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Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, also known as the Archives of the State of New Jersey, First Series

Published by the New Jersey Historical Society from 1881 to 1942, in 37 volumes.
Available online from Internet Archive.

Notes:
Volume 1 is not available from Internet Archive due to issues with the item's content.
Volume 34 is titled "Documents Relating to the Colonial and Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey," and volumes 35 to 37 are titled "Documents Relating to the Colonial, Revolutionary and Post-Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey."

1 (1631-1687), ed. by William A. Whitehead (Newark, NJ: 1880)
2 (1687-1703), ed. by William A. Whitehead (Newark, NJ: 1881)
3 (1703-1709), ed. by William A. Whitehead (Newark, NJ: 1881)
4 (1709-1720), ed. by William A. Whitehead (Newark, NJ: 1882)
5 (1720-1737), ed. by William A. Whitehead (Newark, NJ: 1882)
6 (1738-1747), ed. by William A. Whitehead (Newark, NJ: 1882)
7 (1746-1751), ed. by William A. Whitehead (Newark, NJ: 1883)
8 (1751-1757), ed. by William A. Whitehead (Newark, NJ: 1885)
9 (1757-1767), ed. by William A. Whitehead (Newark, NJ: 1885)
10 (1767-1776), ed. by William A. Whitehead (Newark, NJ: 1886)
Index vols. 1-10, prepared by Frederick W. Ricord (Newark, NJ: 1888)

Note: The following are subseries of the remaining 24 volumes in the series.

Extracts from American Newspapers, relating to NJ
11 : 1 (1704-1739), ed. by William Nelson (Paterson, NJ: 1894)
12 : 2 (1740-1750), ed. by William Nelson (Paterson, NJ: 1895)
19 : 3 (1751-1755), ed. by William Nelson (Paterson, NJ: 1897)
20 : 4 (1756-1761), ed. by William Nelson (Paterson, NJ: 1898)
24 : 5 (1762-1765), ed. by William Nelson (Paterson, NJ: 1902)
25 : 6 (1766-1767), ed. by William Nelson (Paterson, NJ: 1903)
26 : 7 (1768-1769), ed. by William Nelson (Paterson, NJ: 1904)
27 : 8 (1770-1771), ed. by William Nelson (Paterson, NJ: 1905)
28 : 9 (1772-1773), ed. by the late William Nelson (Paterson, NJ: 1916)
29 : 10 (1773-1774), ed. by William Nelson, succeeded by A. Van Doren Honeyman (Paterson, NJ: 1917)
31 : 11 (1775), ed. by A. Van Doren Honeyman (Somerville, NJ: 1923)

Journal of the Governor and Council
13 : 1 (1682-1714), ed. by Frederick W. Ricord and Wm. Nelson (Trenton, NJ: 1890)
14 : 2 (1715-1738), ed. by Frederick W. Ricord and Wm. Nelson (Trenton, NJ: 1890)
15 : 3 (1738-1748), ed. by Frederick W. Ricord and Wm. Nelson (Trenton, NJ: 1891)
16 : 4 (1748-1755), ed. by Frederick W. Ricord (Trenton, NJ: 1891)
17 : 5 (1756-1768), ed. by Frederick W. Ricord (Trenton, NJ: 1892)
18 : 6 (1769-1775), ed. by Frederick W. Ricord (Trenton, NJ: 1893)

Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State
21 (1664-1703), ed. by William Nelson (Paterson, NJ: 1899)

Marriage Records
22 (1665-1800), ed. by William Nelson (Paterson: 1900)

Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Adminstrations, Etc.
Vol. 1 of this subseries is subtitled: Calendar of New Jersey Wills.
Vol. 5 of this subseries is overall-titled: Documents Relating to the Colonial and Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey, and volumes 6 to 8 are overall-titled "Documents Relating to the Colonial, Revolutionary and Post-Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey."

23 : 1 (1670-1730), ed. by William Nelson (Paterson, NJ)1901)
30 : 2 (1730-1750), ed. by A. Van Doren Honeyman (Somerville, NJ: 1918)
32 : 3 (1751-1760), ed. by A. Van Doren Honeyman (Somerville: 1924)
33 : 4 (1761-1770), ed. by A. Van Doren Honeyman (Somerville: 1928)
34 : 5 (1771-1780), ed. by A. Van Doren Honeyman (Trenton: 1931)
35 : 6 (1781-1785), ed. by Elmer T. Hutchinson (Trenton, 1939)
36 : 7 (1786-1790), ed. by Elmer T. Hutchinson (Trenton, 1941)
37 : 8 (1791-1795), ed. by Elmer T. Hutchinson (Jersey City, 1942)