Version: 7 (current) | Updated: 12/4/2025, 3:19:11 PM
Added description
The collection is held by the Connecticut State Library and is accessible through its digital archives portal.
@file_pinax:file {filename: "pinax.json", type: "Metadata (PINAX)", id: "01KBM1DM9AFD2T6R4V3VD5227K", title: "Mathewson vs. Wakelee Legal Case Collection", collection_type: "Collection", creator: [@a_mc_clellan_mathewson, @edward_a_harriman, @tuttle_morehouse_taylor_co], institution: @connecticut_state_library, created: @date_1909, language: "en", subjects: ["Indigenous cases", "Turkey Hill Indians", "Legal appeal", "Superior Court", "New Haven County", "Legal documents", "Court filings"], description: "Collection of legal documents and appeal documents from the case of A. McClellan Mathewson, Overseer of the Tribe of Turkey Hill Indians, vs. Eunice A. Wakelee, et al., in the Superior Court of New Haven County, dated 1909.", access_url: "PLACEHOLDER", source: "PINAX", rights: "", place: [@new_haven_county, @turkey_hill_indians]}
@legal_appeal:concept {description: "Legal process of requesting a higher court to review a decision"}
@legal_documents:concept {description: "Official written records pertaining to legal proceedings"}
@court_filings:concept {description: "Documents submitted to a court as part of a case"}
@mathewson_vs_wakelee_collection:document {title: "Mathewson vs. Wakelee Legal Case Collection", creator: [@a_mc_clellan_mathewson, @edward_a_harriman, @tuttle_morehouse_taylor_co], institution: @connecticut_state_library, created: @date_1909, language: "en", subjects: ["Indigenous cases", "Turkey Hill Indians", "Legal appeal", "Superior Court", "New Haven County", "Legal documents", "Court filings"], description: "Collection of legal documents and appeal documents from the case of A. McClellan Mathewson vs. Eunice A. Wakelee.", place: [@new_haven_county, @turkey_hill_indians]}
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@mathewson_vs_wakelee_collection -> contains -> @mathewson_vs_wakelee:event
@mathewson_vs_wakelee_collection -> subject -> [@indigenous_cases, @legal_appeal, @legal_documents, @court_filings]
@mathewson_vs_wakelee_collection -> indexed by -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject
@mathewson_vs_wakelee_collection -> stored at -> @connecticut_state_library
@mathewson_vs_wakelee:event -> part of -> @mathewson_vs_wakelee_collection:document
@mathewson_vs_wakelee:event -> indexed by -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject
@mathewson_vs_wakelee:event -> subject -> @indigenous_cases
@mathewson_vs_wakelee:event -> subject -> @legal_appeal
@a_mc_clellan_mathewson -> creator of -> @mathewson_vs_wakelee_collection:document
@edward_a_harriman -> creator of -> @mathewson_vs_wakelee_collection:document
@tuttle_morehouse_taylor_co:organization {full_name: "The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co.", location: @new_haven_county_superior_court}
@tuttle_morehouse_taylor_co -> creator of -> @mathewson_vs_wakelee_collection:document
@new_haven_county -> location of -> @mathewson_vs_wakelee_collection:document
@turkey_hill_indians -> location of -> @mathewson_vs_wakelee_collection:document
@mathewson_vs_wakelee:event -> filed in -> @superior_court_new_haven_county {when: @date_1909_10_27}
@mathewson_vs_wakelee:event -> appealed to -> @supreme_court_of_errors {when: @date_1909_11_06}# Reorganization Summary Files were grouped based on their content and purpose in the legal case. The 'Appeal_Documents' group contains all materials specifically related to the appeal process, while the 'Court_Filings' group contains documents showing official submission to the court. Each reference file (.tif.ref.json) was paired with its corresponding content file (.jpg.ref.json) since they represent the same document in different formats. The organizational strategy prioritizes the legal function of documents over format or sequence. ## Groups Created - **Appeal_Documents**: Documents related to the plaintiff's appeal process in the Mathewson vs. Wakelee case, including the appeal notice, reasons for appeal, and clerk certifications. - **Court_Filings**: Official court filings and stamps documenting the submission of documents to the New Haven County Superior Court.