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Hudson County - Clerk's Office, Courts & Miscellaneous
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Hudson County was formed from the southern portion of Bergen County on 22 February 1840. Consult the Bergen County page linked below for pre-1840 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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Hudson County
Clerk's Office
Midwife Licenses, 1892-1906
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Control #:
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CHDCL001
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by licensee
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Series:
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Hudson County
Clerk's Office
Non-Resident Marriage License Applications, 1897-1910
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Control #:
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CHDCL002
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Format:
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5 c.f. (10 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By number (roughly chronological)
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Series:
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Hudson County
Clerk's Office
Court of Oyer and Terminer Trial Book [Minutes], 1873-1874
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Control #:
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CHDCL003
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Hudson County
Clerk's Office
Physician's License, 1903
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Control #:
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CHDCL004
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Format:
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0.01 c.f. (1 folder)
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Notes:
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The license of Dr. Jane Beck Smith, 28 March 1903.
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Series:
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Hudson County
Clerk's Office
Chancery Court Case Files, 1842-1908
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Control #:
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CHDCL005
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Format:
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3 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Series:
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Hudson County
Clerk's Office
Court of Errors and Appeals Case Files, #6933, 1886
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Control #:
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CHDCL006
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Series:
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Hudson County
Clerk's Office
Circuit Court Case Files, ca. 1855-1915
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Control #:
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CHDCL007
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Format:
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14.5 c.f. (29 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By file number
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Notes:
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Most date from between 1855 and 1870.
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Series:
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Hudson County
Clerk's Office
Circuit Court Judgments, 1854-1927
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Control #:
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CHDCL008
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Format:
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141 c.f. (282 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By book and page number
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Series:
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Hudson County
Clerk's Office
Court of Oyer and Terminer Lists of Indictments and Indexes, 1884-1924
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Control #:
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CHDCL009
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Format:
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3 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By surname first letter, then chrono.
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Series:
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Hudson County
Court of Common Pleas
Case Files, 1873-1926
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Control #:
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CHDCP001
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Format:
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11 c.f. (22 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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by file number
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Notes:
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Indcludes a few misc. items: name changes, insolvencies, road records, commitments, mortgage cancellations and correspondence.
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Series:
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Hudson County
Court of Common Pleas
Veteran's Peddler Licenses, 1905-1931
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Control #:
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CHDCP002
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Format:
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11 c.f. (22 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Series:
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Hudson County
Court of Common Pleas
Naturalization Records, 1834-1920
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Control #:
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CHDCP003
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Format:
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18 c.f. (36 boxes, 1 portfolio); 156 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Notes:
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Most of the collection is loose naturalization papers, 1834-1906; also includes some affidavits for duplicate certificates, 1853-1920
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Series:
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Hudson County
Court of Common Pleas
Case Papers from the Court of Small Causes, 1874-1917
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Control #:
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CHDCP004
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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By case number (roughly chronological)
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Notes:
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Other Small Causes cases included with series Court of Common Pleas / Case Papers
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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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Hudson County
Court of Common Pleas
Certificates of Lunacy/Non-Criminal Commitments, 1849-1921
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Control #:
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CHDCP006
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Format:
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23 c.f. (46 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Most files are pre-1911.
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Restrictions:
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Some records may be confidential as per NJSA 30:4-24.3
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Series:
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Hudson County
Coroner's Office
Inquests, 1889-1910
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Control #:
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CHDCR001
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Format:
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11.6 c.f. (22 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Roughly chronological by inquest date
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Series:
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Hudson County
Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace
Minutes, 1868-1911
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Control #:
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CHDQU001
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Hudson County
Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace
Case Papers, 1870
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Control #:
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CHDQU002
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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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Hudson County
Register of Deeds and Mortgages
Deeds and Indexes, 1805-1901
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Control #:
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CHDRD001
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Format:
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634 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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Indexes continues through 1925.
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Series:
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Hudson County
Register of Deeds and Mortgages
Mortgages and Indexes, 1805-1866
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Control #:
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CHDRD002
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Format:
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49 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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Indexes continue through 1907.
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Series:
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Hudson County
Register of Deeds and Mortgages
Releases of Mortgages and Judgments, 1880-1893 and Index, 1880-1913
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Control #:
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CHDRD003
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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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Series:
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Hudson County
Register of Deeds and Mortgages
Miscellaneous Records, 1812-1901
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Control #:
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CHDRD004
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Format:
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11 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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Contains bills of sale, leases, bonds, etc. Index continues through 1907.
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 247.61 c.f. of paper records
and 857 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:
Hudson County Clerk's Office, Hudson Co. Plaza, 4th Floor, 257 Cornelison Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07302, tel. 201-369-3470, Ext. 2756, website: www.hudsoncountyclerk.org
Hudson County Register of Deeds & Mortgages, Hudson Co. Plaza, 257 Cornelison Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07302, tel. 201-395-64760, Ext. 2870,
website: http://www.hudsoncountynj.org/county-register.aspx
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