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@file_pinax:file {filename: "pinax.json", file_type: "Metadata (PINAX)", title: "Clark vs. Horton Divorce Case Collection, 1770", type: "Collection", creator: [@daniel_clark, @abigail_clark, @new_haven_county_superior_court, @ruth_merriman, @ethan_hale, @isaac_cook], institution: @connecticut_state_library, created: @date_1770_12, language: "en", subjects: ["Divorce","Marriage","Infidelity","Mulatto","Legal Petitions","Legal Documents","Testimony","Childbirth","18th Century","New Haven County Superior Court","Black, African American, and Indigenous History"], description: "A collection of documents related to the divorce case of Daniel Clark and Abigail Horton, heard by the New Haven County Superior Court in 1770. The collection includes petitions, legal documents, and depositions related to the case, with references to infidelity, the birth of a mulatto child, and testimonies from witnesses.", place: [@wallingford, @new_haven, @new_haven_county, @hartford_county]}
@clark_vs_horton_collection:collection {title: "Clark vs. Horton Divorce Case Collection, 1770", creator: [@daniel_clark, @abigail_clark, @new_haven_county_superior_court, @ruth_merriman, @ethan_hale, @isaac_cook], institution: @connecticut_state_library, created: @date_1770_12, language: "en", subjects: ["Divorce","Marriage","Infidelity","Mulatto","Legal Petitions","Legal Documents","Testimony","Childbirth","18th Century","New Haven County Superior Court","Black, African American, and Indigenous History"], description: "A collection of documents related to the divorce case of Daniel Clark and Abigail Horton, heard by the New Haven County Superior Court in 1770.", place: [@wallingford, @new_haven, @new_haven_county, @hartford_county]}
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@clark_vs_horton_collection -> includes -> @abigail_clark_divorce_petition:document
@clark_vs_horton_collection -> includes -> @deposition_of_ruth_merriman_1770:document
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@daniel_clark -> creator of -> @clark_vs_horton_collection
@abigail_clark -> creator of -> @clark_vs_horton_collection
@ruth_merriman -> creator of -> @clark_vs_horton_collection
@ethan_hale -> creator of -> @clark_vs_horton_collection
@isaac_cook -> creator of -> @clark_vs_horton_collection
@mulatto:concept {description: "Historical term referring to a person of mixed white and Black ancestry"}
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@divorce_petition -> mentions -> @lebulon_potter
@abigail_clark_divorce_petition -> mentions -> @mulatto
@deposition_of_ruth_merriman_1770 -> mentions -> @mulatto
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@divorce_case_clark_horton:event -> occurred {when: @date_1770_12, where: @new_haven}# Reorganization Summary The files were grouped chronologically and thematically around the 1770 divorce case of Daniel and Abigail Clark. Each group represents a distinct document type or event in the legal process: (1) the original petition, (2) the court citation served to Abigail, (3) key deposition testimony, and (4) formal court header documents. Matching .tif/.jpg pairs were kept together as they represent the same document in different formats. The grouping reflects the legal narrative from petition through evidentiary proceedings. ## Groups Created - **Divorce_Petition_DanielClark_1770**: Files containing Daniel Clark's petition for divorce from Abigail Clark (née Norton) in 1770, including the formal petition and related court documents. - **Court_Citation_AbigailClark_1770**: Documents related to the court citation served to Abigail Clark in November 1770, notifying her of the divorce proceedings. - **Deposition_RuthMerriman_1770**: Sworn testimony from Ruth Merriman regarding Abigail Clark's childbirth and the circumstances suggesting infidelity, dated December 1770. - **Court_Header_Document_1770**: Formal court header document addressed to the Superior Court in New Haven, December 1770.