RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Divorce_Sherman_003.jpg

Sherman Divorce Case Documents

Version: 4 (current) | Updated: 12/4/2025, 3:17:35 PM

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Description

Sherman Divorce Case Documents Collection

Overview

The collection consists of digitized legal documents from the New Haven County Superior Court, presented as JPEG and TIFF scans with embedded OCR text. It covers the divorce proceedings of Sarah Sherman and Wm Sherman, with documents dated from 1701 to 1781. The material is held by the Connecticut State Library and is part of the New Haven County Superior Court Files, specifically the NHSC BAAI Cases Papers subset that focuses on cases involving Black, African American, and Indigenous individuals.

Background

The Connecticut State Library’s New Haven court project has digitized and indexed early court records to preserve Connecticut’s legal history. This collection was created as part of that effort, providing a searchable, high‑resolution record of a single divorce case that illustrates early colonial legal practice in New Haven.

Contents

The collection contains four primary documents, each available in both JPEG and TIFF formats with OCR text:
  • **Court Opening Notice (
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    Raw Cheimarros Data

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    @godfrey_ennox:person {full_name: "Doctor Godfrey Ennox"}
    
    @jeremiah_johnson:person {full_name: "Jeremiah Johnson"}
    
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    Metadata

    Files (8)

    RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Divorce_Sherman_003.jpgJPEG
    324.54 KB
    OCR Text

    Sarah Sherman Wm Sherman P.S. Affidavit 1781

    RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Divorce_Sherman_005.jpgJPEG
    288.3 KB
    OCR Text

    Opened in Court Sept 1701 To The Hon'ble Superior Court to be held on the last Tuesday in August A.D. 1701 at New Haven In the State of Connecticut

    RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Divorce_Sherman_007.jpgJPEG
    300.6 KB
    OCR Text

    The Deposition of Doctor Godfrey Ennox The Hon. 8d. Superior Court Sitting in New Haven, in the State of Connecticut

    RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Divorce_Sherman_009.jpgJPEG
    264.82 KB
    OCR Text

    The Deposition of Mr. Jeremiah Johnson, of New Haven, in the State of Connecticut

    Version History (4 versions)

    • ✓ v4 (current) · 12/4/2025, 3:17:35 PM
      "Added description"
    • v3 · 12/4/2025, 2:41:57 PM · View this version
      "Added knowledge graph extraction"
    • v2 · 12/4/2025, 6:39:02 AM · View this version
      "Added PINAX metadata"
    • v1 · 12/4/2025, 6:29:25 AM · View this version
      "Reorganization group: Court_Documents"

    Parent

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