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P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
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Camden County - Clerk's Office, Courts & Miscellaneous
Camden County was formed from Gloucester County on 13 March 1844. Consult the Gloucester County page linked below for pre-1844 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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Series:
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Camden County
Clerk's Office
Municipal Incorporation Records [Transcript], 1887-1969
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Control #:
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CCDCL001
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Camden County
Clerk's Office
Exempt Firemen's Certificates, ca. 1893-1922
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Control #:
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CCDCL002
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Format:
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0.2 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by surname
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Series:
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Camden County
Clerk's Office
Physician's Certificates/Diplomas, 1863 & 1871
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Control #:
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CCDCL003
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Format:
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0.02 c.f. (2 manuscripts)
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Arrangement:
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NA
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Camden County
Clerk's Office
Original Recorded Deeds (Gloucester County), 1759-1840
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Control #:
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CCDCL004
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Format:
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0.11 c.f. (11 manuscripts)
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Arrangement:
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By date of deed
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Camden County
Clerk's Office
Inventory of Building Contracts Deposited with the Camden County Historical Society, 1852-1886
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Control #:
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CCDCL005
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
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Notes:
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The list is dated 1931.
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Series:
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Camden County
Clerk's Office
Mortgages, 1844-1861 and Indexes, 1844-1887
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Control #:
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CCDCL006
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Format:
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7 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Notes:
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Index provides access by mortgagor and corporation name only.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Camden County
Clerk's Office
Incorporations of Religious Societies, 1845-1876
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Control #:
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CCDCL007
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Series:
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Camden County
Clerk's Office
Road Book A, 1844-1960
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Control #:
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CCDCL008
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Camden County
Clerk's Office
Deeds, 1844-1900 and Indexes, 1844-1912
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Control #:
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CCDCL009
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Format:
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148 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Camden County
Clerk's Office
Sealing Dockets, 1859-1948
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Control #:
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CCDCL010
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Format:
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24.5 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Records continue as Superior Court/ Law Division/ Camden County/ Sealing Dockets.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Camden County
Clerk's Office
Attachments, 1853-1965
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Control #:
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CCDCL011
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Format:
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3 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Each volume includes an index.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Camden County
Clerk's Office
Recognizances, 1882-1959
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Control #:
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CCDCL012
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Format:
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5 reels (35-mm)
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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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Camden County
Clerk's Office
Supreme Court Judgments, Volume B, 1922-1953
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Control #:
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CCDCL013
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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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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Camden County
Clerk's Office
Bonds of Sheriffs, 1844-1949
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Control #:
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CCDCL014
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Includes an index; some corporate bonds included.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Camden County
Clerk's Office
Circuit Court Minutes, 1852-1948
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Control #:
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CCDCL015
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Format:
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19 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Each volume includes an index.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Camden County
Clerk's Office
Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery Minutes, 1844-1948
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Control #:
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CCDCL016
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Format:
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10 reels (35-mm)
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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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Camden County
Clerk's Office
Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery Executions, 1869-1873
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Control #:
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CCDCL017
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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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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Camden County
Clerk's Office
Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery Indictments, 1885-1945
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Control #:
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CCDCL018
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Format:
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6 reels (35-mm)
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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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Camden County
Clerk's Office
Circuit Court Tax Adjustment Minutes, Volume I, 1887
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Control #:
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CCDCL019
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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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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Camden County
Clerk's Office
Court of Small Causes/District Court Judgments, 1849-1948
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Control #:
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CCDCL020
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Format:
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21 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Small Causes was succeeded by District Court in 1878; continued as Superior Court/ Law Div./ Camden Co./ District Court Judgments.
Each volume includes an index.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Camden County
Clerk's Office
Volume A, Minutes of District Court, 1911-1961
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Control #:
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CCDCL021
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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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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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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Camden County
Court of Common Pleas
Naturalization Records, 1844-1933
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Control #:
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CCDCP002
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Format:
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4.5 c.f. (13 boxes); 27 reels (fourteen 16-mm & thirteen 35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By record type, then chron.
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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
Fishery Bonds, 1844-1917
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Control #:
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CCDCP003
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by bond holder
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Series:
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Camden County
Court of Common Pleas
Lists of Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied, 1929-1938
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Control #:
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CCDCP004
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (5 folders); 1 reel (16 mm)
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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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Camden County
Court of Common Pleas
Minutes, 1844-1948
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Control #:
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CCDCP005
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Format:
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12.5 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Each volume is indexed. Continued as Superior Court/ Law Division/ Camden County/ Minutes.
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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
Judgments, 1940-1948
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Control #:
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CCDCP006
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Format:
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0.5 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Records continued as Superior Court/ Law Division/ Camden County/ /Judgments.
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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
Executions, 1844-1877
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Control #:
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CCDCP007
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Format:
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2 reels (35-mm)
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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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Camden County
Court of Common Pleas
Blotters, 1891-1948
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Control #:
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CCDCP008
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Format:
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3.5 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Records continued as Superior Court of New Jersey/ Law Division/ Camden County/ Blotters.
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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
Bonds in Bastardy Proceedings, Volume 1, 1913-1967
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Control #:
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CCDCP009
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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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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Camden County
Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace
Writ of Fieri Facias, State vs. George Ross, 1857
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Control #:
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CCDQU001
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Format:
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0.01 c.f. (1 item)
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Series:
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Camden County
Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace
Minutes, 1845-1948
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Control #:
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CCDQU002
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Format:
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37 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Each volume includes an index. Continued as Superior Court of New Jersey/ Law Division/ Camden County/ Criminal Case Minutes.
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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 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace
Minutes of Special Sessions, 1886-1948
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Control #:
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CCDQU003
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Format:
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12 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Each volume includes an index.
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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 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace
Judgment Dockets, 1896-1948
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Control #:
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CCDQU004
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Format:
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18 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Missing volumes [1] - [3], [7] - [9] & [11] - [15]
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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 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace
Executions, 1873-1937
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Control #:
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CCDQU005
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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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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Camden County
Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace
Indictments, 1920
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Control #:
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CCDQU006
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Misidentified on film as Minute Book X.
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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 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace
Criminal Judgments, 1931-1941
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Control #:
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CCDQU007
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Format:
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4 reels (35-mm)
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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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Camden County
Sheriff's Office
Bonds, 1879-1946
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Control #:
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CCDSH001
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Format:
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2 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Each volume includes an index.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 10.54 c.f. of paper records and 371 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:
Camden County Clerk's Office, Courthouse, Room 102, 520 Market Street, Camden, NJ 08102-1375, tel. 856-225-5300, website: http://www.camdencounty.com/clerk
This page last updated 04/22/2013
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