RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Divorce_Sherman_011.jpg

Sherman Divorce Judgment Collection

Version: 4 (current) | Updated: 12/4/2025, 3:17:27 PM

Added description

Description

Sherman Divorce Judgment Collection

Overview

The Sherman Divorce Judgment Collection is a digitized set of court documents from the New Haven County Superior Court, housed by the Connecticut State Library. It centers on a single 1701 divorce proceeding between Sarah Sherman and John Sherman, recorded in September of that year. The collection includes the original judgment text and two high‑resolution images (JPEG and TIFF) that reproduce the handwritten record, as well as associated metadata and subject headings.

Background

This collection is part of the New Haven County Superior Court Files (NHSC) and, more specifically, the “Black, African American, and Indigenous History” (BAAI) subset of the NHSC Cases & Papers dataset. The BAAI project, funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, seeks to identify and index court cases involving Black, African American, and Indigenous individuals. The Sherman case, while involving a couple whose ethnicity is not explicitly stated, is included because it falls within the broader scope of the BAAI cataloging effort and is subject‑indexed under the BAAI theme.

Contents

  • Judgment Document: A single legal record dated September 1701, granting a “billion” to Sarah Sherman as part of the divorce settlement.
  • Images:
  • - RG003NHSCBAAIPSDivorceSherman011.jpg – a JPEG scan of the judgment. - RG003NHSCBAAIPSDivorceSherman011.tif – a high‑resolution TIFF version.
  • Metadata: Creator names (Sarah & John Sherman), date, location (New Haven County), subject terms (Divorce, Legal Documents, New Haven County, BAAI), and institutional provenance (Connecticut State Library).
  • Subject Indexing: The case is indexed in the NHSC BAAI Cases Papers subject field, linking it to related BAAI‑focused court records.

Scope

The collection covers a single September 1701 divorce proceeding in New Haven County. It is limited to the judgment document and its digital reproductions; no ancillary documents (e.g., affidavits, transcripts) are included. The collection is relevant to researchers of early Connecticut legal history, genealogists tracing the Sherman family, and scholars examining the BAAI project’s archival scope.

Entities

(loading...)

Entity Relationships

(loading...)

Raw Cheimarros Data

@sherman_divorce_judgment:document {date: @date_1701_09, description: "Divorce judgment between Sarah Sherman and John Sherman, granting a billion", location: @new_haven_county, amount: "one billion"}

@sarah_sherman:person {full_name: "Sarah Sherman"}

@john_sherman:person {full_name: "John Sherman"}

@connecticut_state_library:organization {type: "State Library"}

@new_haven_county:place {state: @connecticut, country: @united_states}

@new_haven_county_superior_court_files:collection {abbreviation: "NHSC"}

@baai:concept {full_name: "Black, African American, and Indigenous History"}

@nhsc_baai_cases_papers:dataset {description: "New Haven County Superior Court case files and related papers focusing on BAAI subjects"}

@nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject:concept {description: "Subject terms for BAAI case files"}

@sherman_divorce_judgment_collection:collection {title: "Sherman Divorce Judgment Collection", created: @date_1701_09, institution: @connecticut_state_library}

@file_pinax -> documents -> @sherman_divorce_judgment_collection

@sherman_divorce_judgment_collection -> contains -> @sherman_divorce_judgment

@sherman_divorce_judgment -> plaintiff -> @sarah_sherman

@sherman_divorce_judgment -> defendant -> @john_sherman

@sherman_divorce_judgment -> subject -> [@divorce:concept, @legal_documents:concept, @new_haven_county:place, @baai:concept]

@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_divorce_sherman_011_jpg:file {type: "image"} -> depicts -> @sherman_divorce_judgment

@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_divorce_sherman_011_tif:file {type: "image"} -> depicts -> @sherman_divorce_judgment

@nhsc_baai_cases_papers -> part of -> @new_haven_county_superior_court_files

@nhsc_baai_cases_papers -> has field -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject

@nhsc_baai_cases_papers -> indexed -> @sherman_divorce_judgment

@nhsc_baai_cases_papers -> focus -> @baai

@nhsc_baai_cases_papers -> held by -> @connecticut_state_library

Metadata

Files (2)

RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Divorce_Sherman_011.jpgJPEG
334.9 KB
OCR Text

Sarah Sherman vs John Sherman Sept 1701 Billion granted Divorce Judgement

Version History (4 versions)

  • ✓ v4 (current) · 12/4/2025, 3:17:27 PM
    "Added description"
  • v3 · 12/4/2025, 2:41:56 PM · View this version
    "Added knowledge graph extraction"
  • v2 · 12/4/2025, 6:39:03 AM · View this version
    "Added PINAX metadata"
  • v1 · 12/4/2025, 6:29:22 AM · View this version
    "Reorganization group: Divorce_Judgment"

Parent

01KBKZYDSS79WX0NXYQRT71C8X

No children (leaf entity)