Version: 13 (current) | Updated: 12/4/2025, 3:24:01 PM
Added description
All documents are in English and are catalogued under the NHSC BAAI Cases Papers subject field, linking them to the broader BAAI database.
@file_pinax:file {type: "file", format: "PINAX", title: "Sherman Divorce Case Collection", description: "Metadata for collection of documents related to a divorce case involving Sarah Sherman and various Sherman family members, spanning 1701‑1781"}
@file_pinax -> documents -> @marriage_certificate_collection
@file_pinax -> documents -> @new_haven_county_superior_court_divorce_petition_collection
@file_pinax -> documents -> @adultery_testimonies_collection
@file_pinax -> documents -> @sherman_divorce_judgment_collection
@file_pinax -> documents -> @sherman_divorce_case
@file_pinax -> created by -> [@sarah_sherman, @william_sherman_jr, @john_sherman, @wm_sherman, @wales_sam, @nicholson]
@file_pinax -> held by -> @connecticut_state_library
@file_pinax -> subject -> [@divorce, @marriage, @adultery, @legal_documents, @legal_petitions, @testimonies, @black_african_american_indigenous_history, @new_haven_county, @eighteenth_century_legal_documents]
@file_pinax -> location -> [@new_haven, @milford, @albany_new_york, @connecticut]
@sarah_sherman:person -> involved in -> @marriage_certificate
@sarah_sherman -> involved in -> @divorce_petition_1781
@sarah_sherman -> involved in -> @sherman_divorce_judgment
@sarah_sherman -> involved in -> @adultery_testimonies_collection
@william_sherman_jr:person -> involved in -> @divorce_petition_1781
@william_sherman_jr -> mentioned in -> @marriage_certificate
@john_sherman:person -> defendant in -> @sherman_divorce_judgment
@wm_sherman:person -> party to -> @affidavit
@wm_sherman -> party to -> @court_opening_notice
@wales_sam:person {full_name: "Sam Wales"} -> creator of -> @marriage_certificate_collection
@nicholson:person -> creator of -> @adultery_testimonies_collection
@marriage_certificate -> indexed by -> @subject_index_field:concept
@divorce_petition_1781 -> indexed by -> @subject_index_field:concept
@adultery_testimonies_collection -> indexed by -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject:concept
@marriage_certificate_collection -> part of -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers:collection
@new_haven_county_superior_court_divorce_petition_collection -> part of -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers:collection
@adultery_testimonies_collection -> part of -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers:collection
@sherman_divorce_judgment_collection -> part of -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers:collection
@subject_index_field:concept -> same as -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject:concept
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# Reorganization Summary The files were grouped based on their content and role in the divorce case of Sarah and William Sherman. The groups reflect the chronological and thematic progression of the case, from the marriage certificate to the divorce petition, testimonies about adultery, and the final judgment. Court documents that don't fit into these specific categories were grouped separately. All files were successfully categorized based on their content or inferred from filenames. ## Groups Created - **Marriage_Certificate**: Files containing the marriage certificate of William Sherman and Sarah Law - **Divorce_Petition**: Files containing Sarah Sherman's petition for divorce from William Sherman - **Divorce_Judgment**: Files containing the final judgment granting the divorce - **Adultery_Testimonies**: Files containing testimonies about William Sherman's adultery - **Court_Documents**: Files containing general court documents related to the case