Version: 10 (current) | Updated: 12/4/2025, 3:15:35 PM
Added description
@date_1758_08_18:date
@divorce:concept {description: "Legal dissolution of marriage"}
@legal_depositions:concept {description: "Sworn statements recorded for legal proceedings"}
@legal_petitions:concept {description: "Formal requests submitted to a court"}
@legal_documents:concept {description: "Official papers used in legal contexts"}
@testimonies:concept {description: "Statements given under oath"}
@witness_statements:concept {description: "Accounts provided by witnesses"}
@marriage:concept {description: "Legal and social union between spouses"}
@mental_health:concept {description: "Psychological well‑being, often referenced in legal contexts"}
@brockway_family:concept {description: "The Brockway family involved in 18th‑century divorce cases"}
@new_haven_county:concept {description: "County in Connecticut where the Superior Court sat"}
@black_african_american_and_indigenous_history:concept {description: "History of Black, African American, and Indigenous peoples"}
@african_american_history:concept {description: "History of African American people"}
@eighteenth_century:concept {description: "The period from 1701 to 1800"}
@file_pinax -> documents -> @brockway_divorce_depositions
@file_pinax -> documents -> @brockway_divorce_court_petitions
@file_pinax -> documents -> @brockway_divorce_service_documents
@file_pinax -> documents -> @brockway_divorce_witness_testimonies
@file_pinax -> created_by -> [@new_haven_county_superior_court, @samuel_brockway, @john_breckaway, @sarah_newell, @josiah_lewis, @samuel_newell, @herzekiah_gridley]
@connecticut_state_library -> holds -> @file_pinax
@file_pinax -> subject -> @divorce
@file_pinax -> subject -> @legal_depositions
@file_pinax -> subject -> @legal_petitions
@file_pinax -> subject -> @legal_documents
@file_pinax -> subject -> @testimonies
@file_pinax -> subject -> @witness_statements
@file_pinax -> subject -> @adultery:concept
@file_pinax -> subject -> @marriage
@file_pinax -> subject -> @mental_health
@file_pinax -> subject -> @brockway_family
@file_pinax -> subject -> @new_haven_county
@file_pinax -> subject -> @black_african_american_and_indigenous_history
@file_pinax -> subject -> @african_american_history
@file_pinax -> subject -> @eighteenth_century
@file_pinax -> created {when: @date_1758_08_18, end: @date_1769}
@samuel_brockway -> same as -> @samuel_brocway
@samuel_brockway -> same as -> @samuel_brockaway
@samuel_brocway -> same as -> @samuel_brockaway
@brockway_divorce_depositions -> subject_index -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject:concept
@brockway_divorce_court_petitions -> subject_index -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject:concept
@brockway_divorce_service_documents -> subject -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject:concept
@brockway_divorce_witness_testimonies -> subject -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject:concept
@brockway_divorce_depositions -> created_by -> @new_haven_county_superior_court
@brockway_divorce_court_petitions -> created_by -> @new_haven_county_superior_court
@brockway_divorce_service_documents -> created_by -> @john_breckaway
@brockway_divorce_witness_testimonies -> created_by -> [@sarah_newell, @josiah_lewis, @samuel_newell, @herzekiah_gridley]# Reorganization Summary Files were organized chronologically and thematically around the Brockway divorce case, with groupings based on document type (depositions vs court petitions) and key events (1758 adultery allegations vs 1759 depositions). Each group pairs the JPEG reference files with their corresponding TIFF counterparts. The organization reflects the legal process flow from initial allegations through witness testimonies to formal court petitions. ## Groups Created - **Brockway_Divorce_Depositions_1759**: Depositions related to Samuel Brockway's divorce case in February 1759, including testimonies about his wife's behavior - **Brockway_Divorce_Court_Petitions**: Formal petitions and court documents addressed to the Superior Court regarding Brockway's divorce case - **Brockway_Divorce_Adultery_Allegations_1758**: Documents related to the adultery allegations against Margaret Brockway in 1758, including the main petition - **Brockway_Divorce_Service_Documents**: Documents showing service of petitions and citations in the Brockway divorce case - **Brockway_Divorce_Witness_Testimonies_1758**: Witness testimonies from August 1758 regarding Margaret Brockway's behavior and alleged fits