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Hampton vs. Martin & Clark Case Financial Accounts and Costs Collection

Version: 4 (current) | Updated: 12/4/2025, 3:18:17 PM

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Description

Hampton vs. Martin & Clark Case Financial Accounts and Costs Collection

Overview

This is a digital collection of financial account documents from the 1790 litigation between plaintiff Hampton (Negro) and defendant John Martin & Co. The materials were produced by the New Haven County Superior Court and now reside in the Connecticut State Library’s archive. The collection focuses on the monetary aspects of the case—court fees, travel expenses, and other costs incurred during the legal process.

Background

The case is part of the New Haven County Superior Court (NHSC) files, specifically the “Black, African American, and Indigenous History” (BAAI) subset that the library has been digitizing under the NHSC BAAI Cases Papers Subject index. The litigation took place in February 1790, with judgments issued in March and August of that year. The collection reflects the library’s effort to preserve financial records that illuminate the economic burden placed on litigants and witnesses in early Connecticut court proceedings.

Contents

  • Judgment images: Two scanned photographs of court judgments (RG003NHSCBAAIPSExecutionsHamptonvsMartinClarkJudgment001.jpg and Judgment010.jpg) provide detailed cost tables, including dates, item descriptions, and amounts.
  • Expense entries: Structured records for individual travel expenses (e.g., Mrs Crispy, Bennett Rice, Elean Sperry, Morris Hotchkiss, Parrott & wife, Nath Turner) with amounts and dates.
  • Total account: A summary entry noting the overall cost of £5.15.0 for the case.
  • Court‑related fees: Items such as writs of duty, towels, acts of court, copies, clerk fees, and money orders, all listed with corresponding amounts and dates.

The OCR text from the images confirms the dates (Feb. 1790, Mar., Aug., Sept.) and the specific monetary amounts associated with each item.

Scope

The collection covers financial documentation related to the Hampton vs. Martin & Clark case, dated 1790, within New Haven County, Connecticut. It is limited to the economic side of the litigation—travel costs for witnesses, court fees, and other expenses—rather than the full legal record. The materials are particularly valuable for scholars of Black, African American, and Indigenous legal history in early Connecticut, offering insight into the financial realities of litigants in the late 18th century.

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Raw Cheimarros Data

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@hampton:person {description: "Plaintiff, identified as Negro", role: "Plaintiff"}

@john_martin_co:organization {type: "Business", role: "Defendant"}

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@date_1790_02:date_1790_02 {month: "February"}

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@hampton_vs_martin_clark_case -> has document -> @judgment_001

@hampton_vs_martin_clark_case -> has document -> @judgment_010

@mrs_crispy:person {full_name: "Mrs Crispy"}

@bennett_rice:person {full_name: "Bennett Rice"}

@elean_sperry:person {full_name: "Elean Sperry"}

@morris_hotchkiss:person {full_name: "Morris Hotchkiss"}

@parrott_and_wife:person {full_name: "Parrott & his Wife"}

@nath_turner:person {full_name: "Nath Turner"}

@mr_tyler:person {full_name: "Mr Tyler"}

@jeff_lyon:person {full_name: "Jeff Lyon"}

@jack_wales:person {full_name: "Jack Wales"}

@expense_mrs_crispy_travel_001:financial_entry {person: @mrs_crispy, amount: "9/6", note: "travel", date: @date_1790_02}

@expense_bennett_rice_travel_001:financial_entry {person: @bennett_rice, amount: "3/6", note: "travel", date: @date_1790_02}

@expense_elean_sperry_travel_001:financial_entry {person: @elean_sperry, amount: "4/4", note: "travel", date: @date_1790_02}

@expense_morris_hotchkiss_travel_001:financial_entry {person: @morris_hotchkiss, amount: "4l. 4l.", note: "travel", date: @date_1790_02}

@expense_parrott_and_wife_travel_001:financial_entry {person: @parrott_and_wife, amount: "4l. 4l.", note: "travel", date: @date_1790_02}

@expense_nath_turner_travel_001:financial_entry {person: @nath_turner, amount: "2", note: "travel", date: @date_1790_02}

@total_amount_001:financial_entry {amount: "£5.15.0", case: @hampton_vs_martin_clark_case, date: @date_1790_02, note: "Total of financial accounts"}

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Feb. 1790. Tho' Bristol travel 4l. att 2/ - 8.0 Mrs Crispy ... 9/6. op 19.6 Bennett Rice ... 3/6. 4/ 7.6 Elean Sperry ... 4/ 4. Morris an Hotchkiss 4l. 4l. 8. Parrott & his Wife ... 4l. 4l. Nath Turner ... 2 2.13 Augt. Mrs Crispy travel att 9/6. 4/ 18.6 Tho' Bristol ... 4/ 2/ -- 6. Bennett Rice 3/6. 2/... 5.6 Mr Tyler ... 5/ 2/... 7.0 Jeff Lyon ... 2/6. 2/... 4.6 Nath Turner ... 2/... 2.0 Jack Wales ... 2/... 2.0 Elean Sperry ... 2/... 2.6 2.4.6

RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Executions_HamptonvsMartinClark_Judgment_010.jpgJPEG
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Hampton Negro John Martin & Co. Ex'gants Enl. Mar. Writ of Clk of Duty 1/ 0.14.0 Towels 1/8 Att 3/6 ... 1.2.2 Act of Court 1/3. 1.1.3 Copy of Act 1/7. 0.10.0 & Writ & Money 2.19.0 Clerk ... 4.6. Aug. Towel ... 2.8 Att 1/6 Att 7/6 ... 1.6.6. & Writ & Money 1.19.0 25pns 1/2/7 Sept 28. 2.6.0 Copies from Probate ... 1.6 Court & Jury ... 3.3.0 & Money 1/2 ... 2.5. 1/2 Copy Service 1/2 ... 2.8 Sum of service 1/2 Feb 2 ... 9.0 Total ... £5.15.0 Ford & T. Wolcott

Version History (4 versions)

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    "Added PINAX metadata"
  • v1 · 12/4/2025, 6:31:36 AM · View this version
    "Reorganization group: Financial_Accounts_and_Costs"

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