Bill of Lotts 1741
Version: 4 (current) | Updated: 12/3/2025, 7:22:26 PM
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Description
Bill of Lots 1741 – New Haven County Superior Court Record
Overview
This collection is a digitized record of a single bill of lots issued by the New Haven County Superior Court on February 24, 1740/1 (modern year 1741). It contains a metadata file (JSON), an inline entity graph, and two scanned images of the original document—one TIFF (high‑resolution) and one JPEG (lower‑resolution with OCR). The material is part of the Connecticut State Library’s NHSC BAAI project, which indexes court files related to Black, African American, and Indigenous history.Background
The bill was authorized by William, a judge of the New Haven County Superior Court, and entered into the court docket in 1741. It is preserved in the Connecticut State Library’s Record Group 3 (New Haven Superior Court Files). The NHSC BAAI project, funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, digitizes and indexes such records to support research in 18th‑century legal history and minority representation in the judiciary.Contents
- Metadata JSON – title, creator, institution, date, language, subjects, description, place, source, rights.
- Inline JSON – entity graph linking the bill to the judge, court, place, date, and project concepts (NHSC BAAI).
- TIFF image (≈8 MB) – high‑resolution scan of the original bill.
- JPEG image (≈0.4 MB) – lower‑resolution scan with OCR text: “N. Haven Ct. Super Court Feb 24 Tenn 1740/1 – The within Bill of Lotts of 9. 12. O – Allowed by William one of the Judge of the Ct. 1741.”
- OCR text confirms the court, date, and judge’s name.
Subjects include New Haven County Superior Court, legal documents, bills of costs, and 18th‑century legal history.
Scope
The collection covers a single legal instrument dated February 24, 1740/1, issued in New Haven, Connecticut, by the Superior Court. It focuses on the administrative procedure of allocating lots in a court case. The material is limited to the bill itself and its metadata; it does not include related case files or subsequent court decisions. The collection is relevant to scholars of colonial Connecticut law, court administration, and the historical presence of Black, African American, and Indigenous individuals in the legal system.Entities
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Raw Cheimarros Data
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@william_judge:person {full_name: "William", role: "Judge", affiliation: @new_haven_county_superior_court}
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@new_haven:place {state: @connecticut, country: @united_states}
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@new_haven_connecticut:place {city: "New Haven", state: @connecticut, country: @united_states}
@date_1740_02_24:date_1740_02_24
@date_1741:date_1741
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@bill_of_lotts_1741 -> issued by -> @new_haven_county_superior_court {when: @date_1741}
@bill_of_lotts_1741 -> dated -> @date_1740_02_24
@bill_of_lotts_1741 -> stored at -> @connecticut_state_library
@nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject:concept {description: "Subject-index field for New Haven County Superior Court files concerning Black, African American, and Indigenous cases and papers"}
@nhsc_baai_project:concept {description: "CT State Library project to digitize and index New Haven County Superior Court files related to Black, African American, and Indigenous history"}
@nhsc_baai_cases_papers_collection:concept {description: "Collection of New Haven County Superior Court case files and papers related to Black, African American, and Indigenous history"}
@file_pinax:file {filename: "pinax.json", type: "Metadata (PINAX)", source: "PINAX"}
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@file_pinax -> describes -> @bill_of_lotts_1741
@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_costs_mixvsoxx_002_jpg -> contains OCR -> @bill_of_lotts_1741 {text: "N. Haven Ct. Super Court Feb 24 Tenn 1740/1 - The within Bill of Lotts of 9. 12. O - Allowed by William one of the Judge of the Ct. 1741"}
@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_costs_mixvsoxx_002_jpg -> part of -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_collection
@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_costs_mixvsoxx_002_jpg -> indexed by -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subjectMetadata
Files (2)
RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Costs_MixvsOxx_002.jpgJPEG
OCR Text
N. Haven Ct. Super Court Feb 24 Tenn 1740/1 - The within Bill of Lotts of 9. 12. O - Allowed by William one of the Judge of the Ct. 1741
Version History (4 versions)
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"Reorganization group: Bill_of_Lotts_1741"
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