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Records relating to Taverns
The State Archives' holdings relating to taverns vary depending on the county. Additional records may be available in county clerks' offices.
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Series:
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Bergen County
Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace
Petitions for Tavern Licenses, 1786-1866
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Control #:
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CBEQU002
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (35 items)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by petitioner
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Burlington County
Court of Common Pleas/Court of General Quarter Sessions
Tavern License Petitions and Remonstrances, 1817-1906
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Control #:
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CBUCP001
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Format:
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3.5 c.f. (7 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by petitioner
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Notes:
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Card file index to names available in the Manuscript Room.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Camden County
Court of Common Pleas
Tavern License Applications, 1844-1875
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Control #:
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CCDCP001
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Format:
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2.75 c.f. (2 boxes and 4 vols.)
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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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Cumberland County
Court of Common Pleas
Tavern License Petitions, 1774-1920
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Control #:
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CCUCP002
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Format:
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3.5 c.f. (7 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by name of tavern keeper
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Cumberland County
Court of Common Pleas
Record Book, 1847-1853
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Control #:
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CCUCP009
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Includes petitions for naturalization, appointments of surveyors, petitions for tavern licenses, and other entries.
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Series:
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Essex County
Court of Common Pleas
Petitions for Tavern Licenses, 1702-1891
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Control #:
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CESCP001
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Format:
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6.25 c.f. (14 boxes); 8 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by tavern keeper
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Notes:
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Card file index to names available in the Manuscript Room.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Gloucester County
Court of Common Pleas
Tavern License Records, 1713-1899
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Control #:
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CGLCP020
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Format:
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17 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By year
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Series:
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Hudson County
Court of Common Pleas
Tavern License Petitions [incomplete], 1901-1907
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Control #:
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CHDCP005
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Format:
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3 c.f. (6 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By file number
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Notes:
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Includes petitions for taverns in Secaucus and Weehawken only. A draft name index is available in the Manuscript Room.
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Court of Common Pleas
Tavern Licenses, Applications and Recognizances, 1738-1894
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Control #:
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CHNCP001
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Format:
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9 c.f. (10 vols. and 16 boxes); 26 reels (twenty-four 35-mm & two 16-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Also includes licenses from the Court of General Quarter Sessions.
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Court of Common Pleas
Tavern Licenses, 1758-1826
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Control #:
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CMICP003
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Format:
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4 c.f. (8 boxes); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by year
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Notes:
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The early records are from the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace. Film is incomplete.
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Series:
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Ocean County
Court of Common Pleas
Applications for Tavern Licenses, 1850-1895
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Control #:
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COCCP001
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Format:
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3 c.f. (6 boxes); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Card file index to names available in the Manuscript Room. Records on film span from 1850-1859.
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Series:
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Somerset County
Court of Common Pleas
Applications for Tavern Licenses, 1782-1876
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Control #:
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CSOCP006
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Format:
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4 c.f. (8 boxes); 8 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Card file index to names available in the Manuscript Room. Film covers 1784-1850.
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Series:
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Sussex County
Court of Common Pleas
Applications for Tavern Licenses, 1753-1860 & 1888
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Control #:
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CSUCP001
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Format:
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7.5 c.f. (15 boxes); 16 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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A card file index to names available in Manuscript Search Room.
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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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Warren County
Court of Common Pleas
Petitions for Tavern Licenses, 1877, 1878 & 1901
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Control #:
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CWACP002
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Format:
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0.03 c.f. (3 items)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by petitioner
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Series:
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Burlington City (Burlington County)
Clerk's Office
Tavern, Inn and Wholesale Liquor Licenses, 1883-1894
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Control #:
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MBUCL002
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box)
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Series:
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Camden City (Gloucester/Camden County)
Clerk's Office
Tavern License Petitions, 1828-1864
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Control #:
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MCBCL001
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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 year
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Notes:
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Includes petitions for 1828-1852, 1854 and 1862-1864.
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Series:
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Trenton City (Mercer County)
Clerk's Office
List of Tavern Licenses, ca. 1867
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Control #:
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MTRCL002
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Format:
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0.01 c.f. (1 item)
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 56.14 c.f. of paper records and 77 reels of microfilm ~
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This page last updated 05/17/2006
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