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Joseph Peck Expenses for Boarding Prisoners, 1790

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Joseph Peck Expenses for Boarding Prisoners, 1790

Overview

This is a digitized collection of court‑expense documents from the New Haven County Superior Court (Record Group 3, Connecticut State Library). The material is a single ledger dated 11 August 1790, compiled by Joseph Peck, a clerk responsible for paying the State of Connecticut for the boarding of prisoners. The collection is part of the NHSC BAAI (Black, African American, and Indigenous History) Cases Papers subject index and is held by the Connecticut State Library.

Background

In the late 18th century, the Superior Court contracted with private individuals to house inmates while they awaited trial or sentencing. Joseph Peck recorded the payments made to these boarding houses, including the names of the prisoners, the length of their stay, and the costs for lodging, blankets, wood, coal, and clothing. The ledger reflects the administrative practices of the time and provides insight into the treatment of African‑American and Indigenous prisoners in New Haven County.

Contents

The collection consists of a high‑resolution JPEG and TIFF scan of the ledger (file names: RG003NHSCBAAIPSCourtExpensesNegroTomMountainJoseph001.jpg and 001.tif). The ledger lists 13 prisoners—such as “Negro Tom,” “Joseph Mountain,” “Levi Lath,” and “Sarah Bapett”—with boarding durations ranging from 5 to 24 weeks and amounts ranging from £2 6 5 to £6 3 6 2. It also records ancillary expenses: two blankets at £61, wood and coal, shirts, women’s shirts, and sundry bills for Elias Beers and Cabb Ford. The ledger concludes with the total payment of £38 7 11, paid by E Whitwell, and notes “Errors Excepted from Joseph Peck.”

Scope

The collection covers a single fiscal day (11 August 1790) in New Haven County, Connecticut. It documents court‑related expenses for prisoner boarding, with a focus on African‑American and Indigenous inmates. The material is limited to financial records and does not include narrative court proceedings or personal correspondence. It is relevant to researchers of early American criminal justice, prison history, and the socioeconomic conditions of marginalized populations in colonial Connecticut.

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@joseph_peck -> incurred expense for -> @levi_lath:person {type: "boarding", duration: "9 Weeks & 2 Days", amount: "57 2 6 5"}

@joseph_peck -> incurred expense for -> @john_moody:person {type: "boarding", duration: "5 Weeks & 4 Days", amount: "17 10"}

@joseph_peck -> incurred expense for -> @noah_barnes:person {type: "boarding", duration: "9 Weeks & 2 Days", amount: "2 6 5"}

@joseph_peck -> incurred expense for -> @prime_norhine:person {type: "boarding", duration: "9 Weeks & 2 Days", amount: "2 6 5"}

@joseph_peck -> incurred expense for -> @gnoch_cooper:person {type: "boarding", duration: "5 Weeks", amount: "1 5 0"}

@joseph_peck -> incurred expense for -> @sarah_bapett:person {type: "boarding", duration: "12 Weeks & 8 Day", amount: "3 0 8 2"}

@joseph_peck -> incurred expense for -> @joseph_dukerman:person {type: "boarding", duration: "24 Weeks & 5 Day", amount: "6 3 6 2"}

@joseph_peck -> incurred expense for -> @michael_raynold:person {type: "boarding", duration: "14 Weeks & 3 Day", amount: "3 12 1 2"}

@joseph_peck -> incurred expense for -> @thomas_jones:person {type: "boarding", duration: "14 weeks & 3 Day", amount: "3 12 1 2"}

@joseph_peck -> incurred expense for -> @thomas_james:person {type: "boarding", duration: "??", amount: "??"}  // placeholder for missing OCR data

@joseph_peck -> provided -> @blankets:object {quantity: 2, unit: "blankets", cost_per: 61, total: 12}

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@joseph_peck -> provided -> @coal:object {quantity: 24, unit: "units", cost: 6}

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@joseph_peck -> attended -> @michael_raynold:person {status: "sick", duration: "1 Week each", extra_trouble: true, cost: "1 4 0"}

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State of Connecticut To Joseph Peck To Boarding Levi Lath 9 Weeks & 2 Days $57 2 6 5 To Boarding John Moody 5 Weeks & 4 Days 17 10 To Boarding Noah Barnes 9 weeks 2 Days 2 6 5 To Boarding Prime Norhine 9 weeks & 2 Days 2 6 5 To Boarding Tom Negro 9 Weeks & 1 Day 2 5 8 2 To Boarding Gnoch Cooper 5 Weeks 1 5 0 To Boarding Sarah Bapett 12 Weeks & 8 Day 3 0 8 2 To Boarding Joseph Duker man 24 Weeks & 5 Day 6 3 6 2 To Boarding Michael Raynold 14 Weeks & 3 Day 3 12 1 2 To Boarding Thomas Jones 14 weeks & 3 Day 3 12 1 2 To Boarding Joseph Mountain 14 Weeks & 2 Day 3 11 5 1/2 To Committing for Thomas Jones 2 " To Do Michael Raynold 2 0 To Do on Whitneyman Joseph Mountain 6 0 10 0 To 2 Blankets for the Prisoners @ 61 12 0 To Wood & Coals for 2 6 " To Coal paid for Strais 24 6 0 To Making 3 Shirts @ 1/6 4 6 To Making 2 pr Women's 2 " To Attending Thomas James & Michael Raynold when Sick 1 Week each extraordinary trouble 1 4 0 To the Extraordinarily Trouble in Ironing 15 0 Joseph Mountain 8c 35 17 3 Errors Excepted from Joseph Peck The foregoing Amount is made out to the 11th Day of Augt 1790 To Sundries as for Elias Beers Bill 1 in 3 - 8. To Sundries as for Cabb Ford's Bill 1 7 0. order given August 11th 1790 E E. Joseph Peck £38-7-11 Paid by E Whitwell

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