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New Jersey State Archives
225 West State Street-Level 2
P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
Contact Information
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Records relating to Slaves and Children of Slaves
County clerks were required by law to record slave manumissions (freedom papers) beginning in 1786. The "Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery" in 1804 required the recording of births of children of slave mothers.
The State Archives' holdings of slave-related filings vary depending on the county. Additional records may be available in county clerks' offices.
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Series:
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Bergen County
Clerk's Office
Birth Certificates of Children of Slaves, 1804-1846
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Control #:
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CBECL004
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Format:
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0.5 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Bergen County
Clerk's Office
Manumissions of Slaves, 1804-1841
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Control #:
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CBECL009
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Format:
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0.5 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Burlington County
Clerk's Office
Birth Certificates of Children of Slaves, 1804-1826
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Control #:
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CBUCL001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (15 items)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Burlington County
Clerk's Office
Manumissions of Slaves - Book B, 1820-1853
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Control #:
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CBUCL002
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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An index to the slaves' names is included at the end of the volume.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Burlington County
Clerk's Office
Deeds, 1785-1901 and Indexes, 1785-1921 & 1948
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Control #:
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CBUCL007
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.); 198 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Notes:
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Deed Book A (1785-1788) contains numerous slave manumissions.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Burlington County
Court of Common Pleas
Case Papers, ca. 1756-1935
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Control #:
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CBUCP007
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Format:
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21 c.f. (42 boxes, 1 oversized map folder)
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Arrangement:
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By case name or by year
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Notes:
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Also includes some Court of General Quarter Sessions papers. Early papers filed by case name. Box 42 contains slave case papers.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Essex County
Clerk's Office
Manumissions of Slaves - Book A, 1804-1817, and Deed of Sale, 1787
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Control #:
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CESCL001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.); 0.33 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Contains a loose deed of sale of a slave named Harry by John [Mange?] to Aaron Crane.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Essex County
Clerk's Office
Birth Certificates of Children of Slaves, 1804-1843
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Control #:
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CESCL002
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.); 0.33 reel (35-mm)
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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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Essex County
Clerk's Office
Slave Receipts, ca. 1787-1805
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Control #:
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CESCL013
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Format:
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0.33 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Gloucester County
Clerk's Office
Slave Records, 1738-1826
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Control #:
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CGLCL013
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By record type, then by year
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Notes:
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Includes birth certificates, 1805-1825; manumissions, 1788-1826 and slave court cases (minutes), 1738 & 1833-1836.
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Manumissions of Slaves, 1788-1836
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Control #:
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CHNCL003
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (57 files)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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The guide includes three indices: slaves by surname, slaves by given name, and slaveowners/fellowbondsman/witnesses.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Birth Certificates of Children of Slaves, 1804-1835
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Control #:
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CHNCL004
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Format:
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1.75 c.f. (4 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alpha. by slave owner's name
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Notes:
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Guide includes various name indexes including by given name of child, surname of child, given name of mother, etc.
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Clerk's Office
Manumissions of Slaves, 1800-1825
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Control #:
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CMICL009
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Clerk's Office
Record of Slave Births, 1804-1844
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Control #:
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CMICL010
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Series:
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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Slave Manumissions and Birth Certificates of Children of Slaves, 1800-1841
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Control #:
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CSACL007
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Series:
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Birth Certificates of Children of Slaves, 1805-1830
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Control #:
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CSOCL003
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Format:
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0.05 c.f. (5 items); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Manumissions of Slaves, 1823-1862
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Control #:
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CSOCL017
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Format:
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0.5 reel (35-mm)
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Series:
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Sussex County
Clerk's Office
Birth Certificates of Children of Slaves, 1801-1835
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Control #:
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CSUCL003
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Format:
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0.15 c.f. (15 items); 0.5 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by slave owner
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Notes:
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Original records cover 1806-1821; film covers 1801-1835.
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Series:
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Sussex County
Clerk's Office
Manumissions of Slaves, 1802-1838
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Control #:
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CSUCL004
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Format:
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0.05 c.f. (5 items); 0.5 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Alph. by slave owner's name
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Notes:
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Original records cover 1814-1823; film covers 1802-1838.
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 23.75 c.f. of paper records and 206.49 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 02/26/2007
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