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@file_pinax -> documents -> @inquest_correspondence_collection:collection {title: "New Haven County Superior Court Inquest Correspondence Collection", creator: @james_wedworth, institution: @connecticut_state_library, created: @date_1749_07_02, language: "en", subjects: ["Inquests","Murder","Indigenous people","African Americans","New Haven County","Superior Court","Legal correspondence"], description: "Correspondence related to inquests conducted by the New Haven County Superior Court, including reports on the murder of an Indian woman in 1749.", place: [@new_haven, @new_town]}
@james_wedworth:person {full_name: "James Wedworth", role: "Creator", affiliation: @connecticut_state_library}
@connecticut_state_library:organization {type: "Library", location: @new_haven}
@new_haven:place {state: @connecticut, country: @united_states}
@new_town:place {state: @connecticut, country: @united_states}
@new_haven_county_superior_court:organization {type: "Court", jurisdiction: "Superior Court", location: @new_haven}
@mary_coffe:person {full_name: "Mary Coffe", ethnicity: "Indigenous", gender: "female", role: "victim"}
@negro_man:person {description: "Accused of murdering Mary Coffe"}
@richard_newman:person {full_name: "Richard Newman", role: "Constable"}
@indian_woman_murder_case:event {type: "Murder", victim: @mary_coffe, accused: @negro_man, constable: @richard_newman, date: @date_1749_07_02, location: @new_town, court: @new_haven_county_superior_court}
@inquest_report_document:document {title: "Report of the Jury of Inquest on the corpse of the Indian Woman murdered at our Town", author: @james_wedworth, date: @date_1749_07_02, language: "en", related_case: @indian_woman_murder_case, contains: ["Accusation against Negro man","Corps of Indian circumstantial evidence"]}
@ocr_text_004:document {content: "Honorable Gen't\n\nThe Inclosed is the report of the Jury of Inquest sett upon the corps of the Indian Woman murdered at our Town. The negro man that owns that he did the murder, I send to the Goal by our Constable, and am well certified that 1st negro hath made his escape, therefore think it not necessary to examine out the negro's Examination, or the Corps of Indian circumstantial evidence taken upon oath referring to 1st murder.\n\nHonorable Gen't\n\nI remaine your humble servant,\n\nJames Wedworth.\n\nFor the\nHonorable the Judges\nof His\nMajestie's Superior Court\nSitting in\nN. Town 2 Tuesday of July\n1749\n\nRichard Newman"}
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@image_report_004 -> depicts -> @inquest_report_document
@inquest_report_document -> authored by -> @james_wedworth
@inquest_report_document -> reports on -> @indian_woman_murder_case
@indian_woman_murder_case -> victim -> @mary_coffe
@indian_woman_murder_case -> accused -> @negro_man
@indian_woman_murder_case -> investigated by -> @new_haven_county_superior_court
@indian_woman_murder_case -> constable -> @richard_newman
@nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject:concept {description: "Subject terms for New Haven County Superior Court files concerning Black, African American, and Indigenous cases and papers"}
@inquest_correspondence_collection -> indexed by -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subjectHonorable Gen't The Inclosed is the report of the Jury of Inquest sett upon the corps of the Indian Woman murdered at our Town. The negro man that owns that he did the murder, I send to the Goal by our Constable, and am well certified that 1st negro hath made his escape, therefore think it not necessary to examine out the negro's Examination, or the Corps of Indian circumstantial evidence taken upon oath referring to 1st murder. Honorable Gen't I remaine your humble servant, James Wedworth. For the Honorable the Judges of His Majestie's Superior Court Sitting in N. Town 2 Tuesday of July 1749 Richard Newman
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