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@freeman_divorce_collection:collection {title: "Clarissa Freeman vs. James H. Freeman Divorce Case Collection", creator: [@clarissa_freeman, @james_h_freeman], institution: @connecticut_state_library, created: @date_1835_1836, language: "en", subjects: ["Divorce","Adultery","Legal Documents","New Haven County","19th Century Law"], places: [@new_haven_ct, @waterford_ct, @new_york_ny]}
@clarissa_freeman:person {full_name: "Clarissa Freeman", role: "Petitioner"}
@james_h_freeman:person {full_name: "James H. Freeman", role: "Respondent"}
@james_k_freeman:person {full_name: "James K. Freeman", role: "Respondent (later petition)"}
@james_harvey_freeman:person {full_name: "James Harvey Freeman", role: "Spouse (married 1828)"}
@roxanna_reid_go:person {full_name: "Roxanna Reid Go", role: "Alleged adulterous partner"}
@roxanna_field:person {full_name: "Roxanna Field", role: "Alleged adulterous partner"}
@lilas_mix:person {full_name: "Lilas Mix", role: "Justice of the Peace"}
@noyes_darling:person {full_name: "Noyes Darling", role: "Chief Judge of New Haven County Court"}
@oliver_freeman:person {full_name: "Oliver Freeman", role: "Correspondent"}
@william_lewis:person {full_name: "William Lewis", role: "Father"}
@david_lewis:person {full_name: "David Lewis", role: "Child"}
@sarah_lewis:person {full_name: "Sarah Lewis", role: "Child"}
@robert_conklin:person {full_name: "Robert Conklin", role: "Deceased"}
@samuel_rogers:person {full_name: "Samuel Rogers", role: "Reverend"}
@connecticut_state_library:organization {type: "State Library"}
@superior_court_ct:organization {type: "Superior Court", jurisdiction: @connecticut}
@county_court_nh:organization {type: "County Court", jurisdiction: @new_haven_ct}
@new_haven_register:publication {type: "Newspaper"}
@new_haven_ct:place {city: "New Haven", state: @connecticut, country: @united_states}
@waterford_ct:place {city: "Waterford", state: @connecticut, country: @united_states}
@new_york_ny:place {city: "New York", state: @new_york, country: @united_states}
@new_london_ct:place {city: "New London", state: @connecticut, country: @united_states}
@sturbridge_ma:place {city: "Sturbridge", state: @massachusetts, country: @united_states}
@union_church:place {type: "Church", location: @sturbridge_ma}
@cedar_hill_ct:place {district: "Cedar Hill", city: @new_haven_ct}
@freeman_divorce_case:event {description: "Divorce proceeding of Clarissa Freeman vs. James H. Freeman", start: @date_1828_01_21, end: @date_1836_01_04, location: @new_haven_ct}
@petition_freeman:document {type: "Petition", title: "Petition for Divorce", date_filed: @date_1835_12_24, filed_by: @clarissa_freeman}
@order_freeman:document {type: "Court Order", title: "Order to Publish Notice", date_issued: @date_1835_12_29, issued_by: @noyes_darling, directed_to: @james_h_freeman}
@divorce_decree_freeman:document {type: "Divorce Decree", title: "Decree of Divorce", date_issued: @date_1836_01_04, issued_by: @superior_court_ct}
@letter_freeman:document {type: "Letter", author: @oliver_freeman, recipient: @james_h_freeman, date_written: @date_1836_03_04, content: "Family news, baptisms, and death notice"}
@baptism_lewis:event {type: "Baptism", date: @date_1836_03_04, location: @union_church, officiant: @samuel_rogers, participants: [@david_lewis, @sarah_lewis]}
@death_robert_conklin:event {type: "Death", date: @date_1836_03_02, location: @new_haven_ct, deceased: @robert_conklin}
@freeman_divorce_collection -> contains -> @petition_freeman
@freeman_divorce_collection -> contains -> @order_freeman
@freeman_divorce_collection -> contains -> @divorce_decree_freeman
@freeman_divorce_collection -> contains -> @letter_freeman
@freeman_divorce_collection -> contains -> @baptism_lewis
@freeman_divorce_collection -> contains -> @death_robert_conklin
@clarissa_freeman -> plaintiff -> @freeman_divorce_case
@james_h_freeman -> defendant -> @freeman_divorce_case
@james_k_freeman -> defendant -> @freeman_divorce_case
@james_h_freeman -> alleged_adulterer_with -> @roxanna_reid_go
@james_h_freeman -> alleged_adulterer_with -> @roxanna_field
@james_h_freeman -> committed -> adultery {date: @date_1835_01_10, partner: @roxanna_field}
@james_h_freeman -> committed -> adultery {date: @date_1835_07_10, partner: @roxanna_field}
@james_h_freeman -> committed -> adultery {date: @date_1835_08_10, partner: @roxanna_field}
@lilas_mix -> issued -> @order_freeman
@noyes_darling -> issued -> @order_freeman
@superior_court_ct -> issued -> @divorce_decree_freeman
@petition_freeman -> filed_by -> @clarissa_freeman
@petition_freeman -> mentions -> @james_h_freeman
@petition_freeman -> mentions -> @roxanna_field
@order_freeman -> directed_to -> @james_h_freeman
@order_freeman -> published_in -> @new_haven_register
@letter_freeman -> author -> @oliver_freeman
@letter_freeman -> mentions -> @david_lewis
@letter_freeman -> mentions -> @sarah_lewis
@letter_freeman -> mentions -> @robert_conklin
@baptism_lewis -> officiated_by -> @samuel_rogers
@baptism_lewis -> location -> @union_church
@death_robert_conklin -> location -> @new_haven_ct
@file_pinax -> documents -> @freeman_divorce_collection
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