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P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
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Union County - Clerk's Office, Courts and Miscellaneous
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Union County was formed from the southern portion of old Essex County on 19 March 1857. Consult the Essex County page linked below for pre-1857 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 infomration on court jurisdictions.
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Records, 1850-1878 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL001
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Format:
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1.25 c.f. (5 boxes); 3 reels (1 16-mm, 2 35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by officiant |
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Notes:
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Consult indexed Union County marriage book [#1] for name of officiant.
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Non-Resident Marriage Licenses, Applications and Certificates, 1901-1910
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Control #:
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CUNCL002
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box); 0.5 reel (35-mm) |
Arrangement: |
Numerical/chronological |
Notes: |
Licenses #11 and #13 are not on the GSU film.
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Incorporation Papers, 1857-1904
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Control #:
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CUNCL003
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Format:
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3.5 c.f. (7 boxes) |
Arrangement: |
By year |
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Chancery Court Case Papers, 1873-1912
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Control #:
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CUNCL004
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box) |
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
County Physician's Death Certificates and Precepts, 1874-1884
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Control #:
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CUNCL005
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (2 boxes); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Military Papers [Civil War], 1861-1866 |
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Control #:
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CUNCL006
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Format:
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1.75 c.f. (2 boxes, 4 map folders)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological (month and year)
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Miscellaneous Filings, ca. 1857-1972
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Control #:
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CUNCL007
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Format:
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8.75 c.f. (18 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By file number
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Releases of Mortgages and Judgements, 1880-1901 and Indexes, 1880-1972
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Control #:
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CUNCL008
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Format:
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13 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Road Returns, 1882-1902
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Control #:
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CUNCL009
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Arrangement: |
By year
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Road Applications and Agreements, 1860s-1920s
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Control #:
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CUNCL010
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Format:
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4 c.f. (4 boxes) |
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Index to Miscellaneous Records, 1857-1940
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Control #:
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CUNCL011
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (1 vol.); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Notes: |
Indexes various records, including coroner's inquests, Circuit Court and Common Pleas cases, etc. |
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Supreme Court Case Papers, 1860-1933
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Control #:
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CUNCL012
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Format:
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2 c.f. (2 boxes) |
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Lis Pendens, 1860-1904 and INdexes, 1860-1972
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Control #:
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CUNCL013
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Format:
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5 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Exempt Firemen's and Military Certificates, 1865-1926
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Control #:
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CUNCL014
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Public Officials' Oaths, Appointments, Bonds, and Resignations, ca. 1850-1920
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Control #:
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CUNCL015
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (2 boxes) |
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Includes filings from ca. 1850-1867 and 1902-1920 |
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Medical Certificates, 1857-1921
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Control #:
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CUNCL016
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes) |
Arrangement |
By year, then alphabetical |
Notes: |
Includes copies of diplomas and certificates of physicians, nurses, osteopaths, midwives, veterinarians, and chiropractors. |
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Circuit Court Papers relating to Sewers, ca. 1909-1914
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Control #:
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CUNCL017
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box) |
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May include papers relating to other types of municipal improvements. |
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Warrants, 1871-1897
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Control #:
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CUNCL018 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box)
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Miscellaneous Court Records, 1819-1925
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Control #:
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CUNCL019
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Format:
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5.25 c.f. (6 boxes) |
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Mortgages, 1857-1870 and Indexes 1857-1914
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Control #:
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CUNCL020
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Format:
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31 reels (35-mm)
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Notes: |
Indexes continue through 1914. |
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Assignments of Mortgages, 1857-1900 and Indexes, 1857-1972
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Control #:
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CUNCL021 |
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Format:
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26 reels (35-mm)
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Notes: |
Indexes continue through 1972. |
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Discharged Mortgages, 1869-1902
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Control #:
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CUNCL022 |
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Format:
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4 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Police Complaints, 1834-1908
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Control #:
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CUNCL023 |
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Format:
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8 c.f. (8 boxes)
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Partnership Bonds, 1858-1915
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Control #:
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CUNCL024 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box)
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Jail Lists, 1860-1895
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Control #:
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CUNCL025 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box)
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Commitments, 1894-1904
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Control #:
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CUNCL026 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box) |
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Records of Condemnations of Land, 1863-1917
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Control #:
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CUNCL027 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box) |
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Appeals, 1857-1910
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Control #:
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CUNCL028 |
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Format:
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3 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Series:
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Union County
Court of Common Pleas
Peddler's Licenses, 1857-1870
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Control #:
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CUNCP001 |
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box) |
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Series:
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Union County
Court of Common Pleas
Loose Papers, 1855-1925 |
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Control #:
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CUNCP002 |
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Format:
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4 c.f. (4 boxes)
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Series:
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Union County
Court of Common Pleas
Naturalization Records, 1845-1945
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Control #:
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CUNCP003 |
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Format:
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28.5 c.f. (12 vols. and 22 boxes); 105 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Union County
Court of Common Pleas/Court of Quarter Sessions
Licenses, 1844-1919
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Control #:
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CUNCP004 |
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Format:
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8.25 c.f. (17 boxes) |
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Mostly tavern license petitions; some early records from the Court of General Quarter Sesions, most from Court of Common Pleas. |
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Series:
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Union County
Coroner's Office
Inquests, 1857-1914
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Control #:
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CUNCR001 |
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Format:
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8 c.f. (16 boxes); 9 reels (35-mm) |
Notes: |
Included in the Index to Miscellaneous Filings. |
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Series:
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Union County
Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace
Loose Papers, 1882-1915 |
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Control #:
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CUNQU001 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box)
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Series:
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Union County
Register of Deeds
Deeds, 1857-1875, and Indexes 1857-1909 |
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Control #:
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CUNRD001 |
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Format:
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61 reels (35-mm)
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 100 c.f. of paper records and 259.5 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:
Union County Clerk's Office, Courthouse, 2 Broad Street, Room 115, Elizabeth, NJ 07207, tel. 908-527-4787, website: www.ucnj.org/ctyclerk
This page last updated 04/23/2013
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