Alexander Harrison vs. Thomas Gilbert Florillium Landon Execution Case Collection

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Description

Alexander Harrison vs. Thomas Gilbert Florillium Landon Execution Case Collection

Overview

This collection comprises two primary legal documents from the New Haven County Superior Court, created between 1834‑05‑03 and 1836‑02‑13. It includes an execution writ issued on 1834‑09‑15 and a payment record dated 1836‑02‑13, both relating to a land‑ownership dispute between Alexander Harrison and Thomas Gilbert Florillium Landon. The items are preserved as scanned JPEG and TIFF images with accompanying OCR text and are catalogued in the Connecticut State Library’s New Haven County Superior Court (NHSC) database under the Black, African American, and Indigenous (BAAI) project. The collection is indexed in the NHSCBAAICasesPapersSubject database, linking it to broader subject headings on African American history and legal executions.

Background

The case arose from a judgment of $1.00 in damages and $23.40 in costs awarded to Harrison for a parcel of land in New Haven, Connecticut. The writ authorized the sheriff to seize the debtor’s property and hold the debtor in county jail until the judgment was satisfied. The payment record documents the full settlement of $25.00, paid by Harrison to Landon through attorney Jonathan Stoddart. These documents illustrate 19th‑century court procedure, property law, and the administration of justice in New Haven, and they are significant for studies of African American legal history in the region.

Contents

  • Execution Writ (1834‑09‑15) – Court order to the sheriff, description of the property, and amount owed.
  • Payment Record (1836‑02‑13) – Receipt of the $25.00 payment, noting parties, attorney, and clerk J.W. Beach.
  • Supporting Images – High‑resolution scans and OCR‑extracted text for searchable use.
  • Metadata – JSON records detailing creators, dates, subjects, and institutional provenance, plus a subject‑index field linking the case to the NHSCBAAICasesPapersSubject database.

Scope

The collection covers a specific legal transaction in New Haven County during the mid‑1830s. It includes primary source documents on land ownership, court execution, and payment of judgments. The materials are relevant to legal historians, scholars of African American history, and researchers interested in 19th‑century Connecticut property law. The collection does not contain ancillary case files, court opinions, or related correspondence beyond the execution writ and payment record.

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Raw Cheimarros Data

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Metadata

Title
Alexander Harrison vs. Thomas Gilbert Florillium Landon Execution Case Collection
Type
Collection
Creator
Alexander HarrisonThomas Gilbert Florillium Landon
Institution
Connecticut State Library
Created
1834-05-03/1836-02-13
Language
en
Subjects
Executions, Legal documents, Land ownership, New Haven County, African American history, Black, African American, and Indigenous History
Place
New Haven, Connecticut, New Haven County, Connecticut
Source
PINAX

Version History (8 versions)

  • ✓ v8 (current) · 12/4/2025, 3:24:28 PM
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    "Added PINAX metadata"
  • v5 · 12/4/2025, 6:30:49 AM · View this version
    "Reorganized into 3 groups"
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reorganization-description.txt
# Reorganization Summary

The files were grouped into three logical categories: (1) The execution documents themselves (JPEGs with readable text content), (2) High-resolution archival scans (TIFFs) of those same documents, and (3) Reference metadata files that describe the original images. This organization separates content by both format and purpose while maintaining the connection between related files (e.g., a TIFF and its reference JSON). The case context (Harrison vs. Lanson Gilbert) binds all documents together thematically.

## Groups Created

- **Execution_Documents_Harrison_vs_LansonGilbert**: Files related to the execution documents for the case Alexander Harrison vs. Thomas Gilbert Florillium Landon, including the writ of execution and payment receipt.
- **High_Resolution_Scans_Execution_Documents**: High-resolution TIFF scans of the execution documents, preserving archival quality for the same case (Harrison vs. Lanson Gilbert).
- **Reference_Metadata_Files**: JSON reference files containing metadata about the original image files (both JPEG and TIFF formats).

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