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P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
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Hunterdon County - Clerk's Office
Hunterdon County was formed from the northern portion of original Burlington County on 11 March 1714. Consult the Burlington County page linked below for pre-1714 records.
The northern portions of original Hunterdon County were set off as Morris County in 1739. The southern portion became part of present-day Mercer County in 1838.
County clerks were required by law to file copies of deeds beginning in 1785 and mortgages beginning in 1766. Hunterdon County also filed earlier deeds beginning 1730. See the Secretary of State page linked below for additional colonial land records.
The State Archives' holdings vary from county to county. Consult the Collecting Policy for additional information about our accessioning guidelines. |
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Justice of the Peace Dockets, 1778-1948
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Control #:
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CHNCL001
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Format:
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60 c.f. (114 boxes, 17 OV vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Books are numbered
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Court Cost Docket, 1782-1785
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Control #:
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CHNCL002
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Format:
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0.2 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Manumissions of Slaves, 1788-1836
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Control #:
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CHNCL003
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (57 files)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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The guide includes three indices: slaves by surname, slaves by given name, and slaveowners/fellowbondsman/witnesses.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Birth Certificates of Children of Slaves, 1804-1835
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Control #:
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CHNCL004
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Format:
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1.75 c.f. (4 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alpha. by slave owner's name
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Notes:
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Guide includes various name indexes including by given name of child, surname of child, given name of mother, etc.
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Court Dockets, 1859-1888
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Control #:
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CHNCL005
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (3 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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By year
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Notes:
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Includes Court of Common Pleas cases and possibly cases from other courts.
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Jury Lists, 1874-1908
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Control #:
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CHNCL006
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Local Election Records, ca. 1760-ca. 1885
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Control #:
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CHNCL007
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Format:
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15 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by town/township
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Notes:
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Record of local town and township elections, as reported to the County Clerk.
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Road Records, 1761-1921
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Control #:
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CHNCL008
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Format:
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4 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Deeds, 1705-1911 and Indexes, 1785-1955
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Control #:
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CHNCL009
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box); 130 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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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Docketed Judgments, 1855-1916
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Control #:
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CHNCL010
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Includes judgments from the Circuit Court and Court of Common Pleas.
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Circuit Court Minutes, 1852-1861
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Control #:
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CHNCL011
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Format:
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0.7 c.f. (4 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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The fourth volume in this series, titled "Equity Cases," records only three cases.
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Affidavits, 1713-1860
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Control #:
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CHNCL012
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Format:
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5 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Roughly chronological by filing date
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Court Liens, 1700s-1800s
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Control #:
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CHNCL013
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Format:
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3 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Roughly chronological by filing date
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Mortgages, 1766-1902 and Indexes, 1766-1956
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Control #:
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CHNCL014
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Format:
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39 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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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Special Deeds, 1730-1898
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Control #:
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CHNCL015
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Format:
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6 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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Land records with special circumstances, such as 99-year leases, conditional sales, etc.
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Index to Various Court Records, 1700-1900
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Control #:
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CHNCL016
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Format:
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20 reels (fifteen 35-mm & five 16-mm)
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Notes:
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Indexes to recognizances, indictments, affidavits, appeals, insolvent debtors' petitions, and miscellaneous records.
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Records, 1795-1900
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Control #:
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CHNCL017
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Format:
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10 reels (35-mm)
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Notes:
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Loose marriage returns organized by surname of officiant.
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Indictments, 1713-1860
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Control #:
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CHNCL018
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Format:
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4 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Insolvent Debtors Petitions, 1700s-1800s
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Control #:
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CHNCL019
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Format:
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12 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Lis Pendens, 1875-1926
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Control #:
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CHNCL020
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Veterans Grave Registrations, ca. 1790-ca. 1940
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Control #:
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CHNCL021
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Format:
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3 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Miscellaneous Court Records, 1713-1860
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Control #:
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CHNCL022
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Format:
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131 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Roughly chronological
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Notes:
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Includes Court of Common Pleas case papers; see Index to Various Court Records.
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Card Index by Subject, no date
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Control #:
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CHNCL023
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Format:
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1 reel (16-mm)
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Notes:
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Subject index to recognizances, miscellaneous court records, Surrogate's Dockets, etc.
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Chancery Court Inquisitions, 1855-1917
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Control #:
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CHNCL024
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Notes:
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Includes primarily lunacies and habitual drunkeness cases.
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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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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Notarial Protests against Promissory Notes by William S. Stover, Notary Public, 1868-1879
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Control #:
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CHNCL025
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Format:
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1 c.f. (4 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Record of Surveyors' Tests, 1884-1896
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Control #:
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CHNCL026
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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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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Register of Pharmacists, 1877
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Control #:
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CHNCL027
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Format:
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0.2 c.f. (1 booklet)
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Register of Dentists, 1871-1894
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Control #:
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CHNCL028
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 booklet)
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
List of Causes Noticed for Trial, 1856-1874
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Control #:
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CHNCL029
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 booklet)
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Notes:
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Includes cases in the Supreme Court, Circuit Court and Court of Common Pleas.
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Record of Members of Fish and Game Protective Societies, 1880-1917
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Control #:
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CHNCL030
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 booklet)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Rough Court Minutes, 1860-1925
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Control #:
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CHNCL031
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Format:
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1.25 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Includes minutes of the Supreme Court, Circuit Court, Court of Common Pleas and Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace.
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Supreme Court Minutes, 1854-1880
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Control #:
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CHNCL032
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (2 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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The second volume includes an 1860 list of peddler's licenses.
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Circuit Court Appeals Docket, 1858-1875
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Control #:
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CHNCL033
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 booklet)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Covers September 1858 - September 1875.
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Record of Appointments of Notaries Public, Commissioners of Deeds and Justices of the Peace, ca. 1859-1930
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Control #:
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CHNCL034
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Format:
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0.4 c.f. (1 booklet, 1 vol.)
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Register of Firemen, 1873-1890
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Control #:
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CHNCL035
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Format:
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0.3 c.f. (1 vol.)
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 69.6 c.f. of paper records and 385 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:
Hunterdon County Clerk's Office, Hall of Records, 71 Main Sreet, PO Box 2900, Flemington, NJ 08822-2900, tel. 908-788-1214, website: www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/countyclerk.htm
This page last updated 04/23/2013
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