Sybil Jackson Inquest Records Collection

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Description

Sybil Jackson Post‑Mortem Inquest Records Collection, 1864

Overview

This collection comprises the digitized court documents from the Superior Court of New Haven County that recorded the post‑mortem inquest of Sybil Jackson, an African‑American decedent, held on 1 March 1864. The materials include an attendance record, a bill of cost, and related legal paperwork. They are held by the Connecticut State Library and are indexed in the NHSC BAAI Cases Papers Subject database, which catalogs Black, African‑American, and Indigenous cases in the county’s Superior Court files.

Background

During the 1864 court term, Dr. J. B. Townsend served as the attending physician for the inquest. The case illustrates the legal procedures applied to African‑American individuals in mid‑19th‑century Connecticut and is a key resource for scholars of African‑American history. The Connecticut State Library’s New Haven County project has digitized these records to support research into the legal treatment of African‑American communities during the Civil War era.

Contents

The collection contains six digitized items: two JPEG images and two TIFF scans of the attendance record, plus two additional TIFF copies of the bill of cost. The attendance record lists the physician, the attendance fee, and a witness named “V. Patricia Castello.” The bill of cost details fees for the court, attorney, sheriff, subpoenas, and witnesses, and is signed by an attorney and a judge. Metadata links the collection to the NHSC BAAI Cases Papers Subject index, indicating its inclusion in the broader database of Black, African‑American, and Indigenous legal records.

Scope

The materials cover the month of March 1864 and are specific to the post‑mortem inquest of Sybil Jackson in New Haven County. They do not include other court cases or broader court records; the collection is a focused set of documents pertaining to this single inquest.

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Raw Cheimarros Data

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Metadata

Title
Sybil Jackson Inquest Records Collection
Type
Collection
Creator
Dr. J. B. TownsendSuperior Ct. Mch Term, 1864
Institution
Connecticut State Library
Created
1864-03-01
Language
en
Subjects
Post Mortem Inquest, Legal Documents, African American History, New Haven County, Inquest Records
Place
New Haven, Connecticut
Source
PINAX

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Additional Components

reorganization-description.txt
# Reorganization Summary

All files in this directory pertain to the same legal case—the post-mortem inquest of Sybil Jackson in 1864. The files include both the original documents (in JPG and TIFF formats) and their reference JSON files. Since all files relate to this single case, they are grouped together under a descriptive name that reflects the case's subject matter and year. There was no need for further subdivision as all content is contextually unified around this specific inquest.

## Groups Created

- **PostMortem_Inquest_Sybil_Jackson_1864**: Files related to the post-mortem inquest of Sybil Jackson in New Haven County Superior Court, March Term 1864, including bills of cost and payment receipts.

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