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Union County - Clerk's Office, Courts and Miscellaneous
Union County was formed from the southern portion of old Essex County on 19 March 1857. Consult the Essex County page linked below for pre-1857 records.
The State Archives' holdings vary from county to county. Consult the Collecting Policy for additional information about our accessioning guidelines. Consult the Organizational Chart for Pre-1948 Court System for information on court jurisdictions. |
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See also:
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Essex County - Clerk's and Register's Offices
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Marriage Records, 1850-1878 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL001 |
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Format:
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1.25 c.f. (5 boxes); 3 reels (1 16-mm, 2 35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by officiant |
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Notes:
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Consult indexed Union County marriage book [#1] for name of officiant. |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Non-Resident Marriage Licenses, Applications and Certificates, 1901-1910 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL002 |
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box); 0.5 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Numerical/chronological |
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Notes:
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Licenses #11 and #13 are not on the GSU film. |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Incorporation Papers, 1857-1904 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL003 |
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Format:
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3.5 c.f. (7 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By year |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Chancery Court Case Papers, 1873-1912 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL004 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box) |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office County Physician's Death Certificates and Precepts, 1874-1884 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL005 |
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (2 boxes); 1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Military Papers [Civil War], 1861-1866 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL006 |
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Format:
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1.75 c.f. (2 boxes, 4 map folders) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological (month and year) |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Miscellaneous Filings, ca. 1857-1972 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL007 |
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Format:
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8.75 c.f. (18 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By file number |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Releases of Mortgages and Judgments, 1880-1901 and Indexes, 1880-1972 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL008 |
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Format:
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13 reels (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Road Returns, 1882-1902 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL009 |
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (2 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By year |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Road Applications and Agreements, 1860s-1920s |
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Control #:
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CUNCL010 |
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Format:
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4 c.f. (4 boxes) |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Index to Miscellaneous Records, 1857-1940 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL011 |
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (1 vol.); 1 reel (35-mm) |
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Notes:
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Indexes various records, including coroner's inquests, Circuit Court and Common Pleas cases, etc. |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Supreme Court Case Papers, 1860-1933 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL012 |
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Format:
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2 c.f. (2 boxes) |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Lis Pendens, 1860-1904 and Indexes, 1860-1972 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL013 |
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Format:
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5 reels (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Exempt Firemen's and Military Certificates, 1865-1926 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL014 |
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 boxes) |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Public Officials' Oaths, Appointments, Bonds, and Resignations, ca. 1850-1920 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL015 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes) |
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Notes:
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Includes filings from ca. 1850-1867 and 1902-1920. |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Medical Certificates, 1857-1921 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL016 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By year, then alphabetical |
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Notes:
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Includes copies of diplomas and certificates of physicians, nurses, osteopaths, midwives, veterinarians, and chiropractors. |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Circuit Court Papers relating to Sewers, ca. 1909-1914 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL017 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box) |
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Notes:
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May include papers relating to other types of municipal improvements. |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Warrants, 1871-1897 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL018 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box) |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Miscellaneous Court Records, 1819-1925 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL019 |
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Format:
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5.25 c.f. (6 boxes) |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Mortgages, 1857-1870 and Indexes, 1857-1914 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL020 |
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Format:
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31 reels (35-mm) |
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Notes:
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Indexes continue through 1914. |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Assignments of Mortgages, 1857-1900 and Indexes, 1857-1972 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL021 |
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Format:
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26 reels (35-mm) |
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Notes:
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Indexes continue through 1972. |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Discharged Mortgages, 1869-1902 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL022 |
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Format:
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4 reels (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Police Complaints, 1834-1908 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL023 |
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Format:
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8 c.f. (8 boxes) |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Partnership Bonds, 1858-1915 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL024 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box) |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Jail Lists, 1860-1895 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL025 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box) |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Commitments, 1894-1904 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL026 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box) |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Record of Condemnations of Land, 1863-1917 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL027 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box) |
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Series:
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Union County Clerk's Office Appeals, 1857-1910 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL028 |
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Format:
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3 c.f. (3 boxes) |
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Series:
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Union County Court of Common Pleas Peddler's Licenses, 1857-1870 |
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Control #:
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CUNCP001 |
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box) |
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Series:
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Union County Court of Common Pleas Loose Papers, 1855-1925 |
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Control #:
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CUNCP002 |
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Format:
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4 c.f. (4 boxes) |
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Series:
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Union County Court of Common Pleas Naturalization Records, 1845-1945 |
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Control #:
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CUNCP003 |
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Format:
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28.5 c.f. (12 vols. and 22 boxes); 105 reels (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Union County Court of Common Pleas/Court of Quarter Sessions Licenses, 1844-1919 |
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Control #:
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CUNCP004 |
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Format:
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8.25 c.f. (17 boxes) |
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Notes:
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Mostly tavern license petitions; some early records from the Court of General Quarter Sessions, most from Court of Common Pleas. |
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Series:
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Union County Coroner's Office Inquests, 1857-1914 |
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Control #:
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CUNCR001 |
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Format:
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8 c.f. (16 boxes); 9 reels (35-mm) |
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Notes:
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Included in the Index to Miscellaneous Filings. |
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Series:
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Union County Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace Loose Papers, 1882-1915 |
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Control #:
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CUNQU001 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box) |
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Series:
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Union County Register of Deeds Deeds, 1857-1875 and Indexes, 1857-1909 |
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Control #:
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CUNRD001 |
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Format:
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61 reels (35-mm) |
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 100 c.f. of paper records and 259.5 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: Union County Clerk's Office, Courthouse Room 115, 2 Braod Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07207, tel. 908-527-4966, website: www.unioncountynj.org This page last updated 05/17/2006 |
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