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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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Court of Errors and Appeals
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The Court of Errors and Appeals held pre-1948 jurisdiction over appeals from the Chancery, Supreme, Prerogative and Circuit Courts.
See the Bureau of Archives & History Manuscript Collection (referenced below), Box 1-25, for early papers of this court.
For Court of Errors and Appeals records post-dating the collections
listed below, contact the Superior Court Records Management Center
at 171 Jersey Street, PO Box 967, Trenton, NJ 08625-0967, tel. 609-421-6100.
Consult the Organizational Chart for Pre-1948 Court System for further information on court jurisdictions.
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Series:
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Department of Education
New Jersey State Library
Bureau of Archives and History
Manuscript Collection, 1680s-1970s
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Control #:
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SEDSL006
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Format:
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41.25 c.f. (66 boxes and 9 map folders); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological within record type
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Notes:
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Includes early records for: governors, legislature, courts, Hunterdon County, local elections, Revolutionary War, etc.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Court of Errors and Appeals
Minutes, 1805-1941
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Control #:
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SER00001
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Format:
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40 c.f. (28 vols. and 6 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Includes vols. 4-30 (1856-1941) and some loose minutes for 1805, 1835, 1838-39, 1842-44, 1846-69, 1873-75, 1908-1937.
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Series:
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Court of Errors and Appeals
Lists of Causes, 1839-1900
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Control #:
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SER00002
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Format:
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5.25 c.f. (4 vols. and 1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Volumes include 1866-1900; loose filings include 1839-1868 (missing 1840, 1842, 1855-1858, 1860, 1863 and 1865).
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Series:
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Court of Errors and Appeals
Dockets, 1869-1950
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Control #:
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SER00003
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Format:
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3 c.f. (20 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Court of Errors and Appeals
Opinions, 1875-1899 and Indexes to Opinions, 1890-1947
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Control #:
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SER00004
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Format:
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7 c.f. (6 boxes and 6 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Roughly chronological
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Notes:
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Loose opinions are unprocessed and include 1875-1878, 1883-1899.
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Series:
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Court of Errors and Appeals
Appeal, Error and Certiorari Dockets, 1909-1949
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Control #:
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SER00005
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Format:
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2 c.f. (6 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Court of Errors and Appeals
Miscellaneous Cases ["AA" Series], 1738-1868
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Control #:
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SER00006
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Format:
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2.75 c.f. (5 boxes and 1 vol.)
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Arrangement:
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By case number
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Notes:
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Includes index volume "Court Papers Prior to 1869."
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Series:
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Court of Errors and Appeals
Miscellaneous Cases ["A" Series], 1763-1884
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Control #:
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SER00007
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Format:
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7 c.f. (14 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By case number
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Series:
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Court of Errors and Appeals
Miscellaneous Cases, 1778-1920
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Control #:
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SER00008
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Format:
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2.5 c.f. (5 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By case number
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Series:
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Court of Errors and Appeals
State of the Case and Briefs, State of New Jersey vs Bruno Richard Hauptmann, Plantiff in Error, 1935
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Control #:
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SER00009
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 vol.); 3 reels (16-mm)
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Notes:
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Published appeal of conviction in Lindbergh kidnapping case. Film copy inc. complete transcripts of original trial; index on Reel 3.
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Related records:
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Series:
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Hudson County
Clerk's Office
Court of Errors and Appeals Case Files, #6933, 1886
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Control #:
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CHDCL006
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 111.25 c.f. of paper records and 4 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:
Superior Court Records Management Center, 171 Jersey Street, PO Box 967, Trenton, NJ 06255-0967, tel. 609-777-0092
This page last updated 05/17/2006
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