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Costs in the Case of Rex vs. Negro Cuff (1749) Collection

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Costs in the Case of Rex vs. Negro Cuff (1749) Collection

Overview

This collection comprises digitized cost sheets from the New Haven County Superior Court, documenting the financial outlays associated with the criminal case Rex vs. Negro Cuff (1749). It contains two high‑resolution images of the original ledger, preserved by the Connecticut State Library as part of Record Group 3 (New Haven County Superior Court files). The material is catalogued under the NHSC BAAI Cases Papers Subject, indicating its relevance to Black, African American, and Indigenous history.

Background

The case was heard during the 5th term of the New Haven Superior Court in the 1748‑49 fiscal year. Judge J. Bulkley presided over the proceedings. The cost ledger reflects the court’s accounting practices for criminal cases in the late eighteenth century. The Connecticut State Library’s New Haven County Superior Court project has digitized these records to support research into early American legal history and the economic dimensions of court proceedings involving African American individuals.

Contents

  • Image 001: A scanned page of the cost ledger, listing itemized expenses such as travel, ferriage, attendances, jury fees, court clerk fees, and compensation to Mr. Jn Mix Bell for house and room fire. OCR text indicates amounts like “£2:15:7 ½” and “3 days Each 2:16:0”.
  • Image 002: A second page noting the court’s 5th‑term session, the judge, the case title, and payments made by John Beck. The ledger also records the cost of the case and the city’s involvement.

These images provide a primary source view of the financial record‑keeping practices of the New Haven Superior Court in the 1740s.

Scope

The collection covers the fiscal aspects of a single criminal proceeding in 1749, located in New Haven, Connecticut. It is limited to cost documentation and does not include the full court record, trial transcript, or related correspondence. The material is in English and is of particular interest to scholars of early American legal history, court economics, and African American history.

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@rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_costs_rexvsnegrocuff_001:image {ocr_text: "From Rev Coal &/ Cruf Ncpro\nCost Aller & Justice & Hlbbard £2:15:7 1/2\n7 Wtho fr travel 3 ndy Each 4:1\nferriage 5:3\nAttendances 3 days Each 2:16:0\nSent ons 2:0\nAttendances 3 Wtho fr 1 day 0:0\nWtho fr 1/4 2:11\n1 Do 3 mile 7:0\nInstruct me vado before Grand Jury 2.\nGrandjuron -\n2 Ctto fees for drking 3:6:0:0\nto Col Titch Commt for Phicovr 3:0:20\nCourt Clerk fees for entry 0:16:0\nWarrant the 1:1:0\nJury fees\nWw tenour 19:7:14\nTo Mr Jn Mix Bell for house\n& room fire &c for Grand Jury 19:15:11/2"}

@rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_costs_rexvsnegrocuff_002:image {ocr_text: "N. Haven's Super Court, 5th Term\n1748/9 This bill allowed\nFst J. Bulkley one of the Judges\n\nCost de Cuff 1749\n\nCity Negro now given\nJohn Beck Pa'd"}

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@date_1749

@date_1748_09

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From Rev Coal &/ Cruf Ncpro Cost Aller & Justice & Hlbbard £2:15:7 1/2 7 Wtho fr travel 3 ndy Each 4:1 ferriage 5:3 Attendances 3 days Each 2:16:0 Sent ons 2:0 Attendances 3 Wtho fr 1 day 0:0 Wtho fr 1/4 2:11 1 Do 3 mile 7:0 Instruct me vado before Grand Jury 2. Grandjuron - 2 Ctto fees for drking 3:6:0:0 to Col Titch Commt for Phicovr 3:0:20 Court Clerk fees for entry 0:16:0 Warrant the 1:1:0 Jury fees Ww tenour 19:7:14 To Mr Jn Mix Bell for house & room fire &c for Grand Jury 19:15:11/2

RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Costs_RexvsNegroCuff_002.jpgJPEG
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N. Haven's Super Court, 5th Term 1748/9 This bill allowed Fst J. Bulkley one of the Judges Cost de Cuff 1749 City Negro now given John Beck Pa'd

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