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New Jersey State Archives
225 West State Street-Level 2
P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
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Non-Governmental Records - Morris Canal
Consult the Collecting Policy for additional information about the State Archives' accessioning guidelines.
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Series:
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Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Morris Canal Division
Ledgers, 1867-1904
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Control #:
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PLEHM001
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5 c.f. (10 vols.); 7 reels (35-mm)
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Chronological
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Microfilm is incomplete.
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Morris Canal Division
Journals, 1868-1922
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PLEHM002
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2 c.f. (6 vols.); 6 reels (35-mm)
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Chronological
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Series:
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Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Morris Canal Division
Cash Books, 1871-1898
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PLEHM003
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0.5 c.f. (2 vols.); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Chronological
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Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Morris Canal Division
Balance Sheets, 1890-1922
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PLEHM004
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0.5 c.f. (2 vols.); 0.5 reel (part of 1 reel, 35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Morris Canal Division
Blotters, 1896-1910
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PLEHM005
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0.5 c.f. (4 vols.); 1.5 reels (35-mm)
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Record of drafts and vouchers.
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Morris Canal Division
Book of Clearances of Reuben W. Messinger, Collector at Lake Hopatcong, 1899-1905
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PLEHM006
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0.5 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Morris Canal Division
Maps and Drawings, 1916-1922
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Control #:
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PLEHM007
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7.5 c.f. (3 map boxes and 1 map folder)
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Notes:
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H and O maps were filmed as part of the series Morris Canal and Banking Company/ Maps and Drawings.
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Minutes of the Board of Directors and Standing Committees, 1828-1973
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Control #:
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PMORS001
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2.5 c.f. (14 vols., 2 folders, 1 card file); 5.66 reels (4.66 reels 35-mm; 1 reel 16-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Maps, Field Notes, Estimates and Appraisals, 1828-1834
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Control #:
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PMORS002
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Format:
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2 c.f. (4 boxes); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By county
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Title Papers Files, 1820s-1950s
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Control #:
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PMORS003
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Format:
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10 c.f. (10 boxes); 9 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By canal tract number
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Register and Weight of Boats on the Morris Canal, 1836
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Control #:
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PMORS004
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.); 0.25 reel (part of 1 reel, 35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By boat number
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Miscellaneous Legislation, 1836-1871
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Control #:
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PMORS005
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0.1 c.f. (1 folder); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Trust Stock Certificate Book, 1837
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Control #:
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PMORS006
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Arrangement:
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By certificate number
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
General Correspondence Files, ca. 1840-1974
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Control #:
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PMORS007
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Format:
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9 c.f. (18 boxes); 14.5 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by subject
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Stock Transfer Certificates, 1844-1954
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Control #:
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PMORS008
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Format:
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12 c.f. (46 vols. and 1 box); 19 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Stock Transfer Ledgers, 1844-1954
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Control #:
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PMORS009
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Format:
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2.5 c.f. (8 vols.); 6 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Statistical Tables and Statements, 1845-1881
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Control #:
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PMORS010
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box [dismantled vol.]); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Roughly chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Records of Sales of Canal Lands by the State of New Jersey, 1845-1960s
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Control #:
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PMORS011
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Format:
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2.5 c.f. (5 boxes); 6.33 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Preferred and Consolidated Stock Certificate Books [incomplete], 1850-1954
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Control #:
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PMORS012
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Format:
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7 c.f. (22 vols.); 9 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By certificate number
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Notes:
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Several certificate books were missing at the time of accession.
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Stock Certificate Registers, 1850-1954
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Control #:
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PMORS013
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Format:
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0.6 c.f. (2 vols.); 0.5 reel (part of 1 reel, 35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By certificate number
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Correspondence Relating to Property Retained by the State, 1850-1970
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Control #:
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PMORS014
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Format:
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5 c.f. (10 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by subject
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Stock Dividend Records, 1854-1911
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Control #:
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PMORS015
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Format:
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5 c.f. (18 vols. and 1 folder); 5 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Survey of New York Lands Flooded by the Damming of Long Pond (Greenwood Lake), 1855
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Control #:
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PMORS016
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Format:
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0.2 c.f. (2 vols.); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Stock Transfer Registers, 1861-1921
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Control #:
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PMORS017
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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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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Record of Canal Bridges, 1918-1921
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Control #:
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PMORS018
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Boat Loan Records, 1866-1886
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Control #:
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PMORS019
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Format:
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2 c.f. (6 vols.); 2 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By record type
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Stock Day Books, 1879-1923
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Control #:
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PMORS020
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Format:
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0.6 c.f. (2 vols.); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Transit Books, 1885-1889
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Control #:
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PMORS021
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 boxes); 2 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By book letter
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Notes:
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Microfilm is incomplete.
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Abstracts of Deeds, 1825-1887
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Control #:
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PMORS022
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Format:
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1 c.f. (7 vols.); 0.5 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By county
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Ledgers of Reuben W. Messinger, Gatekeeper, Lock Keeper, and Collector, 1887-1936
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Control #:
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PMORS023
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Format:
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0.3 c.f. (3 vols.); 0.25 reel (part of 1 reel, 35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
1890 Bond Transfer Book, 1897
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Control #:
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PMORS024
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.); 0.5 reel (35-mm)
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Notes:
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Only one page of this volume was used.
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Record of Agreements, 1836-1927
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Control #:
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PMORS025
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Attorney General's Opinions, 1905-1951
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Control #:
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PMORS026
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box); 0.25 reel (part of 1 reel, 35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By subject
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Voting List of Stockholders, 1910
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Control #:
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PMORS027
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.); 0.25 reel (part of 1 reel, 35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Annual Reports of the Board of Trustees to the Stockholders and other Publications, 1836-1871
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Control #:
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PMORS028
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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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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Transcripts of Testimony in Chancery, Morris Canal and Banking Co. v. North Jersey District Water Supply Comm., 1920
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Control #:
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PMORS029
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.); 0.33 reel (part of 1 reel, 35-mm)
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Miscellaneous Photographs, 1921-1922
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Control #:
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PMORS030
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box); 0.25 reel (part of 1 reel, 35-mm)
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Notes:
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Only items 1 and 2 have been filmed.
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Scrapbook, 1922-1927
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Control #:
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PMORS031
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Format:
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2 c.f. (3 boxes); 0.33 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Roughly chronological
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Notes:
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Contains newspaper clippings.
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Lease Cards, ca. 1921-ca. 1931
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Control #:
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PMORS032
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Abstracts of Titles, 1923
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Control #:
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PMORS033
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Format:
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1 c.f. (3 vols.); 3 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By tract number
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Correspondence of Aaron H. Vough, Supervisor at Phillipsburg, 1923-1926
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Control #:
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PMORS034
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 folder); 0.33 reel (part of 1 reel, 35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Agreements and Leases Notebooks, 1923-1930s
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Control #:
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PMORS035
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (3 vols.); 3 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Financial Statements, 1923-1937
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Control #:
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PMORS036
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.); 0.25 reel (part of 1 reel, 35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Photographs of the Canal [Henry B. Kummel Collection], 1923-1937
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Control #:
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PMORS037
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (118 photographs)
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Arrangement:
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Geographical
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Notes:
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Includes photographs taken during 1923 commission study, dismantling of canal, and improvement of retained property.
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Finding Aid:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Report of Cornelius C. Vermeule relating to Adjustment of a Discharge from Lake Hopatcong, 17 February 1925
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Control #:
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PMORS038
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Format:
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0.01 c.f. (1 item); 0.33 reel (part of 1 reel, 35-mm)
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Finding Aid:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Payroll Records, 1923-1929
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Control #:
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PMORS039
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Format:
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2 c.f. (3 boxes); 1.33 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Microfilm is incomplete.
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Final Report of Cornelius C. Vermeule Jr., Consulting and Directing Engineer, 1929
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Control #:
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PMORS040
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Format:
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0.2 c.f. (3 vols.); 0.33 reel (35-mm)
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Notes:
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Relates to the dismantlement of the canal by the State of New Jersey.
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Finding Aid:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Correspondence of Benjamin B. Metz, Superintendent, 1923-1933
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Control #:
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PMORS041
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes); 0.33 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By subject
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Notes:
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Microfilm is incomplete.
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Hercules Company Reports and Hearings, 1940-1948
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Control #:
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PMORS042
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By type of record
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Miscellaneous Financial and Personnel Records, 1945-1957
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Control #:
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PMORS043
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes); 1.83 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By subject
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Indexes to Records, ca. 1923-1971
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Control #:
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PMORS044
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0.25 c.f. (1 box); 0.25 reel (part of 1 reel, 35-mm)
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Notes:
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Includes various superceded indexes/lists relating to land papers, etc.
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Miscellaneous Records of the Superintendent, Phillipsburg, ca. 1873-1934
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Control #:
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PMORS045
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 box)
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Notes:
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Includes material from the Morris Canal Division of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company.
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Record of Detentions of Boats on the Canal, 1893-1915
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Control #:
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PMORS046
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 item)
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Maps and Drawings, 1820s-1970s
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Control #:
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PMORS047
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Format:
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76 c.f. (9 map boxes, 81 folders, card box); 11 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By folio/box and item numbers
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal and Banking Company
Canal Regulations Broadside, 1868
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Control #:
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PMORS048
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 broadside and 2 reprints)
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Series:
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Commission to Investigate and Report upon the Abandonment of Navigation of the Morris Canal
Reports and Photographs, 1903
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Control #:
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SZMOR001
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box); 0.3 reel (part of 2 reels, 35-mm)
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal Investigation Committee of 1912-13
Records, 1863-1921
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Control #:
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SZMOS001
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Format:
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2 c.f. (5 boxes); 2 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Morris Canal Commission of 1923
Records, 1923-1924
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Control #:
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SZMOT001
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box); 0.33 reel (part of 1 reel, 35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Microfilm includes minute book only.
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Related records:
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Series:
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Department of Conservation and Development
Proposed New Jersey Ship Canal Publications, 1895-1938
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Control #:
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SCR00004
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (5 pamphlets, 1 relief map)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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State Geologist Henry B. Kummel's copies; includes 1912 relief map of the New Jersey Ship Canal Commission.
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Series:
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Legislature
Petitions and Other Papers relating to Bridges, Canals, Dams, Ferries and Roads, 1765-1835
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Control #:
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SLE00002
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Format:
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3.5 c.f. (5 boxes and 3 vols.)
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Annual Reports of Canal and Railroad Companies, 1854-1866 [with gaps]
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Control #:
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SSTSE101
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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 year
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Notes:
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Later reports were produced by the Comproller's Office in the Department of the Treasury. Missing 1858, 1861-63.
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Series:
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Department of the Treasury
Comptroller's Office
Annual Reports of Canal and Railroad Companies, 1872-1915
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Control #:
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STSCT006
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Format:
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4.25 c.f. (9 boxes)
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Notes:
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Earlier reports were produced by the Secretary of State's Office Missing 1873, 1882 & 1895.
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Series:
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Department of the Treasury
Division of Taxation
Public Utility Tax Bureau
Railroad and Canal Tax Ledgers, 1893-1972
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Control #:
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STSTA007
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Format:
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8.5 c.f. (5 boxes and 9 vols.)
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Series:
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State Board of Assessors
Summary and Valuation of Tax for Railroads and Canals, 1886-1932
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Control #:
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SZASS004
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (4 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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State Board of Assessors
Records of the 1910-1911 Revaluation of Railroads and Canals in New Jersey
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Control #:
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SZASS005
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Format:
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21.1 c.f. (32 boxes, 1 portfolio)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Series:
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New Jersey Ship Canal Commission
Reports on the Proposed Sea-Level Canal Connecting Delaware and New York Bays, 1912
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Control #:
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SZSHI001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 report)
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Series:
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Committee on Taxation of Railroad and Canal Property
Report to the Legislature, 1934
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Control #:
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SZTAS001
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Format:
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0.01 c.f. (1 report)
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 213.47 c.f. of paper records and 128.51 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
This page last updated 05/17/2006
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