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Court Expenses for Abraham Auger Including Negro Tom and Other Prisoners, 1790

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Court Expenses for Abraham Auger Including Negro Tom and Other Prisoners, 1790 Collection

Overview

This collection comprises the original 1790 court expense ledger issued by the State of Connecticut to Abraham Auger, Esq., along with its digital representations. The materials include a text file, a Pinax metadata record, a high‑resolution JPEG scan, a TIFF scan, and an OCR‑derived transcription. The ledger details the costs incurred for the board, washing, bedding, shoes, tubs, advertisements, and commitments for a group of state prisoners, notably “Negro Tom,” and several other inmates.

Background

The document originates from the New Haven County Superior Court (NHSC) and is part of the Connecticut State Library’s “Black, African American, and Indigenous History” (BAAI) retrospective project. It was produced in 1790, a period when Connecticut maintained a state prison system and recorded detailed financial accounts for prisoner care. The ledger was filed by Charles Chevercy, the court clerk, and is now housed in the Connecticut State Library’s archival holdings.

Contents

  • Text File: Provides a concise description of the ledger’s purpose and scope.
  • Pinax JSON: Metadata detailing creator, subjects, and institutional provenance.
  • JPEG Scan: A color image of the original ledger, capturing the handwritten entries.
  • TIFF Scan: A high‑resolution, lossless version suitable for archival preservation.
  • OCR Transcription: A machine‑readable text of the ledger’s entries, including amounts and prisoner names.

Key subjects include “Court expenses,” “Prisoners,” and the names of individuals such as Joseph Dickinson, Sarah Balfour Lewis, Andrew Rhodes, Daniel Osborne, Nathan Black, John Griffith (Leach), Noah Brooks, Tom Myre, Prine Nigw, and Negro Tom. The ledger lists weekly board costs, shoe purchases, tub allocations, and advertising expenses, with amounts expressed in pounds, shillings, and pence.

Scope

The collection covers a single fiscal year (1790) of expense records for a specific group of state prisoners in New Haven County. It is limited to financial entries and does not include broader court proceedings, sentencing records, or personal histories of the inmates. The materials are relevant to researchers studying early Connecticut penal administration, African American and Indigenous history, and the economic conditions of 18th‑century state prisoners.

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Raw Cheimarros Data

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State of Connecticut to Abraham Auger Esq. To 24 weeks board of Joseph Dickinson, a State Prisoner and washing, bedding & extraordinary trouble as per list. £8.8.0 To one covered for poor Dickinson 10/-a pair of shoes 7/6, 1 ten shillings 1.0.6 To 2 tubs for Prisoners 2/6 To 24 weeks board of Sarah Balfour Lewis, a State Prisoner 5/- for work from the 14th day of Aug. 1799 to this time 6.0.0 To 13 weeks board of Andrew Rhodes, a State Prisoner 5/- for work from Aug. 8th to Nov. 8th when he broke Goal. To commitment 3.6 To cost of advertisement for Andrew To 6 days board of Daniel Osborne Esq. from July 6th to July 12th when he broke Goal, a State Prisoner 5.- To board of commitment 2.- To 8 days board of Daniel Osborne a State Prisoner from Jan. 21 to 29th to this day 2/6 per week 5.9 To cost of commitment 2.- To 2 days board of Nathan Black for a State Prisoner of commitment 4.4.0 To 3 weeks and 2 days board of John Griffith otherwise called Leach a State Prisoner 5.7.- To commitment 2.0 To 2 weeks board of Noah Brooks a State Prisoner 5/- 12.0 To 2 weeks board of Tom Myre a State Prisoner 12.0 2d of 10f. commitment 2f. 4.12.0 To 2 blanchets for State Prisoners 3.6 To advertisement for Tom 3.6 To 6 weeks board of Prine Nigw lacking one day a State Prisoner 5/- 1.9.3 To commitment of Prine 2.0 Or do gaven £24.12.0 Errors corrected Abraham Auger Esq. Filed Charles Chevercy

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