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Joseph Fisher Bill 1790

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Description

Joseph Fisher Bill 1790 Collection

Overview

The Joseph Fisher Bill 1790 Collection comprises a single 18th‑century legal document and its digitized representations. The core item is a text record titled “Joseph Fisher Bill 1790”, created in 1790 by Joseph Fisher, an attorney or clerk associated with the New Haven County Superior Court. The collection includes:
  • A structured metadata record (JSON) describing the document, its provenance, and subject headings.
  • Two image files – a high‑resolution TIFF (≈25 MB) and a JPEG (≈420 KB) – both reproductions of the original bill, the JPEG containing OCR‑extracted text.
  • An IPFS‑hosted link to the TIFF file, ensuring long‑term preservation and accessibility.
  • All materials are in English, with no stated copyright restrictions, and are hosted by the Connecticut State Library as part of its New Haven County Superior Court (NHSC) archival holdings.

    Background

    The bill is part of the Connecticut State Library’s NHSC BAAI project, a grant‑supported effort to digitize and describe New Haven County Superior Court records that involve Black, African American, and Indigenous individuals. The project feeds into the library’s database, where each case or paper is indexed by subject terms in the NHSC BAAI Cases Papers Subject field. Joseph Fisher’s 1790 bill is therefore a primary source for scholars studying early legal proceedings affecting marginalized communities in Connecticut.

    Contents

  • Metadata record (JSON): Provides identifiers, creator, date, language, subjects, place, and access URL placeholders.
  • Text document: The original bill, titled “Joseph Fisher Bill 1790,” dated 1790.
  • Image files:
  • - RG003NHSCBAAIPSCostsNegroPrinceTomZadock006.tif – a 254‑MB TIFF capturing the full page. - RG003NHSCBAAIPSCostsNegroPrinceTomZadock006.jpg – a 419‑KB JPEG with OCR text “Jos. Fisher Bill 1790.”
  • IPFS CID: `bafkreigc74x54oqcec4mc5pyuwwhaf257blxiammkzzkoap333rkpnoba4` links to the TIFF for decentralized preservation.

Scope

The collection covers a single legal document from 1790, situated within the broader NHSC BAAI archival program. It is geographically bound to New Haven County, Connecticut, and thematically linked to legal history and the experiences of Black, African American, and Indigenous peoples in early American jurisprudence. The collection does not include related case files or ancillary documents; it focuses solely on the bill itself and its digital surrogates.

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@new_haven_county:place {state: @connecticut, country: @united_states}

@connecticut:place {country: @united_states}

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@joseph_fisher_bill_1790 -> created by -> @joseph_fisher

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@nhsc_baai_project -> uses -> @ct_state_library_database

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@file_pinax -> metadata for -> @joseph_fisher_bill_1790

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