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225 West State Street-Level 2
P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
Contact Information
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Secretary of State - Pardons, Extraditions & Legal Process
Recent extradition and rendition files are maintained by the Office of the Governor. Inquiries relative to recent pardon records should be directed to the ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ State Parole Board (see link at bottom of page).
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Series:
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Governor's Privy Council
Minutes, 1777-1845
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Control #:
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SGO00001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (2 vols.); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Separate minutes as Court of Pardons (1814-1819) boxed with Volume 2.
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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
Registers, 1845-1897
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Control #:
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SSTSE003
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Roughly chronological within volume
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Notes:
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First vol. called "Executive Journal"; include pupils in charitable institutions, notaries public, extraditions, proclamations, etc.
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Extradition Records, 1844-1964
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Control #:
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SSTSE011
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Format:
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107.25 c.f. (108 boxes, 3 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical/chronological within type
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Notes:
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Includes extraditions, requisitions, warrants, renditions and waivers. Later extradition records filed in the Governor's Office.
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Petitions to the Court of Pardons, 1800-1921
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Control #:
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SSTSE028
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Format:
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3.5 c.f. (7 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological and/or alphabetical
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Court of Pardons Term Records, 1914-1940
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Control #:
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SSTSE029
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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
Paroles Granted by the Court of Pardons, 1891-1905
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Control #:
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SSTSE030
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Format:
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4.25 c.f. (9 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetic by parolee
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Series:
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Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Miscellaneous Records of the Court of Pardons, 1804-1907
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Control #:
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SSTSE031
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 boxes)
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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
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
Motor Vehicle Complaint Docket and Process Books, 1907-1935
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Control #:
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SSTSE057
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Format:
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1 c.f. (9 vols.)
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Related records:
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Series:
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Governor William Thomas Cahill (1912-1996; served 1970-1974)
Counsel's Office
Executive Clemency Files, 1970-1972
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Control #:
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S52CO009
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Format:
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2 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Restrictions:
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Confidential as per NJAC 10A:71-2.1
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Series:
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Governor Brendan Thomas Byrne (1924- ; served 1974-1982)
Counsel's Office
Extradition and Rendition Files, 1973-1981
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Control #:
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S53CO008
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Format:
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75 c.f. (75 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical within year
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Notes:
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Includes boxes G-310 to G-319, G-908 to G-920, G-929 to G-950, G-1302 to G-1310, and G-1633 to G-1652.
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Series:
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Governor Brendan Thomas Byrne (1924- ; served 1974-1982)
Counsel's Office
Executive Clemency Files, 1974-1981
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Control #:
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S53CO025
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Format:
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3 c.f. (6 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by surname
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Restrictions:
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Confidential as per NJAC 10A:71-2.1
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Series:
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Governor Thomas Howard Kean (1935- ; served 1982-1990)
Counsel's Office
Executive Clemency Files, 1982-1990
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Control #:
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S54CO005
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Format:
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4.5 c.f. (9 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical
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Restrictions:
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Restricted until 1/21/2015 per Governor Kean's access guidelines
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Series:
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Governor Thomas Howard Kean (1935- ; served 1982-1990)
Counsel's Office
Extraditions & Renditions, 1982-1987
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Control #:
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S54CO007
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Format:
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59 c.f. (59 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical within year
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Notes:
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Includes boxes G-475 to G-492, G-908 to G-917, G-1063 to G-1071, G-1255 to G-1266 and G-1565 to G-1574.
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Series:
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Governor James Joseph Florio (1937- ; served 1990-1994)
Counsel's Office
Extraditions and Renditions, 1988-1993
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Control #:
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S55CO004
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Format:
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60 c.f. (60 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By name within year/record type
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Notes:
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Boxes G-40 to G-59, G-195 to G-204, G-385 to G-394, G-443 to G-454, and G-864 to G-871.
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Series:
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Governor James Joseph Florio (1937- ; served 1990-1994)
Counsel's Office
Executive Clemency Files, 1990-1993
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Control #:
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S55CO011
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by applicant
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Restrictions:
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Restricted until 1/15/2019 per Gov. Florio's access guidelines
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Series:
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Office of the Governor
Counsel's Office
Extradition Records, 1935-1973
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Control #:
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S99CO002
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Format:
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53 c.f. (53 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical within record type
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Notes:
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Includes extraditions, renditions, requisitions and waivers.
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Series:
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Governor's Privy Council
Minutes, 1777-1845
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Control #:
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SGO00001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (2 vols.); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Separate minutes as Court of Pardons (1814-1819) boxed with Volume 2.
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 383.75 c.f. of paper records and 2 reels of microfilm ~
To contact the ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ 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:
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ State Parole Board, PO Box 862, Trenton, NJ 08625-0862, tel. 609-292-4257, website:
This page last updated 05/17/2006
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