Version: 9 (current) | Updated: 12/4/2025, 3:24:12 PM
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@file_pinax:file {title: "New Haven County Superior Court Case Files: Executions - Hampton vs. Martin Clark", created: @date_1790_08_11, institution: @connecticut_state_library, language: "en", rights: ""}
@file_pinax -> creator -> [@hampton, @john_martin, @samuel_clark, @new_haven_county_superior_court]
@file_pinax -> place -> [@cheshire, @new_haven, @new_haven_county]
@file_pinax -> subject -> [@execution_documents:concept, @legal_cases:concept, @african_american_history:concept, @new_haven_county:place, @debt_collection:concept, @slavery_and_freedom:concept, @court_records:concept]
@file_pinax -> documents -> @hampton_vs_martin_clark
@file_pinax -> documents -> @hampton_vs_martinclark_collection
@file_pinax -> has subject field -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject
@hampton_vs_martin_clark:case {title: "Hampton vs. Martin Clark", type: "Execution", subject_terms: ["Executions", "Legal Cases", "Black, African American, and Indigenous History", "Court Records"]}
@hampton_vs_martin_clark -> corresponds to -> @hampton_vs_martinclark_case:event
@nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject:concept {description: "Subject‑heading field for New Haven County Superior Court files concerning Black, African American, and Indigenous cases and papers"}
@nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject -> applied to -> @hampton_vs_martin_clark
@new_haven_county_superior_court:organization {name: "New Haven County Superior Court", abbreviation: "NHSC"}
@new_haven_county_superior_court -> created -> @hampton_vs_martin_clark
@new_haven_county_superior_court -> part of -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject
@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_executions_hamptonvsmartinclark_casefile_001_tif:file {type: "Image", format: "TIFF", related_case: @hampton_vs_martin_clark}
@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_executions_hamptonvsmartinclark_casefile_001_tif -> depicts -> @hampton_vs_martin_clark
@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_executions_hamptonvsmartinclark_casefile_002_tif:file {type: "Image", format: "TIFF", related_case: @hampton_vs_martin_clark}
@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_executions_hamptonvsmartinclark_casefile_002_tif -> depicts -> @hampton_vs_martin_clark
@execution_writ:document {type: "writ of execution", date: @date_1790_08_11, author: @delwin_clark, total_amount: "£18:4:10 lawful money", additional_fee: "1 shilling 6 pence"}
@execution_writ -> addressed to -> @sheriff_new_haven
@execution_writ -> commands -> @john_martin {action: "levy money, goods, chattels"}
@execution_writ -> commands -> @samuel_clark {action: "levy money, goods, chattels"}
@execution_writ -> directs -> @new_haven_prison {action: "receive body of John & Samuel Sam Hampton"}
@execution_writ -> stored in -> @new_haven_prison
@judgment:document {type: "judgment", amount_lawful: "£2:9:2", amount_like: "£15:15:8", total: "£18:4:10", currency: "lawful money"}
@judgment -> awarded to -> @hampton
@judgment -> against -> [@john_martin, @samuel_clark]
@hampton_vs_martinclark_case:event {date: @date_1790_08_11, jurisdiction: @new_haven_county_superior_court, location: @cheshire}
@hampton -> plaintiff in -> @hampton_vs_martinclark_case:event
@john_martin -> defendant in -> @hampton_vs_martinclark_case:event
@samuel_clark -> defendant in -> @hampton_vs_martinclark_case:event
@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_executions_hamptonvsmartinclark_casefile_001_jpg -> contains -> @execution_writ
@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_executions_hamptonvsmartinclark_casefile_001_jpg -> part of -> @hampton_vs_martinclark_collection
@label_page:document {text: "Hampton Negro John Martin Sr 1791"}
@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_executions_hamptonvsmartinclark_casefile_002_jpg -> contains -> @label_page
@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_executions_hamptonvsmartinclark_casefile_002_jpg -> part of -> @hampton_vs_martinclark_collection
@file_pinax -> includes -> @file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_executions_hamptonvsmartinclark_casefile_001_tif
@file_pinax -> includes -> @file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_executions_hamptonvsmartinclark_casefile_002_tif
--- Synthesis ---
The @file_pinax metadata ties together the execution documents, high‑resolution scans, and the underlying case @hampton_vs_martin_clark, linking the free Negro plaintiff @hampton with defendants @john_martin and @samuel_clark. The collection is situated within the broader @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject, the subject‑heading field used for indexing Black, African American, and Indigenous court records in the New Haven County Superior Court (@new_haven_county_superior_court). The TIFF images (@file_rg003_…_tif) and JPEG scans (@file_rg003_…_jpg) both depict and contain primary source documents (writ, judgment, label page) that are part of the @hampton_vs_martinclark_collection, illustrating how the archival metadata, subject indexing, and case events are interlinked across the repository.# Reorganization Summary Organized files into two distinct groups: (1) Execution case documents (JPEGs and their JSON references) containing the legal text and annotations about Hampton's lawsuit, and (2) High-resolution TIFF scans of the same documents for archival preservation. This separation reflects both content accessibility (JPEGs for viewing/transcription) and preservation needs (TIFFs). All files relate to the same BAAI (Black, African American, and Indigenous) court case from 1790-1791. ## Groups Created - **Execution_Documents_Hampton_vs_MartinClark**: Files related to the execution writ and case documents for Hampton (a free Black man) vs. John Martin & Samuel Clark in New Haven County Superior Court (1790-1791). - **HighResolution_ArchivalScans**: TIFF files (high-resolution archival scans) of the Hampton vs. MartinClark execution case documents.