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P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
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Secretary of State - Pardons, Extraditions & Legal Process
Recent extradition and rendition files are maintained by the Office of the Governor. Inquiries relative to recent pardon records should be directed to the New Jersey State Parole Board (see link at bottom of page).
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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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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Registers, 1845-1897
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Control #:
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SSTSE003
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Roughly chronological within volume
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Notes:
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First vol. called "Executive Journal"; include pupils in charitable institutions, notaries public, extraditions, proclamations, etc.
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Extradition Records, 1844-1964
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Control #:
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SSTSE011
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Format:
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107.25 c.f. (108 boxes, 3 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical/chronological within type
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Notes:
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Includes extraditions, requisitions, warrants, renditions and waivers. Later extradition records filed in the Governor's Office.
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Petitions to the Court of Pardons, 1800-1921
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Control #:
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SSTSE028
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Format:
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3.5 c.f. (7 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological and/or alphabetical
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Court of Pardons Term Records, 1914-1940
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Control #:
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SSTSE029
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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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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Paroles Granted by the Court of Pardons, 1891-1905
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Control #:
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SSTSE030
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Format:
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4.25 c.f. (9 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetic by parolee
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Miscellaneous Records of the Court of Pardons, 1804-1907
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Control #:
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SSTSE031
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Miscellaneous Filings (Series III), ca. 1836-1915
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Control #:
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SSTSE047
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Format:
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8 c.f. (16 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Numerical
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Notes:
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Series includes letters of resignation, cancelled railroad police commissions; there is a draft itemized list to this collection.
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Motor Vehicle Complaint Docket and Process Books, 1907-1935
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Control #:
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SSTSE057
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Format:
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1 c.f. (9 vols.)
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Related records:
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Series:
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Governor William Thomas Cahill (1912-1996; served 1970-1974)
Counsel's Office
Executive Clemency Files, 1970-1972
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Control #:
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S52CO009
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Format:
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2 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Restrictions:
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Confidential as per NJAC 10A:71-2.1
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Series:
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Governor Brendan Thomas Byrne (1924- ; served 1974-1982)
Counsel's Office
Extradition and Rendition Files, 1973-1981
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Control #:
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S53CO008
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Format:
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75 c.f. (75 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical within year
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Notes:
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Includes boxes G-310 to G-319, G-908 to G-920, G-929 to G-950, G-1302 to G-1310, and G-1633 to G-1652.
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Series:
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Governor Brendan Thomas Byrne (1924- ; served 1974-1982)
Counsel's Office
Executive Clemency Files, 1974-1981
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Control #:
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S53CO025
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Format:
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3 c.f. (6 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by surname
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Restrictions:
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Confidential as per NJAC 10A:71-2.1
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Series:
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Governor Thomas Howard Kean (1935- ; served 1982-1990)
Counsel's Office
Executive Clemency Files, 1982-1990
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Control #:
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S54CO005
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Format:
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4.5 c.f. (9 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical
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Restrictions:
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Restricted until 1/21/2015 per Governor Kean's access guidelines
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Series:
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Governor Thomas Howard Kean (1935- ; served 1982-1990)
Counsel's Office
Extraditions & Renditions, 1982-1987
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Control #:
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S54CO007
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Format:
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59 c.f. (59 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical within year
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Notes:
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Includes boxes G-475 to G-492, G-908 to G-917, G-1063 to G-1071, G-1255 to G-1266 and G-1565 to G-1574.
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Series:
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Governor James Joseph Florio (1937- ; served 1990-1994)
Counsel's Office
Extraditions and Renditions, 1988-1993
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Control #:
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S55CO004
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Format:
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60 c.f. (60 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By name within year/record type
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Notes:
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Boxes G-40 to G-59, G-195 to G-204, G-385 to G-394, G-443 to G-454, and G-864 to G-871.
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Series:
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Governor James Joseph Florio (1937- ; served 1990-1994)
Counsel's Office
Executive Clemency Files, 1990-1993
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Control #:
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S55CO011
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by applicant
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Restrictions:
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Restricted until 1/15/2019 per Gov. Florio's access guidelines
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Series:
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Office of the Governor
Counsel's Office
Extradition Records, 1935-1973
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Control #:
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S99CO002
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Format:
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53 c.f. (53 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical within record type
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Notes:
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Includes extraditions, renditions, requisitions and waivers.
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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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~ The collections listed on this page represent 383.75 c.f. of paper records and 2 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
For additional and/or more recent records relating to this topic, contact:
New Jersey State Parole Board, PO Box 862, Trenton, NJ 08625-0862, tel. 609-292-4257, website: www.state.nj.us/parole
This page last updated 05/17/2006
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