Version: 9 (current) | Updated: 12/4/2025, 3:25:02 PM
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@connecticut:place {country: @united_states}
@file_pinax:file {title: "Inquest Documents for Jack, a Negro Servant, 1774 Collection", type: "Collection", creator: [@john_austin, @abraham_jones, @james_joyce, @nathl_jones, @stephen_andrews, @hmos_rise, @jemmisah_carle, @nathl_carle, @stephen_gale, @aaron_cook, @thomas_mannin, @john_hull, @new_haven_county_superior_court], institution: @connecticut_state_library, created: @date_1774_02_16, language: "en", subjects: ["Inquest","Death investigation","African American history","Slavery","Legal documents","New Haven County","Wallingford","Black, African American, and Indigenous History"], description: "Documents and high-resolution scans related to the inquest into the death of Jack, a Negro servant to Mr. William Johnson of Wallingford, New Haven County, in 1774. The jury of inquest found that Jack's death was accidental and not caused by malice.", rights: "Public Domain", place: [@wallingford_ct, @new_haven_county, @connecticut]}
@file_pinax -> documents -> @jack_inquest_collection
@file_pinax -> uses -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject
@john_austin -> served on jury of -> @inquest_jack_1774:event
@abraham_jones -> served on jury of -> @inquest_jack_1774:event
@james_joyce -> served on jury of -> @inquest_jack_1774:event
@nathl_jones -> served on jury of -> @inquest_jack_1774:event
@stephen_andrews -> served on jury of -> @inquest_jack_1774:event
@hmos_rise -> served on jury of -> @inquest_jack_1774:event
@jemmisah_carle -> served on jury of -> @inquest_jack_1774:event
@nathl_carle -> served on jury of -> @inquest_jack_1774:event
@stephen_gale -> served on jury of -> @inquest_jack_1774:event
@aaron_cook -> served on jury of -> @inquest_jack_1774:event
@thomas_mannin -> served on jury of -> @inquest_jack_1774:event
@john_hull -> served on jury of -> @inquest_jack_1774:event
@jack_inquest_collection -> part of -> @new_haven_county_superior_court_files_project
@jack_inquest_collection -> about -> @black_african_american_and_indigenous_history
@new_haven_county_superior_court_files_project -> uses -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject
@jack_inquest_collection -> includes -> [@rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_inquests_jack_001, @rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_inquests_jack_002]# Reorganization Summary Files were grouped into two primary categories: (1) The actual inquest documents (both JPEGs and their JSON metadata) containing the historical record of Jack's death investigation, and (2) The high-resolution TIFF preservation copies of those same documents. This maintains both the working/access copies and preservation copies while keeping related versions together by format and purpose. ## Groups Created - **Inquest_Documents_Jack_1774**: Files related to the 1774 inquest into the death of Jack, a Black servant in Wallingford, CT. These documents include the jury's verdict and examination records. - **High_Resolution_Scans_Jack_Inquest**: High-resolution TIFF scans of the original inquest documents for preservation purposes.