New Haven County Superior Court Divorce Case Documents
Version: 4 (current) | Updated: 12/4/2025, 3:17:13 PM
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Description
New Haven County Superior Court Divorce Case Documents – Ruth Roberts (1773)
Overview
This is a digitized collection of court‑record documents from the New Haven County Superior Court, created in 1773. The collection documents a divorce proceeding involving Ruth Roberts and is part of the Connecticut State Library’s “Black, African American, and Indigenous History” (BAAI) retrospective series. It is presented as a set of scanned images (JPEG and TIFF) accompanied by a metadata file in the PINAX format and OCR‑extracted text.Background
The New Haven County Superior Court was the primary civil and criminal court for the county in the late 18th century. The Connecticut State Library has digitized many of its records as part of the NHSC BAAI project, which aims to highlight cases involving Black, African American, and Indigenous individuals. The 1773 divorce case of Ruth Roberts is one of the earliest surviving documents in this series, offering insight into early legal practices and the social history of the region.Contents
- Metadata (PINAX) – a JSON file that records the collection’s provenance, creator, date, language, subjects, and place.
- JPEG scans – two high‑resolution images: 1. RG003NHSCBAAIPSDivorceRoberts002.jpg – titled “Brother Marriages Certificate.” 2. RG003NHSCBAAIPSDivorceRoberts004.jpg – contains the name “Ruth Roberts” and the phrase “Collection for Davona her.”
- TIFF scans – the same two documents in TIFF format (RG003NHSCBAAIPSDivorceRoberts002.tif and RG003NHSCBAAIPSDivorceRoberts004.tif), providing higher‑resolution, archival‑grade images.
- OCR text – extracted from the JPEGs, confirming the document titles and key phrases.
Scope
The collection covers a single divorce case from 1773, located in New Haven County, Connecticut. It is relevant to studies of early American family law, the legal status of Black and Indigenous people in colonial Connecticut, and the broader history of the BAAI project. The materials are in English and are available to researchers through the Connecticut State Library’s digital repository.Entities
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Raw Cheimarros Data
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@connecticut_state_library:organization {full_name: "Connecticut State Library"}
@new_haven_county:place {state: @connecticut, country: @united_states}
@ruth_roberts:person {full_name: "Ruth Roberts"}
@nhsc_baai_divorce_case:collection {title: "New Haven County Superior Court Divorce Case Documents", creator: @new_haven_county_superior_court, institution: @connecticut_state_library, created: @date_1773, language: "en", subjects: ["Divorce", "Marriage", "Legal Documents", "Black, African American, and Indigenous History"], description: "Collection of documents related to a divorce case involving Ruth Roberts from the New Haven County Superior Court, part of the Black, African American, and Indigenous (BAAI) collection.", place: [@new_haven_county, @connecticut]}
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@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_divorce_roberts_004_jpg:file {filename: "RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Divorce_Roberts_004.jpg.ref.json", type: "Image/Asset with OCR", ocr_text: "Ruth Roberts\nCollection for Davona her\nRuth Roberts\nmark\nBibl of Gould\n1773"}
@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_divorce_roberts_002_tif:file {filename: "RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Divorce_Roberts_002.tif.ref.json", type: "Image/Asset with OCR"}
@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_divorce_roberts_004_tif:file {filename: "RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Divorce_Roberts_004.tif.ref.json", type: "Image/Asset with OCR"}
@nhsc_baai_divorce_case -> includes -> [@file_pinax, @file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_divorce_roberts_002_jpg, @file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_divorce_roberts_004_jpg, @file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_divorce_roberts_002_tif, @file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_divorce_roberts_004_tif]
@nhsc_baai_divorce_case -> documents case of -> @ruth_robertsMetadata
Files (4)
RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Divorce_Roberts_002.jpgJPEG
OCR Text
Brother Marriages Certificate
RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Divorce_Roberts_004.jpgJPEG
OCR Text
Ruth Roberts Collection for Davona her Ruth Roberts mark Bibl of Gould 1773
Version History (4 versions)
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