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Salem County - Clerk's Office, Courts & Miscellaneous
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The Salem court was established in the Province of West Jersey in 1681; Salem County was formed from the Salem Tenth on 17 May 1694. Its southern portion was set off as Cumberland County in 1748.
County clerks were required by law to file copies of deeds beginning in 1785 and mortgages beginning in 1766. Consult the Secretary of State page linked below for colonial deed filings.
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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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Justice of the Peace Dockets, 1758-1948
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Control #:
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CSACL001
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Format:
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68 c.f. (107 boxes and 29 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by justice
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Notes:
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There are very few dockets from before 1800.
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Series:
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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Reports of Hunting and Fishing Licenses Issued, 1909-1933
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Control #:
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CSACL002
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Contains monthly and annual reports to the State Treasurer listing individuals who were granted licenses.
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Series:
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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Records relating to Chancery Court, Court of Oyer and Terminer, and Supreme Court Cases, 1779-1877
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Control #:
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CSACL003
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical
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Notes:
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Court of Chancery and Court of Oyer and Terminer Records are sparse.
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Series:
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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Deeds, 1786-1900 and Indexes, 1786-1923
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Control #:
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CSACL004
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Format:
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91 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Record of Indictments Pending, Court of Oyer and Terminer, 1854-1865
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Control #:
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CSACL005
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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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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Records, 1680-1956 and Indexes, 1680-1945
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Control #:
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CSACL006
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Format:
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7 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Slave Manumissions and Birth Certificates of Children of Slaves, 1800-1841
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Control #:
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CSACL007
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Series:
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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Military Records, ca. 1860-ca. 1940
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Control #:
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CSACL008
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Format:
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2 reels (35-mm)
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Notes:
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Includes veterans' grave registrations.
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Series:
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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Mortgages,1766-1860 and Indexes,1766-1935
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Control #:
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CSACL009
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Format:
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14 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Jury Records, 1851-1940
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Control #:
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CSACL010
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Format:
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1.75 c.f. (8 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Minutes of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, 1869-1953
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Control #:
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CSACL011
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (3 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Last volume includes minutes of the Superior Court, 1948-1953
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Series:
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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Circuit Court Case Papers, 1799-1920
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Control #:
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CSACL012
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Format:
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6 c.f. (12 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Includes notices/lists of causes and case papers. Records for the early-19th- and 20th-century are sparce, with many gaps.
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Series:
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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Notarial Protests against Promissory Notes, 1849-1858
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Control #:
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CSACL013
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Format:
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0.6 c.f. (2 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Chattel Mortgages, Book A, 1864-1872
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Control #:
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CSACL014
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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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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Record of Sheriff's Bonds, 1807-1926
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Control #:
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CSACL015
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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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Notes:
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Bonds for 1807-1812 are recorded in back of volume.
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Series:
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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Court Fee and Receipt Book, 1864-1869
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Control #:
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CSACL016
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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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Series:
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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Cost Dockets of Enoch S. Fogg, 1870-1899
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Control #:
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CSACL017
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (2 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Fogg was a Special Master and Examiner in Chancery and a Supreme Court Commissioner; filed with the clerk's office 15 June 1927.
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Series:
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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Miscellaneous Records, ca. 1752-1911
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Control #:
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CSACL018
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Series:
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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Lists of Causes in the Salem County Courts [Printed], 1905-1925
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Control #:
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CSACL019
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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
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Series:
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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Appointment and Commission Certificates, 1841-1865
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Control #:
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CSACL020
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By year
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Notes:
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The bulk of the certificates are from 1841-1850; one oversized certificate each was found for the years 1858 and 1865.
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Series:
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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Performance Bonds of Militia Paymasters, 1810-1831
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Control #:
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CSACL021
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (6 items)
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Arrangement:
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By year
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Series:
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Salem County
Court of Common Pleas
Case Papers, 1733-1920
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Control #:
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CSACP001
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Format:
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32 c.f. (64 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By year
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Notes:
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No papers were found for 1870-71, 1874-1896, 1900-1901, 1904-1908, 1911, 1914 & 1919; papers for antebellum years are sparse.
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Series:
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Salem County
Court of Common Pleas
Petitions and Discharges of Insolvent Debtors, 1820-1927
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Control #:
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CSACP002
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Format:
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5 c.f. (10 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical
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Notes:
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Series contains many gaps; records are sparse after 1900.
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Series:
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Salem County
Court of Common Pleas/Court of General Quarter Sessions
Minutes, 1706-1911
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Control #:
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CSACP003
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (6 vols.); 8 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Volumes cover the period 1789-1818; films cover 1706-1911.
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Series:
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Salem County
Court of Common Pleas
Naturalization Records, 1800-1929
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Control #:
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CSACP004
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Format:
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13 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Salem County
Court of Common Pleas
Divisions of Property, 1791-1935
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Control #:
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CSACP005
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Notes:
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Later records also contain a few decrees of adoption.
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Series:
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Salem County
Court of Common Pleas
Executions to Sell Real Estate of Loyalists, 1778-1779
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Control #:
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CSACP006
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (7 items)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical
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Series:
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Salem County
Court of Common Pleas
Fishery Bonds, 1844 & 1873-1894
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Control #:
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CSACP007
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Format:
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0.1 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 one item from 1844; the remainder date from 1873-1894.
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Series:
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Salem County
Justices Court
Records, 1821-1868
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Control #:
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CSAJU001
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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 year
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Notes:
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Series includes only scattered records prior to 1856.
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Series:
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Salem County
Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace
Petitions for Peddler's Licenses, 1739-1764
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Control #:
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CSAQU001
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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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Salem County
Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace
Warrants and Subpoenas, 1751-1900
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Control #:
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CSAQU002
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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 by year
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Notes:
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Series contains records for scattered years only.
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Series:
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Salem County
Sheriff's Office
Accounts of Property Sales, 1827-1830
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Control #:
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CSASH001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (2 small booklets)
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Notes:
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Includes: Elwell, Freas, Hall and Denn property, 1827; Madera property, 1829-1830.
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Series:
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Salem County
Sheriff's Office
Executions, 1834-1884
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Control #:
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CSASH002
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (3 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Salem County
Small Cause Court
Cases Files, 1897-1922
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Control #:
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CSASM001
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Many cases are recorded on Salem County Court of Common Pleas forms. No papers were found for 1914-1921.
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 123.53 c.f. of paper records and
137 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:
Salem County Clerk's Office, 110 Fifth Street - Suite 200, Salem, NJ 08079, tel. 856-339-8605, web: http://salemcountyclerk.org/
This page last updated 05/17/2006
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