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New Haven County Superior Court Divorce Case: Clark vs. Horton (1770)

Version: 4 (current) | Updated: 12/4/2025, 3:15:50 PM

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Description

New Haven County Superior Court Divorce Case: Clark vs. Horton (1770) – Court Header Document Collection

Overview

This collection consists of digitized images of the court‑header page from the New Haven County Superior Court divorce proceeding of Clark versus Horton, heard in December 1770. The material is presented in both JPEG and TIFF formats, providing a high‑resolution view of the original paper. The collection is catalogued in the Connecticut State Library’s New Haven County Superior Court (NHSC) files and appears in the NHSC BAAI Cases Papers Subject database, which indexes cases involving Black, African American, and Indigenous individuals.

Background

The original document was produced by the New Haven County Superior Court and preserved by the Connecticut State Library as part of its effort to digitize 18th‑century court records. The NHSC BAAI Cases Papers Subject index was created to facilitate research on court cases involving minority populations; this particular header is included because it is part of the broader set of divorce cases archived in the NHSC collection. The metadata for the collection is stored in PINAX format, indicating the creator, institution, date, language, and subject headings.

Contents

  • JPEG image (RG003NHSCBAAIPSDivorceClarkHorton005.jpg) – a scanned copy of the header, showing the text: “To The Hon. Ct. of Supr. Court Sitting at New Haven by Adjournment December 1770.”
  • TIFF image (RG003NHSCBAAIPSDivorceClarkHorton005.tif) – a lossless, high‑resolution version of the same scan.
  • Metadata file (pinax.json) – contains descriptive fields such as title, creator, institution, date, language, and subject tags (Divorce, Legal Documents, 18th Century, New Haven County).

Scope

The collection documents a single court‑header page from a divorce case between Clark (plaintiff) and Horton (defendant) in New Haven County, Connecticut. It covers the period of December 1770 and is limited to the header portion of the case file; other related documents (e.g., pleadings, judgments) are not included here. The material is relevant to scholars of early American legal history, divorce law, and the social history of New Haven County.

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Raw Cheimarros Data

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@clark:person {role: "plaintiff"}

@horton:person {role: "defendant"}

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OCR Text

To The Hon. Ct. of Supr. Court Sitting at New Haven by Adjournment December 1770

Version History (4 versions)

  • ✓ v4 (current) · 12/4/2025, 3:15:50 PM
    "Added description"
  • v3 · 12/4/2025, 2:35:43 PM · View this version
    "Added knowledge graph extraction"
  • v2 · 12/4/2025, 6:37:58 AM · View this version
    "Added PINAX metadata"
  • v1 · 12/4/2025, 6:27:54 AM · View this version
    "Reorganization group: Court_Header_Document_1770"

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