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Department of Defense - New Jersey Militia and New Jersey Rifle Corps
The collections listed on this page relate, primarily, to the New Jersey Militia as organized under "An Act for organizing and training the Militia of this state" passed 30 November 1792.
Also included are materials relating to the New Jersey Rifle Corps, which was established as a separate organization during the Civil War.
Both the New Jersey Militia and the New Jersey Rifle Corps were merged to form the New Jersey National Guard under legislation passed 9 March 1869.
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey Militia
Records, 1793-1868
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Control #:
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SDEML001
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Format:
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32.5 c.f. (46 boxes, 1 OV folder)
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Arrangement:
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By county, then company & record type
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Notes:
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Includes elections, returns, muster rolls, resignations, oaths correspondence and commissions.
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey Militia
Accounts, 1790s-1860s
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Control #:
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SDEML002
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey Militia
Cumberland Brigade Papers [Frank H. Stewart Collection], 1806-1820
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Control #:
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SDEML003
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box of photostatic prints)
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Notes:
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Includes photostatic copies of manuscripts held by Frank H. Stewart, made by the Adjutant General's Office in 1942.
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey Militia
Orders, 1780s-1880s
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Control #:
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SDEML004
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey Militia
Records relating to the Amboy Riots, 1863-1864
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Control #:
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SDEML005
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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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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey Militia
Record Book, 1806-1859
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Control #:
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SDEML006
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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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Contains copies of correspondence, general orders of the Adjutant General, and miscellaneous items.
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey Militia
Registers of Officers of the New Jersey Militia, 1806-1861
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Control #:
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SDEML007
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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By organization, then date
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey Militia
Minute Book of Company B, City Battalion, Newark, 1858-1861
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Control #:
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SDEML008
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Arrangement:
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By date
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Notes:
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Presented to the Adjutant General's Office by Robert D. Bender, 11 January 1912.
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Series:
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Department of Defense
New Jersey National Guard
Annual Returns of Militia, 1866-1905
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Control #:
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SDENG002
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (6 map folders)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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New Jersey Rifle Corps
Records, 1863-1869
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Control #:
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SDERI001
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Format:
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3.5 c.f. (3 boxes and 1 map folder)
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Cumberland County
Militia
Records, 1806-1830
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Control #:
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CCUMI001
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Format:
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0.5 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 returns, bonds, elections, and other documents.
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Militia
Records, 1781-1843
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Control #:
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CHNML001
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box)
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Militia
Cavalry Papers of Capt. Lucius W. Stockton, 1795-1805
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Control #:
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CHNML002
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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
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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Sussex County
Militia
Papers, 1768-1840
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Control #:
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CSUML001
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Department of the Treasury
State Treasurer's Office
Receipts and Accounts of Joseph Lewis, Paymaster for the Sussex, Morris and Bergen Militia, 1778-1780
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Control #:
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STSTR003
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 disbound vol.); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By page number
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Notes:
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Indexed by the Revolutionary War service cards and slips as Militia Pay - Morris, Sussex & Bergen Counties.
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Series:
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Department of the Treasury
State Treasurer's Office
Receipts and Registers for Interest Paid on Revolutionary War Militia Indents, 1787-1796
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Control #:
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STSTR008
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Format:
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2 c.f. (5 disb. vols., 6 booklets); 2 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Roughly by date span
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Notes:
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Item 1 indexed as Indents A - Revolutionary War and Item 4 idexed as Militia Indents, Second Year in service cards.
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 45.6 c.f. of paper records and 3 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 06/16/2006
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