Version: 9 (current) | Updated: 12/4/2025, 3:17:11 PM
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@nhsc_baai_1743_collection:collection {title: "New Haven County Superior Court Black, African American, and Indigenous History Collection, 1743", creator: [@abraham_kimberly, @mary_hooker, @ann_parnell, @mary_kimberly, @theophilus_morgan, @thomas_morgan, @elizabeth_t_smith, @jaste_edward_clark, @eliz_lewis_esq, @phineas_moses, @sarah_eberly], institution: @connecticut_state_library, created: "1742-1743", language: "en", subjects: ["Divorce","Domestic Violence","Testimonies","Legal Documents","New Haven County Superior Court","Oaths","Marriage","Desertion","Black, African American, and Indigenous History"], description: "A collection of court documents, testimonies, and oaths from the New Haven County Superior Court in 1743, including divorce cases and related legal proceedings involving Black, African American, and Indigenous individuals.", place: [@guilford, @rhode_island, @new_haven_county, @new_haven, @newport_ri, @chilford_ct]}
@file_pinax -> describes -> @nhsc_baai_1743_collection
@file_pinax -> documents -> @morgan_divorce_testimonies_collection
@file_pinax -> documents -> @theophilus_morgan_divorce_collection
@rhode_island_oath_documents_collection:collection {title: "Rhode Island Oath Documents Collection, 1743", creator: [@phineas_moses, @sarah_eberly], institution: @connecticut_state_library, created: @date_1743_08_06, subjects: ["Oaths","Legal documents","Divorce","Newport (Rhode Island)","Chilford (Connecticut)"], place: [@newport_ri, @chilford_ct]}
@file_pinax -> documents -> @rhode_island_oath_documents_collection
@abraham_kimberly -> contributed to -> @nhsc_baai_1743_collection
@mary_hooker -> contributed to -> @nhsc_baai_1743_collection
@ann_parnell -> contributed to -> @nhsc_baai_1743_collection
@mary_kimberly -> contributed to -> @nhsc_baai_1743_collection
@theophilus_morgan -> contributed to -> @nhsc_baai_1743_collection
@thomas_morgan -> contributed to -> @nhsc_baai_1743_collection
@elizabeth_t_smith -> contributed to -> @nhsc_baai_1743_collection
@jaste_edward_clark -> contributed to -> @nhsc_baai_1743_collection
@eliz_lewis_esq -> contributed to -> @nhsc_baai_1743_collection
@phineas_moses -> contributed to -> @nhsc_baai_1743_collection
@sarah_eberly -> contributed to -> @nhsc_baai_1743_collection
@theophilus_morgan -> involved in -> @nhsc_baai_1743_collection
@phineas_moses -> involved in -> @nhsc_baai_1743_collection
@sarah_eberly -> involved in -> @nhsc_baai_1743_collection
@jaste_edward_clark -> involved in -> @nhsc_baai_1743_collection
@eliz_lewis_esq -> involved in -> @nhsc_baai_1743_collection
@nhsc_baai_1743_collection -> subject -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject
@nhsc_baai_1743_collection -> aggregates -> [@morgan_divorce_testimonies_collection, @theophilus_morgan_divorce_collection, @rhode_island_oath_documents_collection]
@court_session_1743:event -> part of -> @nhsc_baai_1743_collection# Reorganization Summary Files were grouped thematically based on their content and context within Theophilus Morgan's 1742-1743 divorce proceedings. Primary groupings reflect (1) witness testimonies about abuse/desertion, (2) official court petitions and citations, (3) Superior Court session records, and (4) Rhode Island depositions. Each group pairs textual documents with their corresponding image/ref files. The strategy prioritizes historical narrative coherence over technical formats (e.g., separating testimonies from procedural documents despite shared filetypes). ## Groups Created - **Morgan_Divorce_Testimonies_1743**: Files containing sworn testimonies regarding Theophilus Morgan's divorce case, primarily from Guilford in 1743, detailing allegations of abuse and desertion. - **Morgan_Divorce_Court_Documents_1743**: Official court filings related to Theophilus Morgan's divorce petition, including citations and the original petition submitted to the New Haven Superior Court in 1742/43. - **NewHaven_Court_Session_1743**: Documents referencing the October 1743 session of the New Haven Superior Court, including appearances and procedural notes. - **RhodeIsland_Oath_Documents_1743**: Sworn statements from Newport, Rhode Island (July 1743) related to the Morgan divorce case, including oaths by Phineas Moses and Sarah Eberly.