New Haven County Black, African-American, and Indigenous Court Records
Published by Connecticut State Library
About this dataset
The New Haven County, Black, African-American, and Indigenous Court Records collection documents the interactions of individuals and groups of African and/or Indigenous descent with the New Haven County courts from the seventeenth through the early nineteenth centuries. These records reflect the broader legal and social landscape of the colonial, Revolutionary War, and early national time periods. The subject matter includes slavery, indentured servitude, coverture, and land disputes. Digitized images of the original records can be viewed on the Connecticut Digital Archive website by clicking on the links within the Connecticut Digital Archive Handle column.
Tags
- new haven
- women
- william lanson
- trials
- superior court
- summons
- slave trade
- slavery
- revolutionary war
- quash freeman
- puritans
- prosecution
- prince umstead
- prince omstead
- petitions
- partition
- new haven county
- militia
- judicial records
- indigenous people
- free black people
- forfeiture
- enslaved persons
- debt
- criminal court records
- court records
- county court
- conservatorships
- colonists
- civil court records
- black people
- american loyalists
- african americans
- actions and defenses
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