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Secretary of State - Genealogical and Colonial Records (including state censuses)
See the Tax Ratables referenced below as a substitute for early census records.
Consult the Reference Services page for information about research services available by mail through the State Archives. |
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Series:
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Department of State Census Bureau 1855 State Census of New Jersey |
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Control #:
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SSTCE001 |
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Format:
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2.25 c.f. (3 vols.); 4 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By county |
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Notes:
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No records exist for the following counties: Burlington, Cape May, Mercer, Middlesex, Ocean and Salem. Several others are incomplete. |
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of State Census Bureau 1865 State Census of New Jersey |
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Control #:
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SSTCE002 |
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Format:
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3 c.f. (4 vols.); 6 reels (35-mm) |
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Notes:
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No records exist for the following counties: Cape May, Mercer, Morris, Ocean, Somerset and Warren. Several others are incomplete. |
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of State Census Bureau 1875 State Census of New Jersey |
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Control #:
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SSTCE003 |
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 boxes); 11 reels (35-mm) |
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Notes:
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Incomplete records exist for the following counties only: Essex, Hunterdon and Sussex. |
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of State Census Bureau 1885 State Census of New Jersey |
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Control #:
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SSTCE004 |
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Format:
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35 c.f. (45 vols.); 44 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By county |
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of State Census Bureau 1895 State Census of New Jersey |
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Control #:
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SSTCE005 |
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Format:
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45 c.f. (54 vols.); 54 reels (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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Department of State Census Bureau 1905 State Census of New Jersey |
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Control #:
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SSTCE006 |
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Format:
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65 c.f. (74 vols.); 49 reels (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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Department of State Census Bureau 1915 State Census of New Jersey |
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Control #:
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SSTCE007 |
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Format:
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80 c.f. (99 vols.); 70 reels (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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Department of State Division of Commercial Recording Name-Change Judgments, 1876-1947 |
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Control #:
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SSTCM001 |
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Format:
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31 c.f. (62 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Numbered roughly in date order |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Department of State Secretary of State's Office Statistics of Orphanage resulting from the Civil War, 1865-1867 |
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Control #:
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SSTSE016 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes and 1 vol.); 1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By county/municipality |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Department of State Secretary of State's Office Deeds, Surveys and Commissions, ca. 1650-1856 |
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Control #:
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SSTSE023 |
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Format:
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100 c.f. (141 vols., 38 boxes, 1 mss. folder); 69 reels (60 35-mm, 9 16-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological within sub-series |
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Notes:
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Commissions are indexed by card file in Manuscript Reading Room; deeds are indexed by "Colonial Conveyances of New Jersey." |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Department of State Secretary of State's Office Letters and Miscellaneous Records, 1738-1842 |
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Control #:
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SSTSE024 |
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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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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Department of State Secretary of State's Office Wills and Inventories, ca. 1670-1900 |
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Control #:
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SSTSE033 |
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Format:
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680 c.f. (208 vols. & 1,206 boxes); 1536 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By will packet number |
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Notes:
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Published indexes available in Microfilm Reading Room. Vol. 20 [unit 44] includes minutes of the Council of New Jersey, 1773-1775. |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Department of State Secretary of State's Office Marriage Bonds and Licenses, 1711-1795 |
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Control #:
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SSTSE036 |
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Format:
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13 c.f. (33 vols., 19 card boxes); 8 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By first letter of husband's surname |
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Notes:
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Indexes by groom & bride available in the microfilm search room. Abstracts published as "New Jersey Colonial Marriage Records." |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Department of State Secretary of State's Office Administration Bonds, 1716-1775 |
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Control #:
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SSTSE040 |
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (2 vols.); 1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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These bonds are indexed in the 3-volume index to wills, under the county of residence of the decedent. |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Department of State Secretary of State's Office AM Papers, 1693-1905 |
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Control #:
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SSTSE052 |
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Format:
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17 c.f. (26 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By AM number |
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Notes:
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"AM" apparently stands for "Autographed Manuscript." The series consists of legislative papers predominantly (mostly pre-1850). |
Related records:
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Series:
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Cumberland County Clerk's Office 1855 State Census Schedules for Cumberland County |
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Control #:
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CCUCL004 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box) |
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Arrangement:
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By municipality |
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Series:
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Cumberland County Clerk's Office 1865 State Census Schedules for Cumberland County |
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Control #:
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CCUCL006 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By municipality |
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Series:
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Essex County Clerk's Office 1875 State Census Schedules for Essex County |
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Control #:
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CESCL008 |
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Format:
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7 c.f. (14 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By municipality |
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Notes:
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Film cataloged under Department of State/ Census Bureau/ 1875 State Census of New Jersey. |
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Series:
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Essex County Clerk's Office 1855 State Census Schedule, City of Newark, 7th Ward |
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Control #:
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CESCL026 |
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.) |
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Notes:
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Film cataloged under Department of State/ Census Bureau/ 1855 State Census of New Jersey. |
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Series:
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Essex County Clerk's Office 1865 State Census Schedules |
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Control #:
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CESCL028 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box) |
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Arrangement:
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By municipality |
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Notes:
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Film cataloged under Department of State/ Census Bureau/ 1865 State Census of New Jersey. |
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Series:
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New Jersey General Assembly Tax Ratables (Duplicates), 1768-1846 |
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Control #:
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SAS00001 |
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Format:
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79 c.f. (120 boxes, 3 card file boxes); 27 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By county/municipality |
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Notes:
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Bulk dates are 1772-1822. |
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Series:
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Superior Court of New Jersey Probate Division Wills of Prominent New Jerseyans, 1804-1994 |
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Control #:
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SSUPR001 |
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by testator |
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 1164.6 c.f. of paper records and 1880 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 05/17/2006 |
