Department of State / Secretary of State

New Jersey’s 1776 State Constitution created the Office of the Secretary of State as successor to the former Provincial Secretary. The State Archives’ holdings for the Department/Secretary of State, therefore, include many collections dating back to the colonial period.

	Genealogical and Colonial Records
	Licenses
	Corporate Filings
	Appointments, Oaths and Public Official Bonds
	Administrative Records
	Map, Boundary, Riparian and Turnpike Filings
	Election Filings
	Law and Regulatory Filings
	Pardons, Extraditions and Legal Process
	Miscellaneous Filings
	Records relating to Cultural and Ethnic Affairs Agencies and Programs

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609.292.6260 (general information)
609.633.8334 (administrative office)
609.292.9105 (fax)
email: archives.reference@sos.state.nj.us
archives.collections@sos.state.nj.us
archives.publications@sos.state.nj.us