@divorce:concept {description: "Legal dissolution of marriage"}

@marriage:concept {description: "Legal union between two individuals"}

@african_american_history:concept {description: "Historical study of African American experiences"}

@racial_identity:concept {description: "Social construct of race and identity"}

@legal_history:concept {description: "Study of the development of legal systems"}

@legal_documents:concept {description: "Official papers produced by courts or legal authorities"}

@testimony:concept {description: "Statement given as evidence in legal proceedings"}

@eighteenth_century:concept {description: "The 18th century (1701‑1800)"}

@nineteenth_century:concept {description: "The 19th century (1801‑1900)"}

@portsmouth_new_hampshire:place {full_name: "Portsmouth, New Hampshire"}

@boston_massachusetts:place {full_name: "Boston, Massachusetts"}

@middlesex_cambridge_massachusetts:place {full_name: "Middlesex & Cambridge, Massachusetts"}

@so_durham:place {full_name: "South Durham, Connecticut"}

@albany_new_york:place {full_name: "Albany, New York"}

@meriden_connecticut:place {full_name: "Meriden, Connecticut"}

@middletown_connecticut:place {full_name: "Middletown, Connecticut"}

@cheshire_connecticut:place {full_name: "Cheshire, Connecticut"}

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@file_pinax -> subject -> [@divorce, @marriage, @african_american_history, @racial_identity, @legal_history, @legal_documents, @testimony, @eighteenth_century, @nineteenth_century, @new_haven_county, @wallingford, @farmington_connecticut, @waterbury_connecticut, @guilford_connecticut, @branford_connecticut, @new_haven_connecticut, @brantford_connecticut, @hartford_connecticut, @new_cambridge_connecticut, @nottingham, @northampton, @durham_connecticut, @so_durham, @milford_connecticut, @albany_new_york, @meriden_connecticut, @middletown_connecticut, @cheshire_connecticut, @portsmouth_new_hampshire, @boston_massachusetts, @middlesex_cambridge_massachusetts, @interracial_relations, @slavery, @adultery, @domestic_relations, @legal_testimony, @legal_proceedings, @certifications, @family_records, @legal_petitions, @witness_depositions, @interracial_relationships, @legal_testimony, @eighteenth_century_legal_documents, @eighteenth_century_legal_cases, @new_haven_county_court_records, @nineteenth_century_law, @social_history, @family_law, @domestic_violence, @oaths, @desertion, @intemperance, @cruelty, @property_valuation, @divorce_proceedings, @personal_property, @black_african_american_and_indigenous_history, @legal_costs, @court_records, @retirement_benefits]

@file_pinax -> place -> [@new_haven_connecticut, @wallingford, @farmington_connecticut, @waterbury_connecticut, @guilford_connecticut, @branford_connecticut, @new_haven_connecticut, @brantford_connecticut, @hartford_connecticut, @new_cambridge_connecticut, @nottingham, @northampton, @new_haven_county, @wallingford, @new_haven_connecticut, @hartford_county, @woodbridge, @new_haven_connecticut, @new_haven_connecticut, @new_haven_county, @new_haven_connecticut, @portsmouth_new_hampshire, @boston_massachusetts, @middlesex_cambridge_massachusetts, @new_haven_county, @durham_connecticut, @new_haven_connecticut, @new_haven_county, @so_durham, @new_haven_connecticut, @wallingford, @new_haven_county, @connecticut, @guilford_connecticut, @killingsworth_connecticut, @saybrook_connecticut, @rhode_island, @newport_ri, @new_haven_connecticut, @new_haven_connecticut, @new_haven_county, @connecticut, @chilford_connecticut, @new_haven_connecticut, @new_haven_county, @milford_connecticut, @albany_new_york, @connecticut, @new_haven_connecticut, @new_haven_county, @meriden_connecticut, @middletown_connecticut, @new_haven_connecticut, @connecticut, @new_haven_county, @wallingford, @cheshire_connecticut, @connecticut]

@file_pinax -> indexed by -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject

@file_pinax -> holds -> @connecticut_state_library

@new_haven_county_superior_court -> indexed by -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject

@samuel_brockway -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@joseph_adkins -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@tabathy_saxton -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@mary_brockitt -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@tabitha_adkins -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@green_and_co -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@john_breckaway -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@sarah_newell -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@josiah_lewis -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@samuel_newell -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@herzekiah_gridley -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@charles_cann -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@chas_paynswell -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@daniel_clark -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@abigail_clark -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@ruth_merriman -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@ethan_hale -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@isaac_cook -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@sarah_clinton -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@freeman_clinton -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@david_s_bowen -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@clara_freeman -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@samuel_freeman -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@clarissa_freeman -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@james_h_freeman -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@freeman_ebenezer -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@freeman_almira -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@john_freeman -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@charles_nettleton -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@freeman_newport -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@reverend_samuel_hanson -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@abiel_holmes -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@elizur_goodrich -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@joseph_thomas -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@hannah_howell -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@sarah_hinman -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@sarah_camp -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@miranda_crane -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@joseph_camp -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@dan_carmel_jnr_dean -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@dan_darvelle_jurt_seaw -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@dan_parmelet_just_prac -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@dan_barwell_jt_secr -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@hope_marks -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@levi_marks -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@josiah_hull -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@experience_buell -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@andrew_edward_jen_tezpfeth -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@faith -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@benjamin_morrell -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@samuel_willcocks -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@eben_bishop -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@abigail_parmole -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@jeremiah_douds -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@anne_hill -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@james_honeyman -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@charles_barrin -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@jr_edwards -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@david_i_clerk -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@edward_clark -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@n_edward -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@morgan_family -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@abraham_kimberly -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@mary_hooker -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@ann_parnell -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@mary_kimberly -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@theophilus_morgan -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@thomas_morgan -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@elizabeth_t_smith -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@jaste_edward_clark -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@eliz_lewis_esq -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@phineas_moses -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@sarah_eberly -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@first_church_in_new_haven -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@ruth_roberts -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@sophy -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@james_saunderson -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@caroline -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@samuel_wales -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@bilard_hubbard -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@sarah_sherman -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@william_sherman_jr -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@john_sherman -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@wm_sherman -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@wales_sam -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@nicholson -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@sarah_a_tenant -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@henry_j_tenant -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

@tine -> contributed to -> @file_pinax

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**SYNTHESIS NOTES**

* The @file_pinax collection aggregates **all** divorce‑related case materials from the New Haven County Superior Court spanning **1701‑1859**, linking dozens of individual creators (e.g., @joseph_adkins, @samuel_brockway, @hope_marks) who also appear as contributors in their respective sub‑collections.  

* Every sub‑collection (Adkins, Brockway, Clark‑Horton, etc.) is **indexed by the same subject field** — @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject — demonstrating a unified BAAI (Black, African American, and Indigenous) indexing strategy across the entire project.  

* Core concepts such as **Divorce**, **Marriage**, **African American History**, **Racial Identity**, and **Legal History** recur in all sub‑directories, indicating thematic cohesion.  

* Geographic scope is consistently New Haven County and its towns (Wallingford, Farmington, Waterbury, Guilford, Branford, etc.) plus neighboring locales (Portsmouth NH, Boston MA, Albany NY), reflecting the court’s jurisdictional reach.  

* Persons like **@samuel_brockway**, **@joseph_adkins**, and **@hope_marks** serve as **linking nodes**: they are creators of both the overarching @file_pinax metadata and of specific case collections, illustrating how individual researchers/recorders contributed to multiple parts of the project.  

* The synthesis highlights a **centralized metadata layer** (@file_pinax) that connects disparate case collections through shared creators, subjects, places, and the common indexing schema, enabling integrated search and analysis of divorce, race, and legal history across 18th‑ and 19th‑century Connecticut.