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Caleb Ford's Court Expenses Bill (1790)

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Description

Caleb Ford’s Court‑Expenses Bill (1790) – New Haven County

Overview

This archival unit comprises a single 1790 court‑expenses bill drafted by Caleb Ford, accompanied by high‑resolution scanned images of the document (JPEG and TIFF). The bill records fees incurred in a New Haven County Superior Court proceeding involving Joseph Mountain. The material is catalogued under the Connecticut State Library’s New Haven County Superior Court Files (NHSC) and is part of the library’s Black, African American, and Indigenous History (BAAI) project, which indexes cases involving these communities.

Background

The bill originates from the early colonial legal system of Connecticut, a period when court expenses were recorded in handwritten ledgers. Caleb Ford, a local attorney or clerk, prepared the document in 1790. The Connecticut State Library holds the original or a faithful reproduction, having acquired it through the NHSC record group. The BAAI initiative seeks to highlight court records that involve Black, African American, or Indigenous individuals; Joseph Mountain’s case is thus included in this thematic collection.

Contents

  • Text file: “Caleb Ford’s Court Expenses Bill (1790)” (ID 01KBM18PR1V286ZRDN0AZQRQKG).
  • JPEG image: RG003NHSCBAAIPSCourtExpensesFordCalebMountainJoseph_002.jpg (217 KB), a scanned copy of the bill’s front page.
  • TIFF image: RG003NHSCBAAIPSCourtExpensesFordCalebMountainJoseph_002.tif (16 MB), a high‑resolution version suitable for archival preservation.
The bill lists the amount payable, the parties involved, and the court’s docket number, providing a snapshot of 18th‑century legal practice in New Haven County.

Scope

The unit covers a single legal document dated 1790, situated in New Haven County, Connecticut. It is relevant to studies of early American court administration, the economic aspects of litigation, and the participation of Black, African American, and Indigenous individuals in colonial legal processes. The collection is limited to the bill itself and its digitized images; it does not include related docket entries, court minutes, or subsequent correspondence.

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Raw Cheimarros Data

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@joseph_mountain:person {full_name: "Joseph Mountain"}

@court_expenses_bill:document {title: "Caleb Ford's Court Expenses Bill (1790)", creator: @caleb_ford, date: @date_1790, description: "A bill for court expenses from Caleb Ford, dated 1790, related to a case involving Joseph Mountain."}

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

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

@new_haven_county_superior_court_files:concept {abbreviation: "NHSC", description: "New Haven County Superior Court Files (Record Group 3, Connecticut State Library)"} 

@baai:concept {full_name: "Black, African American, and Indigenous", description: "Project focus on Black, African American, and Indigenous history in New Haven County court records"}

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

@court_expenses_bill -> created by -> @caleb_ford

@court_expenses_bill -> dated -> @date_1790

@court_expenses_bill -> related to case involving -> @joseph_mountain

@court_expenses_bill -> stored at -> @ct_state_library

@court_expenses_bill -> subject terms -> ["Court expenses", "Legal documents", "New Haven County", "Black, African American, and Indigenous history"]

@new_haven_county_superior_court_files -> part of -> @ct_state_library

@new_haven_county_superior_court_files -> includes -> @baai

@nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject -> applies to -> @new_haven_county_superior_court_files

@file_pinax:file -> documents -> @court_expenses_bill

@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_courtexpenses_fordcaleb_mountainjoseph_002_jpg:file -> image of -> @court_expenses_bill

@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_courtexpenses_fordcaleb_mountainjoseph_002_tif:file -> image of -> @court_expenses_bill

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    "Reorganization group: FordCaleb_Bill_1790"

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