RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_PartitionLand_ClarkvsPrudden_006.jpg

New Haven County Superior Court Costs and Fees Collection

Version: 4 (current) | Updated: 12/4/2025, 3:21:44 PM

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Description

New Haven County Superior Court Costs and Fees Collection (1794)

Overview

This is a small archival collection from the Connecticut State Library that documents the monetary outlays associated with the 1794 land‑partition case Clark vs Prudden in the New Haven County Superior Court. The collection consists of a single ledger image (both JPEG and TIFF formats) and an OCR‑derived text file that reproduces the ledger’s entries.

Background

The ledger was produced by the New Haven County Superior Court in 1794 and preserved by the Connecticut State Library as part of the NHSC BAAI (Black, African American, and Indigenous) project, which indexes court files relevant to those communities. The collection is catalogued under the subject‑index field NHSCBAAICasesPapersSubject, linking it to broader research on legal fees and court costs in early Connecticut.

Contents

  • Ledger Image – A high‑resolution JPEG and TIFF of the original cost sheet, showing line items such as “Writ,” “Office,” “Travel,” “Attorneys Fees,” and “Court of Jury.”
  • OCR Text – A machine‑read transcription of the ledger, preserving the ledger’s numeric and textual details.
  • Metadata – The collection is in English, dated 1794, and tied to the New Haven County jurisdiction.

The ledger provides a granular view

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Raw Cheimarros Data

@connecticut_state_library:organization {location: @connecticut, type: "State Library"}

@new_haven:place {country: @united_states, type: "State"}

@new_haven_county:place {state: @new_haven, country: @united_states}

@new_haven_county_superior_court:organization {jurisdiction: @new_haven_county, type: "Superior Court"}

@legal_fees:concept {description: "Fees charged for legal services"}

@court_costs:concept {description: "Costs associated with court proceedings"}

@land_partition:concept {description: "Legal division of land among parties"}

@clark_vs_prudden:document {title: "Clark vs Prudden", type: "case", year: @date_1794, jurisdiction: @new_haven_county_superior_court}

@new_haven_costs_and_fees:concept {
title: "New Haven County Superior Court Costs and Fees Collection",
creator: @new_haven_county_superior_court,
institution: @connecticut_state_library,
created: @date_1794,
language: "en",
description: "Collection of documents detailing costs and fees associated with a land partition case (Clark vs Prudden) in the New Haven County Superior Court, 1794."
}

@new_haven_costs_and_fees -> includes -> @clark_vs_prudden

@new_haven_costs_and_fees -> subject -> [@legal_fees, @court_costs, @land_partition, @clark_vs_prudden]

@rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_partitionland_clarkvsprudden_006:image {format: "jpg", source: "RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_PartitionLand_ClarkvsPrudden_006.jpg", description: "Image of cost and fee ledger for Clark vs Prudden case"}

@new_haven_costs_and_fees -> contains -> @rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_partitionland_clarkvsprudden_006

@ocr_partitionland_006:document {content: "APP'LT\nWrit - 10 = 0\nOffice - 19 = 6.\nTravel to April 1794 - 1 = 4\nand - 7 = 6.\nClock - 1 = 3\nTravel & Att to Nov. - 8 = 9.\nCourt of Jury - 1 = 1 = 3\nTravel & Att to Indr - 7 = 6\nProvid & Att to Prk - 6 = 0\nAttorneys Fees - 16 = 0\nComm. pay of Recd - 4 = 0\n\n$5 = $18 = 5\n\nTaxed W. Bethin"}

@rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_partitionland_clarkvsprudden_006 -> has OCR -> @ocr_partitionland_006

@nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject:concept {
code: "NHSC_BAAI_Cases_Papers_Subject",
description: "Subject-index field for New Haven County Superior Court files concerning Black, African American, and Indigenous cases and papers"
}

@new_haven_costs_and_fees -> indexed by -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject

Metadata

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OCR Text

APP'LT Writ - 10 = 0 Office - 19 = 6. Travel to April 1794 - 1 = 4 and - 7 = 6. Clock - 1 = 3 Travel & Att to Nov. - 8 = 9. Court of Jury - 1 = 1 = 3 Travel & Att to Indr - 7 = 6 Provid & Att to Prk - 6 = 0 Attorneys Fees - 16 = 0 Comm. pay of Recd - 4 = 0 $5 = $18 = 5 Taxed W. Bethin

Version History (4 versions)

  • ✓ v4 (current) · 12/4/2025, 3:21:44 PM
    "Added description"
  • v3 · 12/4/2025, 2:55:49 PM · View this version
    "Added knowledge graph extraction"
  • v2 · 12/4/2025, 6:41:44 AM · View this version
    "Added PINAX metadata"
  • v1 · 12/4/2025, 6:35:12 AM · View this version
    "Reorganization group: Costs_and_Fees"

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