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@file_pinax:file {filename: "pinax.json", type: "Metadata (PINAX)", title: "Jupiter Branford Inquest Collection", created: @date_1742_04_09, language: "en", rights: "Public Domain", description: "Metadata for collection of documents and images related to the inquest of Jupiter, a Negro‑Boy of Jacob Ropes of Branford, found dead by hanging on April 9 1742.", institution: @connecticut_state_library, place: [@branford, @new_haven_county]}
@file_pinax -> created by -> [@dan_barker, @james_hulse, @amos_johnson, @william_fancher, @bow_smith, @abraham_mullen, @john_weston, @abraham_page, @caleb_evans, @oliver_fisher, @benjamin_weston, @daniel_conkling, @new_haven_county_superior_court]
@file_pinax -> subject terms -> [@inquests, @legal_documents, @african_american_history, @black_history, @indigenous_history, @suicide:concept {description: "Act of intentionally ending one's own life"}, @hanging:concept {description: "Method of execution or death by suspension by the neck"}]
@file_pinax -> metadata for -> @jupiter_branford_inquest_documents
@jupiter_branford_inquest_documents -> includes -> @file_pinax
@jupiter_branford_inquest_images -> subject terms -> [@inquests, @legal_documents, @african_american_history, @black_history, @indigenous_history]
@nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject -> indexes -> @jupiter_branford_inquest:event {subject: "Black, African American, Indigenous"}
@jupiter_branford_inquest:event -> part of -> @jupiter_branford_inquest_images
@jupiter_branford_inquest:event -> related to -> @jupiter
@jupiter_branford_inquest:event -> occurred {when: @date_1742_04_09, where: @new_haven_county}
@jupiter -> subject of -> @inquest_event
@inquest_event -> indexed by -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject
@inquest_event -> documented in -> @inquest_report:document
@inquest_report:document {title: "Report of Inquest on Jupiter Negro", date: @date_1742_04_09, location: @branford, subject: @jupiter, verdict: "Suicide by hanging"}# Reorganization Summary The files were grouped based on content type (documents vs. images) and thematic relevance (all pertain to the same historical inquest case). The document group contains the textual records of the inquest proceedings, while the image group contains preservation-quality scans of those documents. This maintains both thematic coherence and practical separation of file types while keeping all materials related to Jupiter's case together. ## Groups Created - **Jupiter_Branford_Inquest_Documents**: Files containing the official documents related to the inquest of Jupiter, a Black boy from Branford, including the jury verdict and report. - **Jupiter_Branford_Inquest_Images**: High-resolution image files (TIFF) of the inquest documents for Jupiter, a Black boy from Branford.