Version: 9 (current) | Updated: 12/4/2025, 3:23:20 PM
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@file_pinax:document {title: "New Haven County Superior Court Divorce Case Freeman v. Freeman Collection", type: "Collection", creator: [@freeman_ebenezer, @new_haven_county_superior_court], institution: @connecticut_state_library, created: @date_1828, language: "en", subjects: [@divorce, @adultery, @legal_documents, @new_haven_county_superior_court, @african_american_history, @freeman_ebenezer, @freeman_almira], description: "Collection of documents and annotations related to a divorce case between Ebenezer Freeman and Almira Freeman in the New Haven County Superior Court, 1828. Includes divorce petition documents, annotations, and legal proceedings.", places: [@guilford, @branford, @new_haven, @new_haven_county, @connecticut], id: "01KBM1K06JYG03TNBMHZV8QVHW", source: "PINAX", rights: "", access_url: "PLACEHOLDER"}
@adultery:concept {definition: "Act of marital infidelity"}
@connecticut:place {country: @united_states}
@freeman_divorce_case:document {title: "Freeman v. Freeman", type: "Divorce case", created: @date_1828, subjects: [@divorce, @freeman_ebenezer, @freeman_almira, @african_american_history, @legal_documents, @adultery]}
@freeman_divorce_case -> part of -> @freeman_divorce_collection
@file_pinax -> documents -> @freeman_divorce_case
@file_pinax -> indexed by -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject:concept
@freeman_divorce_collection -> part of -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers:concept
@freeman_divorce_collection -> indexed by -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject:concept
@divorce_petition -> filed by -> @freeman_ebenezer {when: @date_1828_07_19, where: @new_haven_county_superior_court}
@court_summons -> summons -> @maria_frumoy {when: @date_1828_08_02, where: @new_haven_county_superior_court}
@court_summons -> issued by -> @new_haven_county_superior_court
@court_summons -> signed by -> @judge_hood_oconnor
@court_summons -> delivered by -> @sheriff_new_haven
@marriage_1820:event -> participants -> [@freeman_ebenezer, @freeman_almira] {date: @date_1820_04_17, location: @branford}
@adultery_incident_1:event -> participants -> [@freeman_almira, @prime_wright] {type: "adultery", date: @date_1828_01_01, location: @guilford}
@adultery_incident_2:event -> participants -> [@freeman_almira, @harvey_c_shelley] {type: "adultery", date: @date_1828_01_01, location: @guilford}# Reorganization Summary The organizational strategy focuses on separating the formal legal documents (petition, summons, service records) from case annotations/notes. The petition documents form one coherent group as they represent the official court proceedings, while the annotations form a separate group as they appear to be supplemental notes about the case. TIFF versions were paired with their corresponding JPG content groups based on matching filenames. ## Groups Created - **Divorce_Petition_Documents**: Files containing the formal petition for divorce and related legal summons/citations - **Case_Annotations**: Files containing handwritten notes or annotations about the divorce case