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Mathewson vs. Wakelee Appeal Documents

Version: 4 (current) | Updated: 12/4/2025, 3:13:09 PM

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Description

Mathewson vs. Wakelee Appeal Documents Collection

Overview

This digital collection comprises the appeal filings from the 1909 case A. McClellan Mathewson, Overseer of the Tribe of Turkey Hill Indians v. Eunice A. Wakelee, et al., heard in the Superior Court of New Haven County. The collection contains six scanned images (three JPEGs and three TIFFs) and their accompanying OCR text, representing the plaintiff’s appeal, notice of appeal, and a certification of filing. All materials are in English and were digitized by the Connecticut State Library as part of its New Haven County Superior Court digitization program.

Background

The case arose on November 6, 1909, when Mathewson appealed a judgment that sustained the defendants’ demurrer. The appeal was filed by Mathewson’s attorney, Edward A. Harriman, and the case was subsequently heard by the Supreme Court of Errors (Third Judicial District) on January 18, 1910. The documents are catalogued under the NHSC BAAI Cases Papers Subject index, which tracks New Haven County Superior Court files involving Black, African American, and Indigenous peoples.

Contents

  • Appeal (022) – The formal appeal statement, including the plaintiff’s arguments and prayer for relief.
  • Notice of Appeal (025) – A brief notice indicating the intent to appeal to the Supreme Court of Errors.
  • Certification of Filing (023) – An assistant clerk’s certification that the appeal was filed on November 6, 190

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Metadata

Files (6)

RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_IndigenousCases_MathewsonvsWakelee_022.jpgJPEG
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OCR Text

A. MC CLELLAN MATHEWSON, OVERSEER OF THE TRIBE OF TURKEY HILL INDIANS vs. EUNICE A. WAKELEE, ET AL. SUPERIOR COURT, NEW HAVEN COUNTY, NOVEMBER 6, 1909. PLAINTIFF'S APPEAL. In the above entitled cause, the plaintiff appeals from the judgment of said Court to the Supreme Court of Errors for the Third Judicial District to be held at New Haven on the Third Tuesday of January, 1910, for the revision of the errors which he claims to have occurred in the trial thereof, and for reasons of said appeal, he assigns the following: 1. The Court erred in sustaining the defendants' demurrer to the complaint. 2. The Court erred in rendering judgment for the defendants upon the pleadings. 3. The Court erred in not rendering interlocutory judgment for an accounting in favor of the plaintiff upon the pleadings. He therefore prays for such relief as is provided by law in the premises. A. MC CLELLAN MATHEWSON, OVERSEER OF THE TRIBE OF TURKEY HILL INDIANS, By Edward A. Harriman, His Attorney.

RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_IndigenousCases_MathewsonvsWakelee_023.jpgJPEG
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OCR Text

I hereby certify that the foregoing appeal was filed on the 6th day of November, A.D. 1909, and that Edward A. Harriman, Esq., of New Haven, is recognized in the sum of $100, conditioned that said A. McClellan Mathewson, Overseer of the Tribe of Turkey Hill Indians, shall prosecute said appeal to effect and pay all costs therein if he shall fail to do so; and said appeal is hereby allowed. [signature] Assistant Clerk.

RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_IndigenousCases_MathewsonvsWakelee_025.jpgJPEG
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OCR Text

A. MC CLELLAN MATHEWSON, OVERSEER OF THE TRIBE OF TURKEY HILL INDIANS vs. EUNICE A. WAKELEE, ET AL. SUPERIOR COURT, NEW HAVEN COUNTY, NOVEMBER 6, 1909. NOTICE OF APPEAL. Notice is hereby given that the plaintiff in the above entitled cause appeals from the judgment of this Court to the next term of the Supreme Court of Errors within and for the Third Judicial District. A. McCLELLAN MATHEWSON, OVERSEER OF THE TRIBE OF TURKEY HILL INDIANS, By Edward A. Harriman, His Attorney.

Version History (4 versions)

  • ✓ v4 (current) · 12/4/2025, 3:13:09 PM
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    "Added PINAX metadata"
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