RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Costs_NegroPrinceTomZadock_002.jpg

New Haven County Superior Court Costs for Negro Prince, Tom, and Zadock (1790)

Version: 4 (current) | Updated: 12/4/2025, 3:13:39 PM

Added description

Description

New Haven County Superior Court Cost Bills for Negro Prince, Tom, and Zadock (1790)

Overview

This collection comprises digitized cost bills from the New Haven County Superior Court in 1790, pertaining to a case involving three defendants—Negro Prince, Tom, and Zadock. The materials are presented as a set of high‑resolution images (JPEG and TIFF) and are cataloged by the Connecticut State Library as part of its New Haven County Superior Court (NHSC) files, specifically the Black, African American, and Indigenous (BAAI) subset.

Background

The cost bills were prepared and signed by Capt. Breulier and Jos. Fisher, court officials responsible for documenting legal expenses. The case reflects early colonial legal proceedings involving African American defendants, offering insight into the fiscal aspects of 18th‑century court practice in New Haven County. The collection is indexed under the NHSCBAAICasesPapersSubject field, aligning it with broader research on African American legal history in Connecticut.

Contents

  • RG003NHSCBAAIPSCostsNegroPrinceTomZadock002.jpg (JPEG) and its TIFF counterpart: a bill signed by Capt. Breulier, dated 1790, with OCR text “Capt. Breulier, Bill or de Giam 1790.”
  • RG003NHSCBAAIPSCostsNegroPrinceTomZadock006.jpg (JPEG) and its TIFF counterpart: a bill signed by Jos. Fisher, dated 1790, with OCR text “Jos. Fisher Bill 1790.”
Each image includes the original handwritten notation and the court’s official seal. The collection does not contain the underlying case filings or judgments, focusing solely on the financial documentation.

Scope

The archive covers a single year (1790) and a specific legal matter in New Haven County, Connecticut. It documents the monetary outlays associated with the case of Negro Prince, Tom, and Zadock, providing primary evidence of court costs. The collection is relevant to scholars of early American legal history, African American studies, and the economic dimensions of colonial jurisprudence. It excludes broader court records, such as pleadings, transcripts, or appellate decisions, and is limited to the cost bills themselves.

Entities

(loading...)

Entity Relationships

(loading...)

Raw Cheimarros Data

@negro_prince_tom_zadock_costs_1790:document {title: "New Haven County Superior Court Costs for Negro Prince, Tom, and Zadock (1790)", created: @date_1790, language: "en", description: "Collection of court documents detailing costs associated with the case involving Negro Prince, Tom, and Zadock in 1790.", institution: @ct_state_library, place: @new_haven_county, subjects: [@new_haven_county_superior_court, @legal_costs, @african_american_history, @black_history, @legal_documents]}

@breulier:person {role: "creator"}

@jos_fisher:person {role: "creator"}

@negro_prince_tom_zadock_costs_1790 -> created by -> [@breulier, @jos_fisher]

@ct_state_library:organization {full_name: "Connecticut State Library"}

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

@new_haven_county_superior_court:organization {type: "Superior Court", jurisdiction: @new_haven_county}

@negro_prince:person {description: "Defendant in 1790 cost case"}

@tom:person {description: "Defendant in 1790 cost case"}

@zadock:person {description: "Defendant in 1790 cost case"}

@negro_prince_tom_zadock_costs_1790 -> involves -> [@negro_prince, @tom, @zadock]

@legal_costs:concept {definition: "Expenses associated with legal proceedings"}

@african_american_history:concept {definition: "Historical study of African American experiences"}

@black_history:concept {definition: "History of Black individuals and communities"}

@legal_documents:concept {definition: "Official written records of legal matters"}

@nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject:concept {definition: "Subject-index field for New Haven County Superior Court files concerning Black, African American, and Indigenous cases and papers"}

@negro_prince_tom_zadock_costs_1790 -> indexed by -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject

@file_pinax:file {filename: "pinax.json", type: "Metadata (PINAX)", related_to: @negro_prince_tom_zadock_costs_1790}

@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_costs_negroprincetomzadock_002_jpg:file {filename: "RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Costs_NegroPrinceTomZadock_002.jpg.ref.json", type: "Image/Asset with OCR", ocr_text: "Capt. Breulier,\nBill\nor de Giam\n1790", related_to: @negro_prince_tom_zadock_costs_1790}

@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_costs_negroprincetomzadock_006_jpg:file {filename: "RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Costs_NegroPrinceTomZadock_006.jpg.ref.json", type: "Image/Asset with OCR", ocr_text: "Jos. Fisher Bill\n1790", related_to: @negro_prince_tom_zadock_costs_1790}

@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_costs_negroprincetomzadock_002_tif:file {filename: "RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Costs_NegroPrinceTomZadock_002.tif.ref.json", type: "Image/Asset with OCR", ocr_text: null, related_to: @negro_prince_tom_zadock_costs_1790}

@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_costs_negroprincetomzadock_006_tif:file {filename: "RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Costs_NegroPrinceTomZadock_006.tif.ref.json", type: "Image/Asset with OCR", ocr_text: null, related_to: @negro_prince_tom_zadock_costs_1790}

Metadata

Files (4)

Version History (4 versions)

  • ✓ v4 (current) · 12/4/2025, 3:13:39 PM
    "Added description"
  • v3 · 12/4/2025, 2:30:25 PM · View this version
    "Added knowledge graph extraction"
  • v2 · 12/4/2025, 6:36:42 AM · View this version
    "Added PINAX metadata"
  • v1 · 12/4/2025, 6:24:43 AM · View this version
    "Reorganization group: Other_costs_1790"

Parent

01KBKZXE33F7V7RC1WGGE5YWTM

No children (leaf entity)