New Haven County Superior Court Files - Black, African American, and Indigenous (BAAI) Cases and Papers Collection

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Description

New Haven County Superior Court Files – Black, African American, and Indigenous (BAAI) Cases and Papers: Costs and Related Documents Collection

Overview

This digitized collection contains legal cost documents, bills of costs, and ancillary papers from the New Haven County Superior Court that involve Black, African American, and Indigenous litigants. The material spans the colonial and early‑American period (1690‑1790) and includes a 2025 Supreme Court allowance. Each unit is presented as high‑resolution TIFF and JPEG images, accompanied by OCR‑derived text and machine‑readable metadata in the library’s PINAX system.

Background

The collection is part of the Connecticut State Library’s New Haven County court project, funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). It supports the library’s “Black, African American, and Indigenous History” (BAAI) retrospective series, which seeks to make under‑represented legal histories searchable and accessible. The subject‑index field “NHSCBAAICasesPapersSubject” links each document to controlled headings such as “Legal Costs,” “Gaol Breakers,” and “Indigenous History.”

Contents

  • Bill of Cost Against Gaol Breakers (1690) – Examination and cost sheet for a Derby gaol‑breaker case.
  • William Bond Supreme Court Allowance (2025) – Court order granting an allowance to William Bond.
  • Hannah Costs 1731 – Ledger of expenses for the case involving “Negro Hannah.”
  • Moses Mansfield Note 1781 – Handwritten legal note.
  • Hoadly vs. Pond (1715) – Cost bills for the dispute between William Hoadly and Samt Bond.
  • New Haven Bill of Costs (1754) – Charges for detaining Indigenous prisoners and Sanford.
  • McCure vs. Tyler (1746‑1748) – Cost‑bill ledgers and Tyler family certificates.
  • Mix vs. Oxx (1741) – Cost sheet and bill of lots.
  • Prince Negro & Tom Negro Costs (1790) – Transportation and boarding expenses for African‑American prisoners.
  • Rex vs. Negro Cuff (1749) – Criminal case cost ledger.
  • Rex vs. Negro Zadock (1747‑1749) – Seven‑page cost ledger.
  • Capt. Samson Legal and Military Records (1700‑1724) – Bill of costs and enlistment documents.
  • Timothy Wooster Esq. Costs (1733) – Probate bill of costs.
  • System Files – PINAX metadata and supporting system files that enable the collection’s digital infrastructure.

Scope

The collection covers legal cost and related documents from 1690 to 1790 (with an additional 2025 allowance) for cases involving Black, African American, and Indigenous litigants in New Haven County, Connecticut. It excludes full case dockets, transcripts, judgments, and other substantive court filings. The material is valuable for scholars of colonial legal history, African‑American and Indigenous studies, and the economics of early American courts.

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Raw Cheimarros Data

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