Version: 10 (current) | Updated: 12/4/2025, 3:25:18 PM
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@file_pinax:file {title: "Mary Coffe Inquest and Murder Case Collection", type: "Collection", creator: [@samuel_parsons, @samuel_fairchild, @robert_coe, @joseph_norton, @samuel_norton, @john_coe, @nathan_camps, @joseph_camps, @john_sutlief, @timothy_parsons, @david_robinson, @caleb_leeward, @joshua_hoggis, @james_wadsworth, @james_wedworth], institution: @connecticut_state_library, created: @date_1719_06_17, language: "en", subjects: ["Inquest","Jury Report","Verdict","Murder Investigation","Indian Woman","Mary Coffe","Gunshot Wound","Arrest Warrant","Escape Notice","Crime","Murder","Servant","Indigenous people","African Americans","Legal correspondence"], description: "A collection of documents related to the inquest, jury report, and verdict for Mary Coffe, an Indian woman and servant of Mr. Hez Talcott, found dead near S. & Pallcott's house in Durham, Connecticut, on June 15, 1719. The collection includes arrest warrants, escape notices, and correspondence related to the New Haven County Superior Court inquests, including reports on the murder of an Indian woman in 1749.", place: ["Durham, Connecticut","New Haven, Connecticut","New Town, Connecticut","New Haven County"]} {start: @date_1719_06_17, end: @date_1749_07_02}
@file_pinax -> created by -> [@samuel_parsons, @samuel_fairchild, @robert_coe, @joseph_norton, @samuel_norton, @john_coe, @nathan_camps, @joseph_camps, @john_sutlief, @timothy_parsons, @david_robinson, @caleb_leeward, @joshua_hoggis, @james_wadsworth, @james_wedworth]
@file_pinax -> contains -> @arrest_warrant
@file_pinax -> contains -> @escape_notice
@file_pinax -> contains -> @inquest_report_document
@file_pinax -> contains -> @inquest_jury_report_and_verdict
@file_pinax -> contains -> @inquest_correspondence_collection:collection
@file_pinax -> subject_index -> @subject_field
@file_pinax -> subject_index -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject:concept
@hez_talcott:person {full_name: "Hez Talcott", role: "Employer"}
@hez_talcott -> employer_of -> @negro_servant
@mary_coffe -> subject of -> @indian_woman_murder_case
@mary_coffe -> subject of -> @inquest_jury_report_and_verdict
@indian_woman_murder_case -> victim -> @mary_coffe
@indian_woman_murder_case -> accused -> @negro_man
@indian_woman_murder_case -> investigated by -> @new_haven_county_superior_court
@indian_woman_murder_case -> constable -> @richard_newman
# Reorganization Summary The files were organized into three distinct groups based on their content and purpose: 1) The official jury report and verdict detailing the examination of Mary Coffe's body, 2) Documents related to the arrest and subsequent escape of the accused murderer, and 3) Correspondence sent to the Superior Court regarding the case. This grouping separates the legal documentation by function while maintaining the chronological and procedural relationship between the documents. All files were successfully grouped based on their clear content relationships. ## Groups Created - **Inquest_Jury_Report_and_Verdict**: Documents containing the jury's official report and verdict on the death of Mary Coffe, including descriptions of the body and conclusions about the cause of death. - **Arrest_Warrant_and_Escape_Notice**: Documents related to the arrest warrant for the accused murderer (a Black man) and subsequent notices about his escape from custody. - **Correspondence_to_Superior_Court**: Letters sent to the Superior Court judges regarding the case, including updates about the escaped prisoner and the jury's findings.