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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).


Series:
Governor's Privy Council
Minutes, 1777-1845
Control #:
SGO00001
Format:
0.25 c.f. (2 vols.); 1 reel (35-mm)
Arrangement:
Chronological
Notes:
Separate minutes as Court of Pardons (1814-1819) boxed with Volume 2.
Finding Aid:
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Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Registers, 1845-1897
Control #:
SSTSE003
Format:
1 c.f. (2 vols.)
Arrangement:
Roughly chronological within volume
Notes:
First vol. called "Executive Journal"; include pupils in charitable institutions, notaries public, extraditions, proclamations, etc.

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Extradition Records, 1844-1964
Control #:
SSTSE011
Format:
107.25 c.f. (108 boxes, 3 vols.)
Arrangement:
Alphabetical/chronological within type
Notes:
Includes extraditions, requisitions, warrants, renditions and waivers. Later extradition records filed in the Governor's Office.

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Petitions to the Court of Pardons, 1800-1921
Control #:
SSTSE028
Format:
3.5 c.f. (7 boxes)
Arrangement:
Chronological and/or alphabetical

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Court of Pardons Term Records, 1914-1940
Control #:
SSTSE029
Format:
0.5 c.f. (1 box)
Arrangement:
Chronological

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Paroles Granted by the Court of Pardons, 1891-1905
Control #:
SSTSE030
Format:
4.25 c.f. (9 boxes)
Arrangement:
Alphabetic by parolee

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Miscellaneous Records of the Court of Pardons, 1804-1907
Control #:
SSTSE031
Format:
0.25 c.f. (1 boxes)
Arrangement:
Chronological

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Miscellaneous Filings (Series III), ca. 1836-1915
Control #:
SSTSE047
Format:
8 c.f. (16 boxes)
Arrangement:
Numerical
Notes:
Series includes letters of resignation, cancelled railroad police commissions; there is a draft itemized list to this collection.

Series:
Department of State
Secretary of State's Office
Motor Vehicle Complaint Docket and Process Books, 1907-1935
Control #:
SSTSE057
Format:
1 c.f. (9 vols.)


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Series:
Governor William Thomas Cahill (1912-1996; served 1970-1974)
Counsel's Office
Executive Clemency Files, 1970-1972
Control #:
S52CO009
Format:
2 c.f. (2 boxes)
Restrictions:
Confidential as per NJAC 10A:71-2.1

Series:
Governor Brendan Thomas Byrne (1924- ; served 1974-1982)
Counsel's Office
Extradition and Rendition Files, 1973-1981
Control #:
S53CO008
Format:
75 c.f. (75 boxes)
Arrangement:
Alphabetical within year
Notes:
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.

Series:
Governor Brendan Thomas Byrne (1924- ; served 1974-1982)
Counsel's Office
Executive Clemency Files, 1974-1981
Control #:
S53CO025
Format:
3 c.f. (6 boxes)
Arrangement:
Alphabetical by surname
Restrictions:
Confidential as per NJAC 10A:71-2.1

Series:
Governor Thomas Howard Kean (1935- ; served 1982-1990)
Counsel's Office
Executive Clemency Files, 1982-1990
Control #:
S54CO005
Format:
4.5 c.f. (9 boxes)
Arrangement:
Alphabetical
Restrictions:
Restricted until 1/21/2015 per Governor Kean's access guidelines

Series:
Governor Thomas Howard Kean (1935- ; served 1982-1990)
Counsel's Office
Extraditions & Renditions, 1982-1987
Control #:
S54CO007
Format:
59 c.f. (59 boxes)
Arrangement:
Alphabetical within year
Notes:
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.

Series:
Governor James Joseph Florio (1937- ; served 1990-1994)
Counsel's Office
Extraditions and Renditions, 1988-1993
Control #:
S55CO004
Format:
60 c.f. (60 boxes)
Arrangement:
By name within year/record type
Notes:
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.

Series:
Governor James Joseph Florio (1937- ; served 1990-1994)
Counsel's Office
Executive Clemency Files, 1990-1993
Control #:
S55CO011
Format:
1 c.f. (1 box)
Arrangement:
Alphabetical by applicant
Restrictions:
Restricted until 1/15/2019 per Gov. Florio's access guidelines

Series:
Office of the Governor
Counsel's Office
Extradition Records, 1935-1973
Control #:
S99CO002
Format:
53 c.f. (53 boxes)
Arrangement:
Alphabetical within record type
Notes:
Includes extraditions, renditions, requisitions and waivers.

Series:
Governor's Privy Council
Minutes, 1777-1845
Control #:
SGO00001
Format:
0.25 c.f. (2 vols.); 1 reel (35-mm)
Arrangement:
Chronological
Notes:
Separate minutes as Court of Pardons (1814-1819) boxed with Volume 2.


~ The collections listed on this page represent 383.75 c.f. of paper records and 2 reels of microfilm ~



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This page last updated 05/17/2006