Clark vs. Prudden Land Partition Case Collection

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Description

New Haven County Superior Court Costs and Fees Collection (1794)

Overview

This concise archival collection, held by the Connecticut State Library, documents the monetary outlays associated with the 1794 land‑partition case Clark vs Prudden in the New Haven County Superior Court. It consists of a single ledger image (both JPEG and TIFF) and an OCR‑derived text file reproducing the ledger’s entries. The material is presented in English and is catalogued under the subject‑index field NHSCBAAICasesPapersSubject, linking it to the broader NHSC BAAI initiative that indexes court files relevant to Black, African American, and Indigenous histories in Connecticut.

Background

The ledger was produced by the New Haven County Superior Court in 1794 and preserved by the Connecticut State Library as part of the New Haven County Superior Court project. The NHSC BAAI effort seeks to identify and describe cases involving African American and Indigenous individuals; the Clark vs Prudden ledger provides a granular view of the financial aspects of a land‑partition dispute that intersected with the region’s early colonial legal practices.

Contents

  • Ledger Image – A high‑resolution JPEG and TIFF of the original cost sheet, showing line items such as “Writ,” “Office,” “Travel,” “Attorneys Fees,” and “Court of Jury.”
  • OCR Text – A machine‑read transcription of the ledger, preserving the ledger’s numeric and textual details.
  • Metadata – The collection is in English, dated 1794, and tied to the New Haven County jurisdiction.

The ledger offers a snapshot of the court’s financial administration for a single case, illustrating the types of fees and costs that litigants incurred during the late 18th‑century legal process.

Scope

The collection covers only the 1794 cost ledger for the Clark vs Prudden land‑partition case. It does not include other court costs, subsequent appeals, or related financial documents. The material is limited to the English language and is restricted to the single ledger entry and its OCR transcription. This focused dataset is valuable for scholars examining the economic dimensions of early Connecticut court proceedings and the fiscal burdens borne by litigants in land‑partition disputes.

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Raw Cheimarros Data

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Metadata

Title
Clark vs. Prudden Land Partition Case Collection
Type
Collection
Creator
Enock ClarkSarah ClarkSamuel PruddenPeter PruddenDavid PruddenNew Haven County Superior Court
Institution
Connecticut State Library
Created
1775-1794
Language
en
Subjects
Land partition, Legal documents, Real property, Land boundaries, Inheritance, Legal proceedings, Writ and Summons, Legal fees, Court costs
Place
New Haven County, Milford (Conn.), Fair Milford (Conn.), Buckinghams Hill, Four Mile Meadows, Connecticut
Source
PINAX

Version History (10 versions)

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Additional Components

reorganization-description.txt
# Reorganization Summary

The files were grouped based on their content and the logical stages of the legal partition case. The first group includes the initial writ and summons, the second contains detailed land descriptions, the third covers court proceedings and the verdict, and the fourth focuses on associated costs and fees. This organization reflects the progression of the case from initiation to resolution while maintaining thematic coherence.

## Groups Created

- **Writ_and_Summons**: Documents related to the initial writ and summons in the case of Clark vs. Prudden, including the legal summons and description of the land dispute.
- **Land_Descriptions**: Detailed descriptions of the parcels of land involved in the partition case, including boundaries and acreage.
- **Court_Proceedings_and_Verdict**: Documents recording the court proceedings, including the jury verdict and legal arguments in the partition case.
- **Costs_and_Fees**: Documents detailing the costs, fees, and expenses associated with the legal proceedings.

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