Moses Mansfield Note Collection
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Description
Moses Mansfield Note Collection
Overview
The Moses Mansfield Note Collection is a digital archive of a single handwritten note dated 1781, created by Moses Mansfield, a clerk in the New Haven County Superior Court. The collection is housed by the Connecticut State Library and is part of the New Haven County Superior Court Files (Record Group 3). It is presented in English and includes two high‑resolution image files (JPEG and TIFF) of the note, as well as associated metadata in the PINAX format. The collection is catalogued under the subject heading “Black, African American, and Indigenous History” and is indexed in the library’s NHSC BAAI Cases Papers Subject database.Background
Moses Mansfield served as a court clerk in the late 18th century, recording proceedings and ancillary documents for the New Haven County Superior Court. The note is part of the Connecticut State Library’s New Haven County court project, which focuses on uncovering legal records that involve Black, African American, and Indigenous peoples. The collection was digitized to support research into early legal history and to preserve fragile paper originals.Contents
- Note (1781) – A handwritten record titled “Record the Contents of this Note Moses Mansfield 1781.”
- Image files – - RG003NHSCBAAIPSCostsHannah002.jpg (JPEG, 324 KB) - RG003NHSCBAAIPSCostsHannah002.tif (TIFF, 14 MB)
- Metadata – PINAX JSON file detailing creator, date, subjects, and provenance.
- Subject indexing – The note is indexed under the NHSC BAAI Cases Papers Subject field, linking it to broader BAAI case studies.
Scope
The collection covers a single document from 1781, located in New Haven County, Connecticut. It focuses on a legal note that is part of the court’s archival record and is relevant to the study of Black, African American, and Indigenous history. The collection does not include additional court filings, correspondence, or related documents beyond the note itself. It is intended for scholars of early American legal history, genealogists, and researchers interested in the legal experiences of marginalized communities in colonial Connecticut.Entities
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Raw Cheimarros Data
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@note_1781 -> indexed by -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subjectMetadata
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RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Costs_Hannah_002.jpgJPEG
OCR Text
Record the Contents of this Note Moses Mansfield 1781
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"Reorganization group: 1781_Moses_Mansfield_Note"
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