New Haven County Superior Court Costs Records - 1733

Version: 9 (current) | Updated: 12/4/2025, 3:22:31 PM

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Description

New Haven County Superior Court Costs Records – 1733 (BAAI Project)

Overview

This digital collection preserves the cost ledger and associated documents from the probate of Timothy Wooster Esq.’s last will, presented before the New Haven Superior Court in March 1733. It is held by the Connecticut State Library and is part of the New Haven County Superior Court (NHSC) Black, African American, and Indigenous History (BAAI) initiative, which digitizes court files that involve or affect marginalized communities in colonial Connecticut. The materials are in English and are indexed by the NHSC BAAI Cases Papers subject field.

Background

The New Haven County Superior Court maintained detailed cost sheets for cases adjudicated in its jurisdiction. In 1733, a single-page ledger was produced for the probate of Wooster’s will, listing travel, attendance, attorney fees, and other expenses. The BAAI project, funded through a National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant, seeks to make such records searchable and accessible to scholars and the public. The ledger was prepared by John Riggs Esq. and authorized by attorney Joseph Whiting, and it is linked to the will of Timothy Wooster, an esquire of Tobee.

Contents

The collection contains:
  • A scanned image of the cost ledger (JPEG and TIFF formats).
  • OCR‑derived text summarizing the ledger, including itemized costs such as travel to probate (0‑6‑8), attendance (0‑4‑0), attorney’s fee (0‑10‑0), travel to the Superior Court (0‑3‑4), and attendance over three days (0‑6‑0).
  • The will of Timothy Wooster, titled “Timothy Wooster Esq. of Tobee’s Last Will.”
  • Metadata identifying the creator (New Haven County Superior Court), language (English), and subject headings (legal costs, probate, court records, New Haven County, Black, African American, and Indigenous history).

Scope

The collection covers a single probate proceeding in March 1733, located in New Haven County, Connecticut. It focuses on legal costs and probate documentation and does not include pleadings, judgments, or ancillary case files. The materials are of particular interest to scholars of early American probate law, colonial Connecticut history, and the BAAI project’s thematic focus on Black, African American, and Indigenous legal history.

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Raw Cheimarros Data

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@file_pinax -> part of -> @baai_project


@costs_records_1733 -> contains -> @wooster_last_will


@costs_records_1733 -> indexed by -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject


@wooster_costs_collection -> indexed by -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject


@wooster_costs_collection -> contains -> @wooster_last_will


@wooster_costs_collection -> contains -> @costs_document


@costs_document -> derived from -> @file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_costs_wooster_001_jpg


@costs_records_1733 -> part of -> @baai_project


@costs_records_1733 -> held by -> @connecticut_state_library


@costs_records_1733 -> created by -> @new_haven_county_superior_court


@costs_records_1733 -> indexed by -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject


@wooster_last_will -> involves -> [@timothy_wooster, @john_riggs, @joseph_whiting]

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Version History (9 versions)

  • ✓ v9 (current) · 12/4/2025, 3:22:31 PM
    "Added description"
  • v8 · 12/4/2025, 2:57:36 PM · View this version
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  • v7 · 12/4/2025, 6:42:18 AM · View this version
    "Added PINAX metadata"
  • v6 · 12/4/2025, 6:25:11 AM · View this version
    "Reorganized into 2 groups"
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  • v3 · 12/4/2025, 6:15:44 AM · View this version
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  • v1 · 12/4/2025, 6:13:35 AM · View this version
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Additional Components

reorganization-description.txt
# Reorganization Summary

Files were grouped by content theme and date, separating the detailed Wooster case documents from the general 1733 costs record. Each group contains both the original image files and their reference JSON files. The organizational strategy prioritizes historical context (specific case vs. general records) while maintaining file format pairs together.

## Groups Created

- **Wooster_Costs_1733**: Files related to Timothy Wooster's legal costs and probate matters from 1733 in New Haven Superior Court
- **Costs_1733**: General cost records from 1733 (without specific case details)

Parent

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Children (2)