{"@type": "dcat:Dataset", "accessLevel": "public", "contactPoint": {"@type": "vcard:Contact", "fn": "CT State Library", "hasEmail": "mailto:no-reply@data.ct.gov"}, "description": "The Connecticut Courant Index, 1764-1799 contains thousands of entries searchable by Name, Town, or Subject taken from a slip index found in the History & Genealogy Reading Room of the Connecticut State Library.  It includes advertisements by name of merchant or tradesmen, though not by individual items for sale. Names of specific articles offered for sale may be found under Merchants in (name of town). Druggists in (name of town), etc.\n\nThis index omits vital statistics, [except deaths of Connecticut people in other places], probate notices, tax sale lists, notices of cattle and horses lost and found, post office lists of letters (except by name of town, post office, letters held), and notices of farms, houses and land for sale.\n\nIn the spring of 2001, Kathryn Black, a volunteer from the Connecticut Professional Genealogists Council, Inc., along with State Library staff, began entering the information on the slips to The Connecticut Courant Index, 1764 -1799 into a database in order to provide researchers remote access to this wonderful resource. After 45,857 entries, volunteers and staff completed the database in December of 2007. This database is of great significance as it will likely display entries for articles not found in the scanned and indexed Historical Hartford Courant as the machine readable software used may not have correctly read the printed word as found on the original newspaper correctly.\n\nDatabase Fields\n\nBelow, researchers will find a list and explanation (when necessary) of the fields used in the database.\n\nLast Name In addition to surnames, this field contains single names, pseudonyms, and the names of businesses and organizations.\n\nFirst Name\n\nMiddle Name\n\nTitle This field includes: Forms of address; Religious, Military, and Honorary titles; Pseudonyms; and designation of participation, usually within a group.\n\nTown The first town that appears in the entry is listed, unless it is not a Connecticut town and a Connecticut town appears later in the entry.\n\nState The state is listed only when it is not Connecticut.\n\nSubject Headings in this comprehensive index range from \u201cAccidents,\u201d to mention of the Ship \u201cZephyr,\u201d with many entries in between.\n\nCounty This field is only listed when it appeared on the slip.\n\nIssue Date The dates are listed in day, month, year format, e.g. 01 Jan 1765.\n\nPage The page number where the entry was found.\n\nColumn The column number where the entry was found.\n\nCross Reference \u201cSee\u201d and \u201cSee also\u201d references are listed here. For example, those searching for the term \u201cLoyalists\u201d are directed to \u201cSee\u201d or search under \u201cTories.\u201d Similarly, those searching for \u201cShoemakers\u201d are advised to \u201cSee also\u201d or also search under the term \u201cBootmakers.\u201d\n\nImportant Guidelines on Searching\nWhen searching for a first name of an individual, be sure to also check the Last Name Field, as single names and pseudonyms are listed here.\n\nWhen searching for a first or last name, also check the Subject Field, as the names of businesses and organizations are entered here. Also, keep in mind that a person can be the Subject of an entry.\n\nCheck for the names of towns, states, and counties in the Subject Field as well as the individual fields.", "distribution": [{"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "describedBy": "https://data.ct.gov/api/views/pjit-gmy5/columns.json", "describedByType": "application/json", "downloadURL": "https://data.ct.gov/api/views/pjit-gmy5/rows.json?accessType=DOWNLOAD", "mediaType": "application/json"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "describedBy": "https://data.ct.gov/api/views/pjit-gmy5/columns.rdf", "describedByType": "application/rdf+xml", "downloadURL": "https://data.ct.gov/api/views/pjit-gmy5/rows.rdf?accessType=DOWNLOAD", "mediaType": "application/rdf+xml"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "describedBy": "https://data.ct.gov/api/views/pjit-gmy5/columns.xml", "describedByType": "application/xml", "downloadURL": "https://data.ct.gov/api/views/pjit-gmy5/rows.xml?accessType=DOWNLOAD", "mediaType": "application/xml"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://data.ct.gov/api/views/pjit-gmy5/rows.csv?accessType=DOWNLOAD", "mediaType": "text/csv"}], "identifier": "https://data.ct.gov/api/views/pjit-gmy5", "issued": "2024-07-02", "keyword": ["connecticut courant", "connecticut state library", "csl", "ct state library", "hartford courant", "indexes"], "landingPage": "https://data.ct.gov/d/pjit-gmy5", "modified": "2024-07-02", "publisher": {"@type": "org:Organization", "name": "data.ct.gov"}, "theme": ["History"], "title": "Hartford, Connecticut Courant Index 1764 \u2013 1799"}