PI
Version: 7 (current) | Updated: 12/9/2025, 2:26:36 PM | Created: 12/4/2025, 6:14:40 AM
Updated description (Updated description)
Key subjects represented include slavery, crime, domestic violence, interracial relationships, and legal costs. Notable individuals documented in the records range from court officials (e.g., Sam Tyler, Moner Bishop) to litigants (e.g., Hannah Howell, John Freeman). The geographic scope extends beyond New Haven to towns such as Derby, Wallingford, Milford, and Guilford, and even to out‑of‑state locations like Boston and Albany.
@file_pinax:file {title: "New Haven County Superior Court Files - Black, African American, and Indigenous History Collection", type: "Collection", created: {start: @date_1690, end: @date_1859}, language: "en", rights: "Public Domain"}
@state_of_connecticut:organization {full_name: "State of Connecticut"}
@abraham_auger:person {full_name: "Abraham Auger"}
@samson_ashfield:person {full_name: "Samson Ashfield"}
@matthews_w:person {full_name: "Matthews W."}
@sam_tyler:person {full_name: "Sam Tyler"}
@samuel_tyler:person {full_name: "Samuel Tyler"}
@moner_bishop:person {full_name: "Moner Bishop, Esq."}
@eber_kelsey:person {full_name: "Eber Kelsey, Esq."}
@john_breckaway:person {full_name: "John Breckaway"}
@joseph_adkins:person {full_name: "Joseph Adkins"}
@tabathy_saxton:person {full_name: "Tabathy Saxton"}
@mary_brockitt:person {full_name: "Mary Brockitt"}
@tabitha_adkins:person {full_name: "Tabitha Adkins"}
@green_and_co:organization {full_name: "Green & Co"}
@samuel_brockway:person {full_name: "Samuel Brockway"}
@file_pinax -> creator -> [@new_haven_county_superior_court, @state_of_connecticut, @abraham_auger, @samson_ashfield, @matthews_w, @sam_tyler, @samuel_tyler, @moner_bishop, @eber_kelsey, @john_breckaway, @joseph_adkins, @tabathy_saxton, @mary_brockitt, @tabitha_adkins, @green_and_co, @samuel_brockway]
@file_pinax -> indexed by -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject
@file_pinax -> part of -> @new_haven_county_superior_court_project
@file_pinax -> uses_subject_field -> @subject_field
@file_pinax -> subject -> [@black_african_american_and_indigenous_history:concept, @legal_costs:concept, @court_costs:concept, @divorce:concept, @marriage:concept, @execution_documents:concept, @indigenous_cases:concept, @land_partition:concept, @inquest:concept, @court_expenses:concept]
@file_pinax -> place -> [@new_haven, @derby, @wallingford, @milford, @guilford, @waterbury, @branford, @cheshire, @cromwell, @orange, @north_haven, @watertown, @ansonia, @turkey_hill, @new_hartford, @new_storm_north_phila, @durham, @new_town, @ipswich, @stratford, @haverhill, @stony_river, @augusta, @nifford, @fair_milford_conn, @buckingham_hill, @four_mile_meadows]
@file_pinax -> documents -> @costs_collection
@file_pinax -> documents -> @court_expenses_collection
@file_pinax -> documents -> @divorce_collection
@file_pinax -> documents -> @execution_documents_collection
@file_pinax -> documents -> @indigenous_cases_collection
@file_pinax -> documents -> @clark_vs_prudden_collection
@file_pinax -> documents -> @new_haven_inquests_collection
@abraham_auger -> appears in -> @court_expenses_collection
@abraham_auger -> appears in -> @file_pinax
@samson_ashfield -> appears in -> @costs_collection
@samson_ashfield -> appears in -> @file_pinax
@john_riggs -> appears in -> @costs_collection
@john_riggs -> appears in -> @file_pinax
@jos_trobridge -> appears in -> @costs_collection
@jos_trobridge -> appears in -> @file_pinax
@jos_weed -> appears in -> @costs_collection
@jos_weed -> appears in -> @file_pinax
@samuel_prudden -> creator of -> @clark_vs_prudden_collection
@samuel_prudden -> appears in -> @file_pinax
@enock_clark -> creator of -> @clark_vs_prudden_collection
@enock_clark -> appears in -> @file_pinax
@samuel_brockway -> contributed to -> @file_pinax
@joseph_adkins -> contributed to -> @file_pinax
@mary_brockitt -> contributed to -> @file_pinax
@tabathy_saxton -> contributed to -> @file_pinax
@green_and_co -> contributed to -> @file_pinax
@samuel_brockway -> contributed to -> @file_pinax
@new_haven_county_superior_court -> creator of -> @file_pinax
@new_haven_county_superior_court -> indexed by -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject
@new_haven_county_superior_court_project -> includes collection -> @file_pinax
@file_pinax -> holds -> @connecticut_state_library
@file_pinax -> institution -> @connecticut_state_library
@file_pinax -> language -> "en"
@file_pinax -> description -> "A comprehensive collection of legal documents, court records, and proceedings from the New Haven County Superior Court, focusing on Black, African American, and Indigenous history, spanning 1690‑1859."
@file_pinax -> rights -> "Public Domain"
@file_pinax -> source -> "PINAX"
@file_pinax -> access_url -> "PLACEHOLDER"
@file_pinax -> subject -> [@gaol_breakers:concept, @prison_breaks:concept, @jail_costs:concept, @court_fees:concept, @court_records:concept, @slavery:concept, @crime:concept, @indictments:concept, @forgery:concept, @false_bills:concept, @enlistment:concept, @military_records:concept, @probate:concept, @assault:concept, @execution_documents:concept, @indigenous_cases:concept, @land_partition:concept, @divorce:concept, @inquest:concept]
@file_pinax -> subject -> [@black_history:concept, @indigenous_history:concept, @african_american_history:concept, @racial_identity:concept, @legal_history:concept, @testimony:concept, @social_history:concept, @family_law:concept, @domestic_violence:concept, @interracial_relationships:concept, @property_valuation:concept, @retirement_benefits:concept]