1731 Court Costs for Negro Hannah Collection
Version: 4 (current) | Updated: 12/4/2025, 3:12:59 PM
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Description
1731 Court Costs for Negro Hannah Collection
Overview
This is a digital collection held by the Connecticut State Library that comprises the court‑costs record for the 1731 case involving an African‑American individual known as “Negro Hannah.” The collection contains a single, high‑resolution image of the original cost sheet (both JPEG and TIFF formats) and associated metadata that links it to the New Haven County Superior Court (NHSC) and the library’s Black, African American, and Indigenous (BAAI) subject index.Background
The case was heard in the New Haven County Superior Court in September 1731, during the early colonial period of Connecticut. The court record reflects the administrative and financial aspects of the proceeding, including fees for summonses, jurors, and other court services. The document is part of the NHSC BAAI Cases Papers Subject, a database that indexes court files related to Black, African American, and Indigenous individuals in New Haven County.Contents
- Primary document: A single page titled “Costs for Negro Hannah,” reproduced as a JPEG (≈387 kB) and a TIFF (≈13.7 MB).
- OCR text: The image contains a list of cost items (e.g., “To Committing the Negro Hannah 0‑4‑0,” “To Summon 16 Grand Jurors 0‑8‑0”) and references to persons involved—Mr J Smith, Majr Mansfield Sheriff, and P R Hooper.
- Metadata: The collection is identified by the record ID `01KBM16W2KVHDP357EBJ4REHN5`, includes subject headings such as “Court costs,” “Negro Hannah,” and “Black history,” and is linked to the New Haven County Superior Court entity.
Scope
The collection covers a single court‑costs sheet dated September 1731, located in New Haven, Connecticut. It is limited to the financial record of the case; no transcripts, pleadings, or related case files are included. The material is in English and is relevant to scholars of early colonial legal history, African‑American history, and the administrative practices of the New Haven County Superior Court.Entities
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Raw Cheimarros Data
@collection_1731_court_costs_hannah:collection {title: "1731 Court Costs for Negro Hannah Collection", creator: @new_haven_county_superior_court, institution: @connecticut_state_library, created: @date_1731_09, subjects: ["Court costs","Negro Hannah","Legal documents","Black history","African American history","New Haven County","Superior Court"], description: "Collection of court documents detailing costs associated with the case of Negro Hannah in the New Haven County Superior Court, September 1731.", place: [@new_haven_connecticut, @new_haven_county]}
@new_haven_county_superior_court:organization {type: "Superior Court", jurisdiction: @new_haven_county, state: @connecticut}
@connecticut_state_library:organization {type: "State Library", location: @new_haven_connecticut}
@new_haven_connecticut:place {city: "New Haven", state: @connecticut, country: @united_states}
@new_haven_county:place {county: "New Haven County", state: @connecticut, country: @united_states}
@negro_hannah:person {description: "African American individual involved in a 1731 court case in New Haven County Superior Court"}
@mr_j_smith:person {full_name: "Mr J Smith"}
@majr_mansfield_sheriff:person {title: "Major Mansfield Sheriff"}
@p_r_hooper:person {initials: "P R Hooper"}
@costs_hannah_document:document {title: "Costs for Negro Hannah", date: @date_1731_09, created_by: @new_haven_county_superior_court, content: "To Committing the Negro Hannah 0-4-0; To Failing sd Negros to Weasck 2-0-0; To Summon 16 Grand Jurors 0-8-0; To 4 days holding the Court 1-8-0; To Serving the Horse 0-2-0; To the Ver & Chains 0-6-0; To 1 Doz of Pigs 0-1-0; To my time calling Mr J Smith 0-3-0; Majr Mansfield Sheriff 5x2x6; £4 = 12 = 6; 4/12/16; allowed in Superior Court N Hannonfs.; Septemb. year 1731; P R Hooper & Assist"}
@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_costs_hannah_001_jpg:file {type: "image", format: "jpg", related_to: @collection_1731_court_costs_hannah, ocr_text: "Superior Court\n\nTo Committing the Negro Hannah 0-4-0\nTo Failing sd Negros to Weasck 2-0-0\nTo Summon 16 Grand Jurors 0-8-0\nTo 4 days holding the Court 1-8-0\nTo Serving the Horse 0-2-0\nTo the Ver & Chains 0-6-0\nTo 1 Doz of Pigs 0-1-0\nTo my time calling Mr J Smith 0-3-0\n\nMajr Mansfield Sheriff 5x2x6\n£4 = 12 = 6\n\n4/12/16\nallowed in Superior Court N Hannonfs.\nSeptemb. year 1731\nP R Hooper & Assist"}
@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_costs_hannah_001_tif:file {type: "image", format: "tif", related_to: @collection_1731_court_costs_hannah}
@nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject:concept {description: "Subject-index field for New Haven County Superior Court files related to Black, African American, and Indigenous cases and papers"}
@collection_1731_court_costs_hannah -> indexed by -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject
@costs_hannah_document -> depicts -> @negro_hannah
@costs_hannah_document -> mentions -> @mr_j_smith
@costs_hannah_document -> mentions -> @majr_mansfield_sheriff
@costs_hannah_document -> mentions -> @p_r_hooperMetadata
Files (2)
RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Costs_Hannah_001.jpgJPEG
OCR Text
Superior Court To Committing the Negro Hannah 0-4-0 To Failing sd Negros to Weasck 2-0-0 To Summon 16 Grand Jurors 0-8-0 To 4 days holding the Court 1-8-0 To Serving the Horse 0-2-0 To the Ver & Chains 0-6-0 To 1 Doz of Pigs 0-1-0 To my time calling Mr J Smith 0-3-0 Majr Mansfield Sheriff 5x2x6 £4 = 12 = 6 4/12/16 allowed in Superior Court N Hannonfs. Septemb. year 1731 P R Hooper & Assist
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