-1929 |
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Control #:
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PMORS039 |
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Format:
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2 c.f. (3 boxes); 1.33 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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Microfilm is incomplete. |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Final Report of Cornelius C. Vermeule Jr., Consulting and Directing Engineer, 1929 |
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Control #:
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PMORS040 |
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Format:
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0.2 c.f. (3 vols.); 0.33 reel (35-mm) |
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Notes:
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Relates to the dismantlement of the canal by the State of New Jersey. |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Correspondence of Benjamin B. Metz, Superintendent, 1923-1933 |
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Control #:
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PMORS041 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes); 0.33 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By subject |
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Notes:
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Microfilm is incomplete. |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Hercules Company Reports and Hearings, 1940-1948 |
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Control #:
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PMORS042 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box); 1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By type of record |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Miscellaneous Financial and Personnel Records, 1945-1957 |
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Control #:
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PMORS043 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes); 1.83 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By subject |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Indexes to Records, ca. 1923-1971 |
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Control #:
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PMORS044 |
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box); 0.25 reel (part of 1 reel, 35-mm) |
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Notes:
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Includes various superceded indexes/lists relating to land papers, etc. |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Miscellaneous Records of the Superintendent, Phillipsburg, ca. 1873-1934 |
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Control #:
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PMORS045 |
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 box) |
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Notes:
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Includes material from the Morris Canal Division of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company. |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Record of Detentions of Boats on the Canal, 1893-1915 |
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Control #:
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PMORS046 |
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 item) |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Maps and Drawings, 1820s-1970s |
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Control #:
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PMORS047 |
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Format:
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76 c.f. (9 map boxes, 81 folders, card box); 11 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By folio/box and item numbers |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company Canal Regulations Broadside, 1868 |
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Control #:
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PMORS048 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 broadside and 2 reprints) |
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Series:
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Commission to Investigate and Report upon the Abandonment of Navigation of the Morris Canal Reports and Photographs, 1903 |
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Control #:
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SZMOR001 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box); 0.3 reel (part of 2 reels, 35-mm) |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal Investigation Committee of 1912-13 Records, 1863-1921 |
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Control #:
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SZMOS001 |
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Format:
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2 c.f. (5 boxes); 2 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Various |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Morris Canal Commission of 1923 Records, 1923-1924 |
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Control #:
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SZMOT001 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box); 0.33 reel (part of 1 reel, 35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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Microfilm includes minute book only. |
Related records:
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Development Proposed New Jersey Ship Canal Publications, 1895-1938 |
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Control #:
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SCR00004 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (5 pamphlets, 1 relief map) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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State Geologist Henry B. Kummel's copies; includes 1912 relief map of the New Jersey Ship Canal Commission. |
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Series:
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Legislature Petitions and Other Papers relating to Bridges, Canals, Dams, Ferries and Roads, 1765-1835 |
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Control #:
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SLE00002 |
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Format:
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3.5 c.f. (5 boxes and 3 vols.) |
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Series:
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Department of State Secretary of State's Office Annual Reports of Canal and Railroad Companies, 1854-1866 [with gaps] |
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Control #:
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SSTSE101 |
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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 year |
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Notes:
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Later reports were produced by the Comproller's Office in the Department of the Treasury. Missing 1858, 1861-63. |
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Series:
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Department of the Treasury Comptroller's Office Annual Reports of Canal and Railroad Companies, 1872-1915 |
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Control #:
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STSCT006 |
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Format:
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4.25 c.f. (9 boxes) |
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Notes:
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Earlier reports were produced by the Secretary of State's Office Missing 1873, 1882 & 1895. |
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Series:
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Department of the Treasury Division of Taxation Public Utility Tax Bureau Railroad and Canal Tax Ledgers, 1893-1972 |
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Control #:
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STSTA007 |
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Format:
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8.5 c.f. (5 boxes and 9 vols.) |
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Series:
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State Board of Assessors Summary and Valuation of Tax for Railroads and Canals, 1886-1932 |
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Control #:
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SZASS004 |
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (4 vols.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Series:
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State Board of Assessors Records of the 1910-1911 Revaluation of Railroads and Canals in New Jersey |
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Control #:
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SZASS005 |
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Format:
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21.1 c.f. (32 boxes, 1 portfolio) |
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Arrangement:
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Various |
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Series:
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New Jersey Ship Canal Commission Reports on the Proposed Sea-Level Canal Connecting Delaware and New York Bays, 1912 |
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Control #:
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SZSHI001 |
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 report) |
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Series:
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Committee on Taxation of Railroad and Canal Property Report to the Legislature, 1934 |
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Control #:
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SZTAS001 |
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Format:
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0.01 c.f. (1 report) |
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 213.47 c.f. of paper records and 128.51 reels of microfilm ~
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