New Haven County Black, African-American, and Indigenous Court Records
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.
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| accessLevel | public |
| contactPoint |
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| description | 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. |
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| identifier | https://data.ct.gov/api/views/bprb-4dnx |
| issued | 2026-07-10 |
| keyword |
[ "actions and defenses", "african americans", "american loyalists", "black people", "civil court records", "colonists", "conservatorships", "county court", "court records", "criminal court records", "debt", "enslaved persons", "forfeiture", "free black people", "indigenous people", "judicial records", "militia", "new haven", "new haven county", "partition", "petitions", "prince omstead", "prince umstead", "prosecution", "puritans", "quash freeman", "revolutionary war", "slave trade", "slavery", "summons", "superior court", "trials", "william lanson", "women" ] |
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| modified | 2026-07-10 |
| publisher |
{ "name": "data.ct.gov", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| theme |
[ "History" ] |
| title | New Haven County Black, African-American, and Indigenous Court Records |
