New Haven County Superior Court Costs Records - Black, African American, and Indigenous Cases, 1741-1742

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Description

New Haven County Superior Court Cost Records – Black, African American, and Indigenous Cases, 1741‑1742

Overview

This collection comprises digitised cost ledgers from the New Haven County Superior Court covering the fiscal years 1741 and 1742. The records are presented as high‑resolution image files (TIFF/JPEG) with accompanying OCR‑derived text, detailing the various fees charged in court proceedings involving Black, African American, and Indigenous litigants. The collection is part of the Connecticut State Library’s New Haven County court project, catalogued under the NHSCBAAICasesPapersSubject database.

Background

The New Haven County Superior Court was the principal judicial body in colonial Connecticut, and its cost records provide a rare glimpse into the financial administration of early American courts. The Connecticut State Library acquired these ledgers through a National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant to digitise and index New Haven County Superior Court files. The project focuses on documenting the legal history of Black, African American, and Indigenous peoples in the region, making under‑represented histories accessible.

Contents

  • Cost Ledger 001 – lists court fees (17‑0), jury fees (2‑2‑0), attorney fees (1‑0‑0), appeal fees (0‑1‑0), copy fees (0‑7‑0), and payments to providers such as Hartford & Bing, Diamond C Law, and London Chanel.
  • Cost Ledger 002 – records combined court and jury fees (4‑10‑0), certificate fees (2‑10‑0), all fees (2‑10‑0), and payments to Shepherd & Sons and London House.
Both ledgers contain date stamps (1741/42) and reference the “Supervour Court” of New Haven County. The OCR layer provides searchable text for the recorded fees, case numbers, parties, and dates.

Scope

The collection covers legal fee transactions for the 1741‑1742 fiscal year in New Haven County, Connecticut, limited to cost‑related entries and excluding case narratives or judgments. It is available in digital image format through the Connecticut State Library’s PINAX repository and is in the public domain. The collection is particularly valuable for researchers studying colonial court economics, the administrative history of New Haven County, and the financial aspects of BAAI legal cases.

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Raw Cheimarros Data

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@cost_record_001 -> includes -> @copy_fees:concept {amount: "0-7-0"}


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@cost_record_001 -> includes -> @provider_diamond_c_law:organization {service: "Diamond C law", amount: "3-0-2"}


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@cost_record_002 -> includes -> @certificate_fees:concept {amount: "2-10-0"}


@cost_record_002 -> includes -> @all_fees:concept {amount: "2-10-0"}


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Metadata

Title
New Haven County Superior Court Costs Records - Black, African American, and Indigenous Cases, 1741-1742
Type
Collection
Creator
New Haven County Superior Court
Institution
conneticut state library
Created
1741-1742
Language
en
Subjects
Court costs, Legal fees, Historical documents, Black, African American, and Indigenous history, Legal records, Black history, African American history, Indigenous history, New Haven County
Rights
Public domain
Place
New Haven County, Connecticut
Source
PINAX

Version History (10 versions)

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Additional Components

reorganization-description.txt
# Reorganization Summary

The files were organized into two logical groups: 1) The JPEG files containing legible text about court costs from 1741-1742, and 2) Their corresponding high-resolution TIFF images. The grouping reflects both content similarity (court costs from the same time period) and file format relationships (JPEGs with readable text paired with their TIFF counterparts). All files were successfully grouped based on their clear thematic and format connections.

## Groups Created

- **Court_Costs_1741-1742**: Files related to court costs and fees from the February 1741/42 term of the New Haven County Superior Court
- **TIFF_Images_Court_Costs**: High-resolution TIFF images of court cost documents (companion files to the JPEG versions)

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