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Court of Oyer and Terminer
The Court of Oyer and Terminer met on county circuit and was presided over by justices of the Supreme Court. It had jurisdiction (pre-1948) over crimes and offenses of an indictable or presentable nature, and over jail delivery.
See the Bureau of Archives & History Manuscript Collection (referenced below), Boxes 1-20 to 1-24, 1-44, 1-45, 6-1 & 6-2, for early papers of this court. For Court of Oyer and Terminer records post-dating the collections listed below, contact the Superior Court Records Management Center at 171 Jersey Street, PO Box 967, Trenton, NJ 08625-0967, tel. 609-777-0092. Consult the Organizational Chart for Pre-1948 Court System for further information on court jurisdictions.
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Series:
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Department of Education New Jersey State Library Bureau of Archives and History Manuscript Collection, 1680s-1970s |
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Control #:
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SEDSL006 |
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Format:
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41.25 c.f. (66 boxes and 12 map folders); 1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological within record type |
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Notes:
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Includes early records for: governors, legislature, courts, Hunterdon County, local elections, Revolutionary War, etc. |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Court of Oyer and Terminer/Circuit Court Minutes, 1730-1820 |
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Control #:
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SOY00001 |
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Format:
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5 c.f. (10 boxes); 2 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By county, then session date |
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Series:
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Court of Oyer and Terminer Hunterdon County Circuit Stenographic Notebooks, Bruno Richard Hauptmann Trial, 1935 |
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Control #:
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SOYHN001 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Series:
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Court of Oyer and Terminer Hunterdon County Circuit Court Reporter Tapes, Bruno Richard Hauptmann Trial, 1935 |
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Control #:
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SOYHN002 |
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Format:
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4 c.f. (8 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Series:
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Court of Oyer and Terminer Hunterdon County Circuit Trial Transcripts, The State of New Jersey vs Bruno Richard Hauptmann, On Indictment for Murder, 1935 |
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Control #:
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SOYHN003 |
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Format:
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7 c.f. (55 vols.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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Relates to Lindbergh kidnapping case; includes both original typescript and photocopied transcripts. |
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Series:
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Court of Oyer and Terminer Somerset County Circuit Hall-Mills Trial Transcripts, 1926 |
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Control #:
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SOYSO001 |
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Format:
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5 c.f. (14 vols. and 3 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
Related records:
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Series:
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Burlington County Clerk's Office Record of Trials, Courts of Oyer and Terminer and General Quarter Sessions, 1887-1937 |
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Control #:
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CBUCL009 |
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 vols.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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Includes jury list, charges and verdict for each case. |
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Series:
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Burlington County Clerk's Office Record of Indictments and Sentences, 1887-1910 |
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Control #:
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CBUCL022 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 vols.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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Includes criminal indictments and sentencing from the courts of General Quarter Sessions, Special Sessions, and Oyer and Terminer. |
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Series:
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Burlington County Clerk's Office Court of Oyer and Terminer and Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace Indictments, 1732-1897, 1913-1947 |
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Control #:
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CBUCL028 |
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Format:
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16 c.f. (31 boxes, 17 map folders) |
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Arrangement:
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Chrono. then alpha. by defendant |
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Notes:
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There are only scattered records between 1913 and 1947; a draft index is available in the Manuscript Room. |
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Series:
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Burlington County Clerk's Office Minutes of the Courts of Oyer and Terminer and General Quarter Sessions, 1843-1916 |
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Control #:
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CBUCL035 |
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Format:
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1.4 c.f. (5 vols.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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See Circuit Court/Court of Oyer and Terminer Minute Books for 1837-1843 minutes. |
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Series:
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Burlington County Clerk's Office Circuit Court/Court of Oyer and Terminer Minute Books, 1837-1890 |
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Control #:
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CBUCL038 |
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Format:
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5 c.f. (10 vols.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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Includes Oyer and Terminer minutes for 1837-1843 only; Oyer and Terminer minutes are continued as a separate series. |
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Series:
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Camden County Clerk's Office Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery Minutes, 1844-1948 |
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Control #:
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CCDCL016 |
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Format:
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10 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Series:
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Camden County Clerk's Office Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery Executions, 1869-1873 |
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Control #:
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CCDCL017 |
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Series:
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Camden County Clerk's Office Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery Indictments, 1885-1945 |
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Control #:
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CCDCL018 |
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Format:
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6 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Series:
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Cape May County Clerk's Office Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery Minutes, 1813-1925 |
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Control #:
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CCPCL012 |
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Format:
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0.5 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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On same reel as Court of Oyer and Terminer Judgments. |
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Series:
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Cape May County Clerk's Office Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery Judgments, Volume 1, 1852-1906 |
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Control #:
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CCPCL013 |
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Format:
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0.5 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Series:
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Cumberland County Clerk's Office Court of Oyer and Terminer Case Papers, 1778-1865 |
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Control #:
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CCUCL016 |
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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 year |
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Notes:
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Consists of records for scattered years only. |
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Series:
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Cumberland County Clerk's Office Court of Oyer and Terminer Minutes, Book A, 1798-1837 |
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Control #:
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CCUCL018 |
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 vol.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Series:
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Essex County Clerk's Office Minutes of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, 1827-1935 |
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Control #:
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CESCL010 |
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Format:
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4 c.f. (4 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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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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Mercer County Clerk's Office Court of Oyer and Terminer Trial Transcript, State v. Charles Lewis, 1863 |
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Control #:
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CMECL014 |
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Format:
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0.2 c.f. (1 vol.) |
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Notes:
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Lewis was tried for the murder of James Rowand. |
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Series:
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Mercer County Clerk's Office Court of Oyer and Terminer Minute Book, 1931-1949 |
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Control #:
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CMECL016 |
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Format:
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0.6 c.f. (1 vol.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Series:
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Passaic County Clerk's Office Court of Oyer and Terminer Indictments, 1910-1919 |
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Control #:
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CPACL028 |
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Format:
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4 c.f. (4 boxes) |
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Series:
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Passaic County Clerk's Office Court of Oyer and Terminer and Quarter Session Minutes [with gaps], 1840-1942 |
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Control #:
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CPACL029 |
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Format:
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4 c.f. (15 vols.) |
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Arrangement:
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By record type, then chronological |
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Notes:
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"Record" volumes appear to be duplicate copies of the minutes; gaps in the minutes may be supplemented by these. |
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Series:
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Salem County Clerk's Office Records relating to Chancery Court, Court of Oyer and Terminer, and Supreme Court Cases, 1779-1877 |
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Control #:
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CSACL003 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical |
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Notes:
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Court of Chancery and Court of Oyer and Terminer Records are sparse. |
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Series:
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Salem County Clerk's Office Record of Indictments Pending, Court of Oyer and Terminer, 1854-1865 |
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Control #:
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CSACL005 |
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 vol.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Series:
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Salem County Clerk's Office Minutes of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, 1869-1953 |
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Control #:
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CSACL011 |
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (3 vols.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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Last volume includes minutes of the Superior Court, 1948-1953 |
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Series:
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Somerset County Clerk's Office Court of Oyer and Terminer Minutes, 1836-1926 |
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Control #:
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CSOCL014 |
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Format:
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3 reels (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Sussex County Clerk's Office Minutes of the Circuit Court, Court of Oyer and Terminer, and Court of General Quarter Sessions, 1798-1851 |
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Control #:
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CSUCL023 |
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Format:
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3.25 c.f. (6 boxes and 1 vol.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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Includes pamphlets for 1798-1851 (Quarter Sessions beg. Nov. 1815), and bound transcript for Oyer & Terminer/Quarter Sess., 1810-1817. |
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Series:
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Warren County Clerk's Office Minutes of the Courts of Oyer and Terminer and General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, 1825-1941 |
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Control #:
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CWACL013 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (3 vols.); 2 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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Bound volumes span 1853-1878; microfilm covers 1825-1941. |
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 110.45 c.f. of paper records and 26 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: Superior Court Records Management Center, 171 Jersey Street, PO Box 967, Trenton, NJ 06255-0967, tel. 609-777-0092 This page last updated 07/07/2008 |
