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Secretary of State - Miscellaneous Filings
The collections listed on this page include statutory filings of the Secretary of State's Office as well as other non-administrative records records.
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Municipal Filings, 1768-1906
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Control #:
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SSTSE002
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By municipal name
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Statistics of Orphanage resulting from the Civil War, 1865-1867
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Control #:
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SSTSE016
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes and 1 vol.); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By county/municipality
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Records of the New Jersey School Fund and Board of Trustees for the Support of Free Public Schools, 1838-1989
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Control #:
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SSTSE020
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Format:
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2.25 c.f. (5 vols. & 2 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Includes material from 1939-1949 found among miscellaneous records of the State Treasurer's Office.
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Registers of Pupils in Charitable Institutions, 1887-1904
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Control #:
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SSTSE032
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (2 vols.)
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Notes:
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Records admissions and tuition in out-of-state and in-state institutions for the blind, deaf and "feeble-minded."
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Miscellaneous Filings (Series I), ca. 1681-1986
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Control #:
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SSTSE038
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Format:
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32.5 c.f. (various)
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Arrangement:
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Numerical
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Notes:
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Filings in boxes #1-8 are itemized; limited automated access to this series is available in the Manuscript Reading Room.
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Miscellaneous Filings (Series II), 1915-2003
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Control #:
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SSTSE039
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Format:
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62 c.f. (114 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Numerical
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Notes:
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See the series Dept. of State/ Secretary of State's Office/ Index to Filings for a partial index; also known as statutory filings.
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Returns of County Surrogates, 1804-1935
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Control #:
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SSTSE045
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Format:
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15.5 c.f. (31 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By county, then chronological
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Notes:
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Includes annual returns and quarterly returns.
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Governors' Proclamations, 1852-2000
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Control #:
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SSTSE046
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Format:
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5 c.f. (10 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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There are no proclamations in this series for December 1896 - June 1965 and 1966 - March 1995; see the Miscellaneous Filings series.
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Miscellaneous Filings (Series III), ca. 1836-1915
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Control #:
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SSTSE047
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Format:
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8 c.f. (16 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Numerical
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Notes:
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Series includes letters of resignation, cancelled railroad police commissions; there is a draft itemized list to this collection.
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Steamboat and Boiler Inspection Certificates, 1893-1905
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Control #:
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SSTSE048
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Format:
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0.6 c.f. (1 vol., 1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Includes certificates of Inspectors of Steamboats and Steamboat Boilers for June 1893 - July 1905. Includes index to boat names.
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Naturalization Returns, 1895-1904
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Control #:
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SSTSE054
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Format:
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2 c.f. (2 boxes and 6 map folders)
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Arrangement:
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By year, then county
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Notes:
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County returns; list the names of those naturalized.
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Inventories and Receipts for Official County Records, 1800-1903
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Control #:
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SSTSE059
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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
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Warrants and Applications for Admission to Charitable Institutions, 1853-1910
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Control #:
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SSTSE066
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Format:
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3.25 c.f. (7 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By state, institution, then year
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Papers relating to State Treasurer's Accounts, 1801-1855
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Control #:
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SSTSE071
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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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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Crop Reports, 1854
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Control #:
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SSTSE073
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 box)
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Rapid Transit Reports [Attachments to Certification of State Highway Commissioner], 1954-1961
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Control #:
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SSTSE083
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Format:
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1.25 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Items are numbered
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Financial Disclosures, 1974-1990
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Control #:
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SSTSE084
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Format:
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57 c.f. (57 boxes)
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Fire Insurance Policies for Property Held as Security, 1915-1926
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Control #:
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SSTSE085
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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 policy holder's name
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Municipal Signature Cards, ca. 1984-1989
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Control #:
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SSTSE094
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by municipality
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Notes:
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Record offical signatures of mayors or chief executive officers, and clerks or other chief clerical officers.
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 193.2 c.f. of paper records and 1 reel of microfilm ~
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Office of the Secretary of State, PO Box 300, Trenton, NJ 08625-0300, tel. 609-984-1900, website: www.state.nj.us/state
This page last updated 02/05/2007
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