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NJ State Archives
P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
Office Address:
225 West State Street - 2nd Floor
Trenton, NJ
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State Archives/Bureau of Archives & History collective manuscript series and similar filings
Many of the collections listed on this page consist of donations of individual documents received over the eighty-year history of the Archives.
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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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Click here!
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New Jersey State Archives
Deeds and Miscellaneous Land Records, 1669-1947
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SNJSA001
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Format:
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15 c.f. (28 boxes and 7 map drawers)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological or by accession number
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New Jersey State Archives
Miscellaneous Business Records, 1711-1926
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SNJSA002
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological or by accession number
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New Jersey State Archives
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1739-1941
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SNJSA003
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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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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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New Jersey State Archives
Miscellaneous Depositions, 1743-1906
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SNJSA004
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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New Jersey State Archives
Portraits of New Jersey Government Officials, ca. 1763-1994
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SNJSA005
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4.75 c.f. (9 boxes and 1 map drawer)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by subject
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New Jersey State Archives
Miscellaneous Religious Records, 1765-1873
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SNJSA006
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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New Jersey State Archives
Miscellaneous Bible and Family Records, ca. 1722-1952
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SNJSA007
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0.75 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Notes:
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Beginning date reflects earliest vital date noted in Bible records, not date of Bible or family record.
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New Jersey State Archives
Miscellaneous Photographs, ca. 1870-1991
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SNJSA008
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Format:
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2.5 c.f. (4 boxes, 4 map foders)
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Arrangement:
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By category, then date
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New Jersey State Archives
Original Military Commissions, Discharge Papers and Soldiers' Memorials, 1861-1910
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SNJSA009
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Format:
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1 c.f. (13 items)
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Arrangement:
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By date
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Notes:
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Most of these records pertain to Civil War soldiers.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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New Jersey State Archives
Commemorative Ribbons and Memorabilia, 1882-1918
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SNJSA010
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Notes:
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Consists of mostly Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) encampment and Civil War regimental reunion ribbons (9th & 12th Regiments).
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Restrictions:
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Materials are fragile and require special permission for viewing
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Series:
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New Jersey State Archives
Miscellaneous Broadsides, 1697 & 1844-1910
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SNJSA011
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Format:
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2.15 c.f. (14 items)
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Series:
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New Jersey State Archives
Manuscripts Filed by Subject [BAH "Subject File, Pre-1900"], 1699-1900
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SNJSA012
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Format:
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3 c.f. (6 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Grouped by subject
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Series:
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New Jersey State Archives
Miscellaneous Personal Records, 1807-1908
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SNJSA013
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Series:
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New Jersey State Archives
Petitions of Insolvent Debtors, 1747-1818
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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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Series:
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New Jersey State Archives
Petitions for Naturalization, 1749-1810
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SNJSA016
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 vol.)
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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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New Jersey State Archives
Inquisitions on the Dead, 1688-1798
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SNJSA017
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Format:
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0.4 c.f. (4 vols., 1 card file box); 3 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By county, then chronological
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Notes:
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Consult name index at the beginning of reel 1 of microfilm.
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Series:
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New Jersey State Archives
Card File on Revolutionary War Battles and Skirmishes in New Jersey, ca. 1976
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Control #:
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SNJSA018
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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 locality name
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Notes:
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Includes references to historical documents not held by the State.
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Series:
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New Jersey State Archives
Atlas Collection, 1870s-1980s
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Control #:
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SNJSA019
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Format:
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120 c.f. (121 atlases)
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Arrangement:
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By call number
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Series:
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New Jersey State Archives
County Lists of Freeholders, 1745-1755
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Control #:
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SNJSA020
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Notes:
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Produced by sheriffs, apparently for Grand Jury purposes. Includes Burlington, Essex, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris and Somerset Cos.
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Series:
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New Jersey State Archives
Map Collection, ca. 1666-1990s
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Control #:
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SNJSA021
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Format:
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45.5 c.f. (various)
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Notes:
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Includes "S", "P", "N" and "V" maps, and many uncataloged items.
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Series:
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New Jersey State Archives
Miscellaneous Business Ledgers, 1789-1918
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SNJSA022
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Format:
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7 c.f. (27 vols.)
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Series:
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New Jersey State Archives
Paper Currency, 1759-1935
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Control #:
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SNJSA023
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Restrictions:
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Patrons must have special permission to see these items
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Series:
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New Jersey State Archives
Railroad Schedules, 1871-1962
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Control #:
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SNJSA024
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Format:
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0.15 c.f. (1 folder)
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Arrangement:
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By railroad
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Series:
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New Jersey State Archives
Cultural Resource Survey Reports and Historic Structure Documentation, 1986-2006
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Control #:
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SNJSA026
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Format:
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6.3 c.f. (8 boxes, 2 map folders)
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Arrangement:
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Accession number order
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Notes:
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Includes Historic American Building Survey (HABS) and Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) reports.
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Series:
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New Jersey State Archives
Rare Books [Published], 1732-1811
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Control #:
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SNJSA027
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Format:
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2.6 c.f. (11 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Collection includes early compiled laws of New Jersey and Smith's "History of the Colony of Nova-Caesaria, or New-Jersey."
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Restrictions:
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Patrons should consult filmed or reprinted copies.
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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
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).
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 277.1 c.f. of paper records and 5 reels of microfilm ~
To contact the New Jersey State Archives about research, reference services, records transfers or donations, please email us at njarchives@sos.nj.gov
This page last updated 05/17/2006
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