New Haven County Superior Court Costs: Oxx vs. Mix (1741-1742) Collection

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Description

New Haven County Superior Court Costs: Oxx vs. Mix (1741–1742) Collection

Overview

This digital collection preserves the cost ledger documents for the 1741–1742 legal proceeding “Oxx vs. Mix” in the New Haven County Superior Court. It is part of the Connecticut State Library’s New Haven County Superior Court Files (Record Group 3) and was digitized under the “Black, African American, and Indigenous History” (BAAI) retrospective project. The materials consist of two high‑resolution TIFF images, each with embedded OCR text, detailing the fees and expenses incurred during the case.

Background

The BAAI project seeks to highlight court cases involving Black, African American, and Indigenous individuals in Connecticut’s history. “Oxx vs. Mix” is one such case, and the cost records provide insight into the financial aspects of 18th‑century litigation in New Haven County. The Connecticut State Library holds the original documents, which were photographed and made available through the PINAX system.

Contents

  • RG003NHSCBAAIPSCostsOxxvsMix001.tif – A 12‑MB scanned page of the cost ledger for the February 1741/42 term, listing items such as court fees (17‑0), jury fees (2‑2‑0), attorney fees (1‑0‑0), copies (0‑7‑0), and other charges.
  • RG003NHSCBAAIPSCostsOxxvsMix002.tif – A 13‑MB complementary ledger with additional entries: “Proteaver 20‑3‑0,” “Court and Jury fees 4‑10‑0,” “London house 7‑10‑4,” and miscellaneous fees.
The OCR text confirms the dates, parties (Oxx and Mix), and the term “Feb’y Term 1741/42.” The collection does not include the full case file, only the financial ledger entries.

Scope

The collection covers the fiscal period of the 1741–1742 court term in New Haven County, Connecticut, focusing on legal costs associated with the Oxx vs. Mix case. It is limited to the two pages of cost documentation and does not include pleadings, orders, or other case filings. The materials are in English, dated 1741–1742, and are relevant to scholars of early Connecticut legal history, Black and Indigenous legal experiences, and the economics of colonial litigation.

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Raw Cheimarros Data

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@file_pinax -> documents -> @oxxvsmix_collection

@file_pinax -> documents -> @oxx_vs_mix:case {source: "PINAX metadata"}

@oxxvsmix_collection -> includes -> @oxx_vs_mix:case

@oxx_vs_mix:case -> indexed by -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject:concept

@oxx_vs_mix:case -> part of -> @oxxvsmix_collection

@oxx_vs_mix:case -> subject -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject:field

@project_baai -> indexes -> @oxxvsmix_collection

@project_baai -> uses -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject:field

@nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject:field -> same as -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject:concept

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**SYNTHESIS NOTES**

- The **PINAX metadata file** (@file_pinax) ties together the **Oxx vs. Mix case** (@oxx_vs_mix) and the **high‑resolution collection** (@oxxvsmix_collection), confirming that both represent the same legal proceeding within the BAAI project.

- The **subject‑index field** appears in two forms across subdirectories (as a `:field` and as a `:concept`). They are linked with a “same as” relationship, unifying the schema used for indexing BAAI case files.

- The **BAAI project** (@project_baai) both **indexes** the collection and **uses** the subject‑index field, illustrating the workflow: digitize files → assign subject terms → make searchable via the indexed collection.

- Temporal context is captured by the creation date range **1741‑1742** for both the case and the collection, reinforcing that the collection aggregates documents from that specific period.

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Version History (10 versions)

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reorganization-description.txt
# Reorganization Summary

Files were grouped thematically by content (1741/42 court costs) and format (high-res TIFFs vs. reference JPEGs). The filenames confirm all documents pertain to the same case ('OxxvsMix') within the NHSC_BAAI project, with identical content across formats. No ungrouped files remain as all were logically categorized by either content period or preservation format.

## Groups Created

- **NHSC_BAAI_Costs_OxxvsMix_1741-1742**: Files related to court costs and fees from the 1741/42 term of the New Haven County Superior Court, involving Black/African American/Indigenous (BAAI) cases. These documents detail expenses like jury fees, attorney fees, and other court charges.
- **NHSC_BAAI_Costs_OxxvsMix_HighRes**: High-resolution TIFF versions of the court cost documents (same content as the JPEGs, but archival quality). Grouped separately due to distinct use cases (e.g., preservation vs. reference).

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