New Haven County Superior Court Divorce Case Documents
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Description
New Haven County Superior Court Divorce Case Documents (1774)
Overview
This collection comprises digitized court documents relating to a divorce case heard by the New Haven County Superior Court on February 9, 1774. The materials were prepared by the law firm Green & Co and are held by the Connecticut State Library as part of the New Haven County Superior Court (NHSC) archival holdings. The collection is available in both high‑resolution TIFF and JPEG formats, providing a faithful digital reproduction of the original paper records.Background
The case reflects early colonial legal practice in Connecticut, a period when divorce was a rare and socially significant proceeding. Green & Co, a contemporary law firm, produced the petition and associated court filings. The Connecticut State Library’s New Haven County project, under the NHSC BAAI (Black, African American, and Indigenous History) initiative, has digitized and indexed these documents to support research into the legal history of the region.Contents
- Petition for Divorce – a formal request for dissolution of marriage, dated February 9, 1774, signed by Green & Co.
- Court Docket – a record of the Superior Court’s proceedings, indicating the court’s location in New Haven.
- Supporting Documents – any ancillary filings or exhibits that were part of the case file.
Scope
The collection covers a single divorce case from 1774 in New Haven, Connecticut. It includes all surviving primary documents produced by Green & Co and recorded by the Superior Court. The materials are limited to the case’s petition, docket, and any related filings; other unrelated court cases or subsequent proceedings are not part of this collection. The collection is useful for scholars of early American legal history, genealogists tracing marital records, and researchers interested in the evolution of divorce law in colonial Connecticut.Entities
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