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P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
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Court of Oyer and Terminer
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The Court of Oyer and Terminer met on county circuit and was presided over by justices of the Supreme Court. It had jurisdiction (pre-1948) over crimes and offenses of an indictable or presentable nature, and over jail delivery.
See the Bureau of Archives & History Manuscript Collection (referenced below), Boxes 1-20 to 1-24, 1-44, 1-45, 6-1 & 6-2, for early papers of this court.
For Court of Oyer and Terminer 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 Oyer and Terminer/Circuit Court
Minutes, 1730-1820
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Control #:
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SOY00001
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Format:
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5 c.f. (10 boxes); 2 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By county, then session date
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Series:
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Court of Oyer and Terminer
Hunterdon County Circuit
Stenographic Notebooks, Bruno Richard Hauptmann Trial, 1935
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Control #:
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SOYHN001
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Court of Oyer and Terminer
Hunterdon County Circuit
Court Reporter Tapes, Bruno Richard Hauptmann Trial, 1935
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Control #:
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SOYHN002
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Format:
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4 c.f. (8 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Court of Oyer and Terminer
Hunterdon County Circuit
Trial Transcripts, The State of New Jersey vs Bruno Richard Hauptmann, On Indictment for Murder, 1935
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Control #:
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SOYHN003
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Format:
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7 c.f. (55 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Relates to Lindbergh kidnapping case; includes both original typescript and photocopied transcripts.
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Series:
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Court of Oyer and Terminer
Somerset County Circuit
Hall-Mills Trial Transcripts, 1926
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Control #:
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SOYSO001
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Format:
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5 c.f. (14 vols. and 3 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Related records:
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Series:
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Burlington County
Clerk's Office
Record of Trials, Courts of Oyer and Terminer and General Quarter Sessions, 1887-1937
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Control #:
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CBUCL009
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Includes jury list, charges and verdict for each case.
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Series:
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Burlington County
Clerk's Office
Record of Indictments and Sentences, 1887-1910
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Control #:
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CBUCL022
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Includes criminal indictments and sentencing from the courts of General Quarter Sessions, Special Sessions, and Oyer and Terminer.
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Series:
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Burlington County
Clerk's Office
Court of Oyer and Terminer and Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace Indictments, 1732-1897, 1913-1947
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Control #:
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CBUCL028
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Format:
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16 c.f. (31 boxes, 17 map folders)
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Arrangement:
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Chrono. then alpha. by defendant
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Notes:
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There are only scattered records between 1913 and 1947; a draft index is available in the Manuscript Room.
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Series:
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Burlington County
Clerk's Office
Minutes of the Courts of Oyer and Terminer and General Quarter Sessions, 1843-1916
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Control #:
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CBUCL035
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Format:
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1.4 c.f. (5 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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See Circuit Court/Court of Oyer and Terminer Minute Books for 1837-1843 minutes.
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Series:
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Burlington County
Clerk's Office
Circuit Court/Court of Oyer and Terminer Minute Books, 1837-1890
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Control #:
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CBUCL038
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Format:
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5 c.f. (10 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Includes Oyer and Terminer minutes for 1837-1843 only; Oyer and Terminer minutes are continued as a separate series.
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Series:
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Camden County
Clerk's Office
Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery Minutes, 1844-1948
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Control #:
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CCDCL016
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Format:
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10 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Camden County
Clerk's Office
Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery Executions, 1869-1873
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Control #:
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CCDCL017
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Camden County
Clerk's Office
Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery Indictments, 1885-1945
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Control #:
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CCDCL018
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Format:
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6 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Cape May County
Clerk's Office
Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery Minutes, 1813-1925
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Control #:
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CCPCL012
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Format:
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0.5 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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On same reel as Court of Oyer and Terminer Judgments.
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Series:
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Cape May County
Clerk's Office
Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery Judgments, Volume 1, 1852-1906
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Control #:
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CCPCL013
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Format:
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0.5 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Cumberland County
Clerk's Office
Court of Oyer and Terminer Case Papers, 1778-1865
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Control #:
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CCUCL016
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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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Consists of records for scattered years only.
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Series:
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Cumberland County
Clerk's Office
Court of Oyer and Terminer Minutes, Book A, 1798-1837
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Control #:
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CCUCL018
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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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Series:
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Essex County
Clerk's Office
Minutes of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, 1827-1906
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Control #:
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CESCL010
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Format:
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4 c.f. (4 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Hudson County
Clerk's Office
Court of Oyer and Terminer Lists of Indictments and Indexes, 1884-1924
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Control #:
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CHDCL009
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Format:
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3 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By surname first letter, then chrono.
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Series:
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Mercer County
Clerk's Office
Court of Oyer and Terminer Trial Transcript, State v. Charles Lewis, 1863
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Control #:
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CMECL014
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Format:
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0.2 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Notes:
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Lewis was tried for the murder of James Rowand.
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Series:
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Mercer County
Clerk's Office
Court of Oyer and Terminer Minute Book, 1931-1949
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Control #:
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CMECL016
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Format:
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0.6 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Passaic County
Clerk's Office
Court of Oyer and Terminer Indictments, 1910-1919
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Control #:
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CPACL028
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Format:
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4 c.f. (4 boxes)
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Series:
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Passaic County
Clerk's Office
Court of Oyer and Terminer and Quarter Session Minutes [with gaps], 1840-1942
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Control #:
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CPACL029
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Format:
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4 c.f. (15 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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By record type, then chronological
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Notes:
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"Record" volumes appear to be duplicate copies of the minutes; gaps in the minutes may be supplemented by these.
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Series:
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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Records relating to Chancery Court, Court of Oyer and Terminer, and Supreme Court Cases, 1779-1877
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Control #:
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CSACL003
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical
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Notes:
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Court of Chancery and Court of Oyer and Terminer Records are sparse.
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Series:
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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Record of Indictments Pending, Court of Oyer and Terminer, 1854-1865
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Control #:
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CSACL005
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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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Series:
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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Minutes of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, 1869-1953
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Control #:
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CSACL011
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (3 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Last volume includes minutes of the Superior Court, 1948-1953
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Series:
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Court of Oyer and Terminer Minutes, 1836-1926
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Control #:
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CSOCL014
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Format:
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3 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Sussex County
Clerk's Office
Minutes of the Circuit Court, Court of Oyer and Terminer, and Court of General Quarter Sessions, 1798-1851
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Control #:
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CSUCL023
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Format:
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3.25 c.f. (6 boxes and 1 vol.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Includes pamphlets for 1798-1851 (Quarter Sessions beg. Nov. 1815), and bound transcript for Oyer & Terminer/Quarter Sess., 1810-1817.
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Series:
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Warren County
Clerk's Office
Minutes of the Courts of Oyer and Terminer and General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, 1825-1941
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Control #:
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CWACL013
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (3 vols.); 2 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Bound volumes span 1853-1878; microfilm covers 1825-1941.
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 110.45 c.f. of paper records and 26 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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