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Legislature - Colonial and Revolutionary War Periods
See the Bureau of Archives & History Manuscript Collection (referenced below), Boxes 1-11 to 1-19, 1-43 & 1-44, for early legislative papers.
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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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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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New Jersey General Assembly Minutes ["Votes and Proceedings"], 1703-1996 |
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Control #:
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SAS00002 |
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Format:
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372 c.f. (54 vols., 664 boxes); 15 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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Microfilm covers 1703-1841. |
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Council of New Jersey Journals [Minutes], 1742 and 1760-1774 |
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Control #:
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SCU00001 |
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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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Notes:
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Includes minutes of the colonial Privy Council. Minutes for 1773-1775 are recorded in vol. 20 of Secretary of State's wills. |
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Governor and Council of East New Jersey Journals, 1674-1703 |
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Control #:
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SEA00001 |
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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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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 9 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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Series:
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Governor's Privy Council Minutes, 1777-1845 |
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Control #:
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SGO00001 |
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Format:
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0.25 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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Separate minutes as Court of Pardons (1814-1819) boxed with Volume 2. |
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Legislature Petitions and Other Papers relating to Establishment of Municipalities and Municipal Boundaries, 1748-1859 |
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Control #:
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SLE00001 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box) |
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Finding Aid:
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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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Finding Aid:
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Legislature Inventories of Damages by the British and Americans in New Jersey, 1776-1782 |
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Control #:
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SLE00003 |
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (7 vols.); 2 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By county |
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Notes:
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Record damages done by soldiers during the Revolutionary War. |
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Finding Aid:
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Legislature Petitions and Other Papers relating to County Courthouses and the Establishment of Counties, 1760-1858 |
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Control #:
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SLE00007 |
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Format:
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0.55 c.f. (1 box, 1 oversized folder) |
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Legislature Certificates of Election to the Legislative Council and General Assembly, 1738-1822 |
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Control #:
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SLE00008 |
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Format:
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2 c.f. (5 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Finding Aid:
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Legislature Receipts for Money Paid to the Inhabitants of Trenton for Billeting Soldiers, 1757-1758 |
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Control #:
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SLE00012 |
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 vol.) |
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Notes:
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A name index is included in the back of the volume. The receipts were examined by Theophilus Severns. |
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Legislature Papers relating to the Barracks at Trenton, 1758-1793 |
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Control #:
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SLE00013 |
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 vol.) |
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Notes:
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A subject and name index is included in the back of the volume. Includes records of legislative committee to build barracks, etc. |
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Series:
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Legislature Petitions, Resolutions, Transactions, Accounts and Miscellaneous Papers, ca. 1700-1845 |
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Control #:
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SLE00018 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box) |
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Notes:
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Includes petitions (1700-1845), resolutions (1777-1799), transactions (1777-1799), accounts (1776-1780) and miscellaneous. |
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Finding Aid:
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New Jersey State Archives Petitions of Insolvent Debtors, 1747-1818 |
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Control #:
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SNJSA015 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (3 vols.) |
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Arrangement:
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By county, then chronological |
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Notes:
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Includes petitions to the Legislature and to the Supreme Court. Consult index at the end of Volume 3. |
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New Jersey State Archives Petitions for Naturalization, 1749-1810 |
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Control #:
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SNJSA016 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 vol.) |
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Notes:
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Includes petitions to both the Supreme Court and the Legislature. Consult name index in Search Room. Some items formerly AM Papers. |
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Series:
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Provincial Congress of New Jersey Journals of the Votes and Proceedings [Printed], 1775-1776 |
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Control #:
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SPS00001 |
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm) |
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Notes:
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Microfilm of printed journals; journal for 9 Jan. - 1 Mar. 1776 includes the Committee of Safety. Filmed by the Library of Congress (Series A.3, Reel 1). |
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Finding Aid:
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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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Series:
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New Jersey Council of Safety Records, 1776-1781 |
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Control #:
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SZSAF001 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 vol., 2 boxes and 1 folder); 1 reel (35-mm) |
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Notes:
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Includes minute book, 1777-1778, and loose papers, 1776-1781. |
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Finding Aid:
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 1184.8 c.f. of paper records and 1585 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 |
