Tyler Certifications Collection
Version: 4 (current) | Updated: 12/4/2025, 3:13:43 PM
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Description
Tyler Certifications, New Haven County Superior Court, 1748
Overview
The Tyler Certifications Collection is a digital assemblage of two scanned court certifications issued by the New Haven County Superior Court in 1748. The documents record the issuance of certifications for Jasn. Tyler and Samuel Tyler, both of whom appear in the court’s 18th‑century docket. The collection is housed by the Connecticut State Library and is part of the library’s New Haven County court project, which focuses on Black, African American, and Indigenous history (the BAAI initiative). The materials are presented in English and include both JPEG and TIFF image files, each accompanied by OCR‑extracted text.Background
The New Haven County Superior Court (NHSC) was the principal judicial body in Connecticut’s most populous county during the colonial era. In 1748, the court issued certifications—formal legal notices confirming the status of individuals or property. The CT State Library’s BAAI project seeks to digitize and index such records that involve Black, African American, and Indigenous people, thereby illuminating the legal histories of marginalized communities. The Tyler certifications were identified by the library’s archivists as part of this effort and were subsequently digitized and catalogued under the NHSC BAAI Cases Papers Subject index.Contents
* Certification for Jasn. Tyler – Issued by “McCune,” dated 1748, depicting the text “McCune Cert of Jasn. Tyler 1748.” * Certification for Samuel Tyler – Issued by “McAven Court,” dated 1748, depicting the text “McAven Court Samuel Tyler 1748.”Each certification appears in two formats: a high‑resolution JPEG and a TIFF, both of which contain OCR‑generated text for searchability. The collection’s metadata lists the subjects “Certifications,” “Legal documents,” “New Haven County Superior Court,” and “Black, African American, and Indigenous History.”
Scope
The collection is limited to the two 1748 certifications involving the Tyler family, located in New Haven County, Connecticut. It does not include other court filings, petitions, or related documents from the NHSC. The collection provides a focused view of early colonial legal procedures as they pertained to individuals of African American or Indigenous heritage, offering researchers a concise, searchable resource within the broader BAAI archival program.Entities
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Raw Cheimarros Data
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@samuel_tyler:person {full_name: "Samuel Tyler"}
@jasn_tyler:person {full_name: "Jasn. Tyler"}
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@new_haven_county:place {state: @connecticut:place, country: @united_states}
@new_haven_county_superior_court:organization {abbreviation: "NHSC", jurisdiction: @new_haven_county}
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Files (4)
RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Costs_McCurevsTyler_002.jpgJPEG
OCR Text
McCune Cert of Jasn. Tyler 1748
RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Costs_McCurevsTyler_004.jpgJPEG
OCR Text
McAven Court Samuel Tyler 1748
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"Reorganization group: Tyler_Certifications_1748"
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