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Contact the NJ State Archives
Mailing Address:
NJ State Archives
P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
Office Address:
225 West State Street - 2nd Floor
Trenton, NJ
Contact Information
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Atlantic County - Clerk's Office, Courts & Miscellaneous
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Atlantic County was formed from Gloucester County on 7 February 1837. Consult the Gloucester County page linked below for pre-1837 records.
The State Archives' holdings vary from county to county. Consult the Collecting Policy for additional information about our accessioning guidelines.
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Series:
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Atlantic County
Clerk's Office
Justice of the Peace Dockets, 1822-1949 and Index, 1932-1950
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Control #:
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CATCL001
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Format:
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22.5 c.f. (50 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by justices' name
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Notes:
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Index to cases, 1932-1950, is arranged semi-alphabetically by defendant but does not correspond to the exisiting records.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Atlantic County
Clerk's Office
Executions, 1838-1903
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Control #:
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CATCL002
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (5 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Atlantic County
Clerk's Office
Partitions, 1845-1899
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Control #:
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CATCL003
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 boxes); 1 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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Atlantic County
Clerk's Office
Physician and Dentist Licenses, 1850-1940
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Control #:
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CATCL004
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Format:
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2 c.f. (4 boxes)
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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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Atlantic County
Clerk's Office
Deeds and Indexes, 1837-1900
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Control #:
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CATCL005
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Format:
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154 reels (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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Atlantic County
Clerk's Office
Supreme Court Rough Minutes, 1874-1905
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Control #:
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CATCL006
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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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Atlantic County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Books, 1837-1885 and Indexes, 1837-1910
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Control #:
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CATCL007
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 vol.); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By date of filing
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Notes:
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Book A is still held by the Atlantic Co. Clerk's Office; State Archives holds Book 2 and film of Books A, 2 and the index.
Index includes references to non-resident marriages 1897-1910.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Atlantic County
Clerk's Office
Record of Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865
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Control #:
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CATCL008
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Format:
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0.1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By regiment
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Atlantic County
Clerk's Office
Executive Jury List, 1888-1897
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Control #:
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CATCL009
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Arrangement:
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Alpha. by municipality, then by name
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Series:
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Atlantic County
Clerk's Office
Veterinary Register, 1889-1919
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Control #:
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CATCL010
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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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Series:
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Atlantic County
Clerk's Office
Record of Grand and Petit Jurors, 1901-1905
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Control #:
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CATCL011
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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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Series:
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Atlantic County
Clerk's Office
Chiropody and Osteopathy Licenses, 1908-1942
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Control #:
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CATCL012
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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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Notes:
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Chiropody licenses begin 1908; osteopathy licenses begin 1913.
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Series:
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Atlantic County
Clerk's Office
Prohibition Enforcement Act Docket and Case Files, 1921
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Control #:
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CATCL013
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Format:
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2 c.f. (4 boxes)
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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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Atlantic County
Clerk's Office
Justice of the Peace Records of Disorderly Persons, 1927-1949
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Control #:
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CATCL014
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Format:
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2 c.f. (4 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By year
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Atlantic County
Clerk's Office
Motor Vehicle and Traffic Act Violation Dockets, 1939-1947
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Control #:
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CATCL015
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Format:
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1 c.f. (6 vols.)
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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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Atlantic County
Clerk's Office
Circuit Court Minutes, 1841-1905
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Control #:
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CATCL016
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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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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Atlantic County
Clerk's Office
Road Returns, Volume A, 1837-1900
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Control #:
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CATCL017
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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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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Atlantic County
Clerk's Office
Mortgage Book A, 1837-1862
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Control #:
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CATCL018
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by recording date
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Notes:
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Includes index.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Atlantic County
Court of Common Pleas
Minutes, 1838-1905
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Control #:
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CATCP001
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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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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Atlantic County
Court of Common Pleas
Certificates of Lunacy/Non-Criminal Commitments, 1855-1926
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Control #:
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CATCP002
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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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Includes commitments to psychiatric institutions and other hospitals.
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Restrictions:
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Some records may be confidential as per NJSA 30:4-24.3
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Atlantic County
Court of Common Pleas
Naturalization Records, 1837-1951
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Control #:
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CATCP003
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Format:
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30 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological within record type
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Atlantic County
Draft Board
World War I Draft Records, 1917
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Control #:
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CATDR001
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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 draft number
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Notes:
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Include: physical examination records, discharge records, affidavits of married draftees and wives, etc.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Atlantic County
Sheriff's Office
Summons Docket of S. E. Johnson, Sheriff, 1893-1896
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Control #:
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CATSH001
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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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~ The collections listed on this page represent 43.3 c.f. of paper records and 188.1 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:
Atlantic County Clerk's Office, 5901 Main Street, PO Box 2005, Mays Landing, NJ 08330, tel. 609-625-4011, website: www.atlanticcountyclerk.org
This page last updated 04/22/2013
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