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Approximately 80,000 historical documents are housed at the Gloucester County Historical Society. Please contact the historical society directly at 856-845-4771 to locate the following record series:
- All handwritten Deed Books 1784 through 1878
- Ancient Deeds 1884
- Mortgage Books A to Z 1755 through 1855
- 290 Justice of the Peace Books
- Roads Commissioners' Reports 1819 through 1913*
- Road Petitions 1814 through 1902
- Roads Records 1852 through 1900*
- Roads Surveys 1801 through 1832, 1833 through 1920
- Sale Order 1921 through1923
- Search - Property 1861, 1875, 1878
- Statements 1838 - 1923
- Special Bail 1804, 1809, 1815, 1869, 1875
- Subpoenas 1805 - 1829, 1836 through 1905*
- Transcripts 1821 through 1914*
- Writs of Inquiry 1801 through 1883
- Township Records 1829 through 1851
- Supreme Court Records 1805 through 1899
- Surveyors Appointments and Records 1897 through 1898
- Motor Vehicles 1916 through 1920
- Narratives 1801 through 1881*
- Railroads 1832 through 1912
- Receipts 1804
- Physicians Records 1830 through 1905
- Pleas 1801 through 1904
- Promissory Notes 1 1820 through 1916
- Summons 1829 through 1916
- Judgments on Bonds 1801 through 1877
- Land Committee Reports 1801 through 1912*
- Petitions 1812 through 1923*
- Orders of Publication 1864, 1867
- Pardons 1888, 1903
- Oaths of Affirmation 1834 through 1899*
- Pension Records 1895
- Power of Attorney 1880 through 1890, 1907
- Domestic Relations 1944 through 1947
- Cancellation of Mortgage Indexes 1908 through 1956
- Oaths of Office 1908
- Judgment Docket Supreme Court Book A circa 1848
- Judgments Docketed A Pleas circa 1849
- Canvasser Election Reports 1924 through 1992
- Docket Book Volume 275 1897 through 1899
- Minute Books of Common Pleas Number 16 1820 through 1821
- Minute Books of Common Pleas Number 19 1825 through 1827
- Minute Books of Common Pleas Number 20 1827 through 1828
- Minute Books of Common Pleas Number 21 1829 through 1930
- Minute Books of Common Pleas Number 22 1831 through 1832
- Minute Books of Common Pleas Number 23 1833 through 1834
- Minute Books of Common Pleas Number 24 1834 through 1836
- Minute Books of Common Pleas Number 25 1836 through 1838
- Minute Books of Common Pleas Number 26 1838 through 1841
- Minute Books of Common Pleas Number 27 1841 through 1846
- Minute Books of Common Pleas Number 28 1846 through 1857
- Minute Books of Common Pleas Number 29 1857 through 1872
- Minute Books of Common Pleas Number 31 1891 through 1903
- Bonds - Warrants 1801 through 1899
- Affidavits 1803 through 1927
- Agreements 1802 through 1921
- Appeals 1809 through 1889
- Claims 1824 to present
- Collectors Reports 1880 to present
- Appointments - Officers 1904 - 1916
- Assessments of damages circuit court 1854 through 1873
- Assignments of Trust (Misc Book) 1845 through 1925
- Convictions 1866 through 1924
- Tax Receipts 1868 through 1927
- Tavern Licenses 1874 through 1919
- Tax Records 1979 through 1916
- Miscellaneous Records 1826 through 1889
- Power Attorney 1817
- Naturalization Index 1926 through May 22, 1958
- 3 - Minute Books - Circuit Court 1798 through 1857
- 2 - Minute Books - Oyer and Terminer
- 3 - Minute Books - Quarter Sessions 1821 through 1875
- 9 - Minute Books - Quarter Sessions - Common Pleas - 1793 through 1825
- Receipts 1854 through 1928
- Releases 1870 through 1905
- Resolutions 1880
- Tax Receipts 1917 through 1927
- Taxes 1879 through 1916
- Tavern Licenses 1917 through 1919
- Tax Receipts 1864 through 1904
- Tax Receipts 1905 through 1916
- Land Confirmations 1873 through 1899
- Liens and Leases
- Miscellaneous 1810 through 1920
- Master Reports 1850
- Mortgages 1882 through 1927
- Tavern Licenses 1865 through 1916
- Tax Receipts 1868 through 1904
- Executions Books H, K, F, G, J, D 1790 through 1875
- Executions in Debt Books B, C, D, E 1821 through 1881
- Special Executions in Debt Book A 1849 through 1875
- Execution in Debt Books 1, 2, 3 1876 through 1957
- Executions on Docketed Judgments Books 1 to 7 1884 to present
- Special Executions Book 1 1876 through 1921
- Execution Docket of Appeals Book 1 1825 through 1866
- Minutes Supreme Court Book 1 1873 through 1918
- Minutes Supreme Court Book 3
- Municipal Officers Bonds Book 1
- Special Executions Book 2
- Executions in Case Book 2
- Executions in Case Book C
- Mortgage Judgments
- Superior Court Central Equity Matrimonial Volume 1 through 9
- Superior Court Chancery Division Central Equity Volume 5 through 7
- Sealing Docket 15 Books 1746 through 1858
- Sealing Docket Circuit Court 1838 through 1852
- Judgments on Bonds Circuit Court Common Pleas Book 10 - 1884
- Judgments Attachments Replevin on Appeal Book 3 1846 through 1938
- Accusations of Larceny
- Alms House Records
- Assessments
- Auditors Reports
- Bail Bonds
- Civil War Records
- Court Costs
- Coroners Reports
- Court Transcripts
- Revolutionary War Records
- Jury Lists
- Marriage Reports 1783 through 1880
- Survey Records
- Naturalization Proceedings 1808
- Election Records and Returns 1888 through 1924
- Peddlers Licenses
- Petitions, Common Pleas Court 1933 through 1941
- Petitions, Juvenile 1938
- Firemen's Association Ledger/Minute Books 1914 through 1993
- General Index of Deeds, Books 1 and 2
1885 Time Capsule Artifacts
- The Temperance Gazette -newspaper
- The Constitution, volume L11 number 18 - newspaper
- The Times - newspaper
- Weekly Item - newspaper
- The Constitution, volume L1 number 52 - newspaper
- Public Ledger - newspaper
- Supplement - newspaper
- The Williamstown News - newspaper
- The Constitution, volume 6 number 12
- "…Enterprise" - newspaper
- The Constitution, volume L1 number 8 - newspaper
- "…Democrat" - newspaper
- "The Swede…" - newspaper
- Loose papers
- Document with coin
- "First National Bank of Woodbury" letterhead
- "…Your Weekly Witness" - newspaper
- The Pioneer - newspaper
- The Jersey Knight - newspaper
- Green's Diary Almanac - 1, Pamphlet
- Green's Diary Almanac - 2, Pamphlet
- The Industries of New Jersey, Part 2 - pamphlet
- Title unknown, pamphlet
- Unknown book
- "The Pioneer Prohibition Fund (A)" - page
- "Temperance (B)" - newspaper
- Loose Papers
- "Journal of the Proceedings of Legislative Council of NJ" - pamphlet
- "Improved Order of Red Men" document with tomahawk
- Business Cards - written and printed
Record series marked with an asterisk (*) may be incomplete and/or inclusive dates may include gaps.