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New Haven County Superior Court Bill of Lotts Approval Collection

Version: 4 (current) | Updated: 12/4/2025, 3:13:40 PM

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Description

New Haven County Superior Court Bill of Lotts Approval Collection (1741)

Overview

This collection comprises a digitized image of a “Bill of Lotts Approval” issued by the New Haven County Superior Court. The original document is dated February 24, 1740/1 and was formally approved in 1741. The collection is held by the Connecticut State Library and is available in both JPEG and TIFF formats, accompanied by OCR‑derived text.

Background

The Bill of Lotts was a common colonial legal instrument used to settle debts or claims by allowing a debtor to sell property to satisfy a creditor. The document was prepared by Judge William, the court’s presiding judge, and reflects the administrative practices of the early 18th‑century Connecticut judiciary. The collection is part of the New Haven County Superior Court files and is indexed under the NHSC BAAI (Black, African American, and Indigenous History) subject‑heading framework, which catalogs court records involving these communities.

Contents

  • RG003NHSCBAAIPSCostsMixvsOxx002.jpg – a high‑resolution JPEG scan of the original bill.
  • RG003NHSCBAAIPSCostsMixvsOxx002.tif – a TIFF version preserving the full resolution and color fidelity.
  • OCR Text – extracted text from the image: “N. Haven Ct. Super Court Feb 24 Tenn 1740/1 – The within Bill of Lotts of 9. 12. O – Allowed by William one of the Judge of the Ct. 1741.”
  • Metadata – includes creator (Judge William), institution (Connecticut State Library), subjects (legal documents, court records, New Haven County, colonial America, legal costs), and provenance information.

Scope

The collection covers a single legal document from the early colonial period, specifically the New Haven County Superior Court’s 1740/1 Bill of Lotts. It is geographically focused on New Haven, Connecticut, and thematically on legal cost settlement practices. The collection does not include related case files, court minutes, or subsequent appeals; it is limited to the approval document itself and its digital representations.

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Raw Cheimarros Data

@bill_of_lotts_approval:document {date: @date_1740_02_24, approved_in: @date_1741, creator: @judge_william, location: @new_haven, description: "Bill of Lotts approval from the New Haven County Superior Court"}

@judge_william:person {role: "Judge", court: @new_haven_county_superior_court}

@new_haven_county_superior_court:organization {type: "Superior Court", jurisdiction: @new_haven, state: @connecticut}

@new_haven:place {state: @connecticut, country: @united_states}

@connecticut:place {country: @united_states}

@connecticut_state_library:organization {type: "State Library", location: @connecticut}

@legal_documents:concept {}

@court_records:concept {}

@colonial_america:concept {}

@legal_costs:concept {}

@bill_of_lotts_approval_collection:collection {title: "New Haven County Superior Court Bill of Lotts Approval Collection", creator: @judge_william, institution: @connecticut_state_library, created: @date_1741, subjects: [@legal_documents, @court_records, @new_haven, @colonial_america, @legal_costs]}

@bill_of_lotts_approval_collection -> contains -> @bill_of_lotts_approval

@bill_of_lotts_approval_collection -> held by -> @connecticut_state_library

@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_costs_mixvsoxx_002_jpg -> depicts -> @bill_of_lotts_approval

@ocr_text_1740_bill:document {content: "N. Haven Ct. Super Court Feb 24 Tenn 1740/1 - The within Bill of Lotts of 9. 12. O - Allowed by William one of the Judge of the Ct. 1741"}

@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_costs_mixvsoxx_002_jpg -> contains OCR -> @ocr_text_1740_bill

@nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject:concept {description: "Subject-index field for New Haven County Superior Court files involving Black, African American, and Indigenous individuals"}

@new_haven_county_superior_court -> indexed by -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject

@nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject -> abbreviation -> "NHSC_BAAI_Cases_Papers_Subject"

Metadata

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OCR Text

N. Haven Ct. Super Court Feb 24 Tenn 1740/1 - The within Bill of Lotts of 9. 12. O - Allowed by William one of the Judge of the Ct. 1741

Version History (4 versions)

  • ✓ v4 (current) · 12/4/2025, 3:13:40 PM
    "Added description"
  • v3 · 12/4/2025, 2:30:28 PM · View this version
    "Added knowledge graph extraction"
  • v2 · 12/4/2025, 6:36:41 AM · View this version
    "Added PINAX metadata"
  • v1 · 12/4/2025, 6:24:06 AM · View this version
    "Reorganization group: Bill_of_Lotts_Approval_1741"

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