New Haven County Superior Court Case: Rex vs. Negro Zadock - Costs Documents

Version: 4 (current) | Updated: 12/3/2025, 7:23:01 PM

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Description

Rex vs. Negro Zadock – Costs Documents Collection

Overview

This collection comprises seven high‑resolution TIFF images of the cost‑related legal documents from the New Haven County Superior Court case Rex vs. Negro Zadock. The documents were produced in the 18th century (c. 1700‑1800) and are part of the Connecticut State Library’s New Haven County Superior Court (NHSC) Black, African American, and Indigenous (BAAI) archival series. All images are in the public domain and were digitised by the State Library’s NHSC BAAI project, with metadata supplied through the PINAX system.

Background

The case involves a legal dispute in which a defendant identified as “Negro Zadock” was sued by a plaintiff named Rex. The documents focus on the costs incurred in the litigation, a common type of record in 18th‑century court proceedings. The NHSC BAAI project, funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, aims to highlight court records that illuminate the experiences of Black, African American, and Indigenous peoples in Connecticut. The collection is hosted by the Connecticut State Library and is accessible via the Arke Institute CDN, where each TIFF file is stored with a unique IPFS identifier.

Contents

  • Seven TIFF images (RG003NHSCBAAIPSCostsRexvsNegroZadock001–007.tif)
  • Each image represents a page of the original cost ledger or docket entry, rendered at high resolution for scholarly use.
  • The images are accompanied by OCR‑derived text and metadata fields such as title, creator, date range, subjects, and rights.
  • Subject headings include “Legal documents,” “Court cases,” “Costs,” “18th century legal history,” “New Haven County,” and “Slave narratives.”

Scope

The collection covers the cost‑related portion of the Rex vs. Negro Zadock case, providing insight into the financial aspects of 18th‑century litigation involving an enslaved or formerly enslaved individual. It is geographically confined to New Haven County, Connecticut, and temporally limited to the 1700‑1800 period. The collection is intended for researchers interested in legal history, African American and Indigenous studies, and the economic dimensions of slavery in colonial New England.

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Raw Cheimarros Data

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Metadata

Title
New Haven County Superior Court Case: Rex vs. Negro Zadock - Costs Documents
Type
Collection
Creator
New Haven County Superior Court
Institution
conneticut state library
Created
1700-1800
Language
en
Subjects
Legal documents, Court cases, Black, African American, and Indigenous History, Costs, 18th century legal history, New Haven County, Slave narratives
Rights
Public domain
Place
New Haven, Connecticut
Source
PINAX

Files (7)

RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Costs_RexvsNegroZadock_001.tifTIFF
11.88 MB
RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Costs_RexvsNegroZadock_002.tifTIFF
11.6 MB
RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Costs_RexvsNegroZadock_003.tifTIFF
11.92 MB
RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Costs_RexvsNegroZadock_004.tifTIFF
11.94 MB
RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Costs_RexvsNegroZadock_005.tifTIFF
13.76 MB
RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Costs_RexvsNegroZadock_006.tifTIFF
31.92 MB
RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Costs_RexvsNegroZadock_007.tifTIFF
32.16 MB

Version History (4 versions)

  • ✓ v4 (current) · 12/3/2025, 7:23:01 PM
    "Added description"
  • v3 · 12/3/2025, 7:18:38 PM · View this version
    "Added knowledge graph extraction"
  • v2 · 12/3/2025, 7:15:06 PM · View this version
    "Added PINAX metadata"
  • v1 · 12/3/2025, 7:14:23 PM · View this version
    "Reorganization group: High_Resolution_Images"

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