Harrison vs. Lanson Gilbert Execution Papers
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Description
Harrison vs. Lanson Gilbert Execution Papers Collection
Overview
The collection is a set of legal documents from the New Haven County Superior Court, created between 1834‑05‑03 and 1836‑02‑13. It contains a writ of execution issued on 1834‑09‑15 and a payment record dated 1836‑02‑13, both relating to the judgment of Alexander Harrison against Thomas Gilbert Florillium Landon over a parcel of land in New Haven, Connecticut. The items are preserved as scanned JPEG and TIFF images, accompanied by OCR‑extracted text, and are catalogued in the Connecticut State Library’s New Haven County Superior Court (NHSC) database under the Black, African American, and Indigenous (BAAI) project.Background
The case arose from a land dispute in which Harrison recovered a judgment of $1.00 in damages and $23.40 in costs. The writ of execution authorized the sheriff to seize the debtor’s property and to hold the debtor in the county jail until the judgment was satisfied. The payment record records the full settlement of $25.00, paid by Harrison to Landon through attorney Jonathan Stoddart. The documents illustrate 19th‑century court procedure and property law in New Haven, and they are significant for studies of African American legal history in the region.Contents
- Execution Writ (1834‑09‑15) – Text of the writ, including the court’s order to the sheriff, the description of the property, and the amount owed.
- Payment Record (1836‑02‑13) – Receipt of the $25.00 payment, noting the parties, attorney, and clerk J.W. Beach.
- Supporting Images – High‑resolution JPEG and TIFF scans of both documents, with OCR text for searchable use.
- Metadata – JSON records detailing creators, dates, subjects, and institutional provenance, plus a subject‑index field linking the case to the NHSCBAAICasesPapersSubject database.
Scope
The collection covers a specific legal transaction in New Haven County during the mid‑1830s. It includes primary source documents on land ownership, court execution, and payment of judgments. The materials are relevant to legal historians, scholars of African American history, and researchers interested in 19th‑century Connecticut property law. The collection does not contain ancillary case files, court opinions, or related correspondence beyond the execution writ and payment record.Entities
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OCR Text
To the Sheriff of New-Haven County, or his Deputy, or either of the Con- stables of the Town of New-Haven—GREETING: WHEREAS Alexander Harrison of said New-Haven recovered judgment against Thomas Gilbert Florillium Landon of said New-Haven before the Common Court, holden at the City of New-Haven, within and for the County of New-Haven on the 3d Tuesday of May A.D. 1834 for the seisin and possession of a certain piece or parcel of land situate in said New-Haven with the building & house standing thereon Northly on lands now or late belonging to the heirs of Thomas Joseph Whitney, Isaac Bradley &c. Eastly on title now Southly or Green street Westly on lands now or late belonging to Markes Peag. together with the sum of 1 Dollar Cts. damages: and for the sum of 23 Dollars 40 Cts. costs of suit, as appears of record; whereof execution remains to be done:— THESE ARE, THEREFORE, by Authority of the State of Connecticut, to command you, that of the above described premises, you cause the said creditor to have seisin and possession in due form of law, and that of the Goods, Chattels, or Lands of the said debtor, within your precincts, you cause to be levied, (and the same being disposed of or appraised as the law directs,) paid and satisfied unto the said creditor, the aforesaid sums, being 24 Dollars 40 Cts. in the whole; with 75 cents more for this Writ, and thereof also to satisfy yourself for your own Fees. And for want of such Goods, Chattels or Lands of the said debtor, to be by him shown unto you, or found within your precincts, to the acceptance of said creditor, for the satisfying the aforesaid sums, you are hereby commanded to take the body of the said debtor, and him commit unto the keeper of the Gaol in New-Haven, in the County of New-Haven aforesaid, within the said Prison, who is likewise hereby commanded to receive the said debtor and him safely keep, until he pay unto the said creditor the full sums above mentioned, and be by him released, and also to satisfy your own Fees. Hereof fail not, but make due return of this Writ, with your doings thereon, according to law, within sixty days next coming.—Dated at New-Haven, this 15th day of Sept. D. A. D. 1834 J.W. Beach Clerk.
OCR Text
Received pay on the within in full Jonathan Stoddart atty for Alex Harrison Capt O.S. Eddy & Harrison Tom Larson & Co $25.00 WB Edgell 1835 Paid 13th Feb'y 1836
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