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1. Aaron Cleveland v. William Ryan Aaron Cleveland v. William Ryan 1790 June Kidnapping -- Connecticut -- Sources; Slaves -- Connecticut -- Lisbon; Slavery -- United States -- History -- Sources; African Americans -- Connecticut -- History -- Sources; Cleveland, Aaron; Ryan, William; Shoram Cleveland accused Ryan of kidnapping Shoram, a male Negro child, from the family of Ezra Clark of Lisbon and taking him to South Carolina to be enslaved. Ryan found guilty and he appealed to the Superior...
2. Benoni Hills v. Oliver Wolcott Benoni Hills v. Oliver Wolcott 1754 Aug. Trials (Malpractice); Sheriffs -- Malpractice; Burglary; Escapes; Prisons -- Connecticut; Goshen (Conn.); Negro, Joseph; Hills, Benoni; Wolcott, Oliver, 1726-1797 Joseph Negro, a transient person, was accused of stealing goods from the house of Benoni Hills of Goshen in November 1753. Arrested and lacking resources for bail, he was jailed in the Litchfield County...
3. Caesar Peters v. John Mann and Nathaniel Mann Caesar Peters v. John Mann and Nathaniel Mann 1789 Dec. Kidnapping -- Connecticut -- Sources; Slaves -- Connecticut -- Hebron; Slavery -- United States -- History -- Sources; African Americans -- Connecticut -- History -- Sources; Peters, Caesar; Mann, John; Mann, Nathaniel On September 25, 1787, Caesar Peters, his wife, and eight children were kidnapped in Hebron and taken to Preston for the purpose of transporting them south and enslavement. The family was rescued and Peters...
4. Caesar Peters v. John Mann and Nathaniel Mann Caesar Peters v. John Mann and Nathaniel Mann 1790 Mar. Kidnapping -- Connecticut -- Sources; Slaves -- Connecticut -- Hebron; Slavery -- United States -- History -- Sources; African Americans -- Connecticut -- History -- Sources; Peters, Caesar; Mann, John; Mann, Nathaniel Appeal of Peters from a decision of the New London County Court in a kidnapping case. On September 25, 1787, Caesar Peters, his wife, and eight children were kidnapped in Hebron by John and Nathaniel Mann...
5. Case of Abigail Bets (Abigail Betts) & John Slead (John Slade) Case of Abigail Bets (Abigail Betts) & John Slead (John Slade) Adultery; Betts, Abigail; Slade, John Nathaniel Bowman testifies that he had gone to John Betts' home by authority to search for John Slead. Slead was found lying between two beds with Abigall Betes lying on top of him in nothing but her shift....
6. Case of Benjamin Denslow Case of Benjamin Denslow Theft; Denslow, Benjamin; Groton (Conn.); Windsor (Conn.) Benjamin Denslow of Windsor, is accused of taking a pocket book worth about 50 pounds, on May 13, 1728, from Matthew Barns of Groton. He is examined by Samuel Mather who finds he should be bound for fifty...
7. Case of Capt. George Denison Case of Capt. George Denison Drunkenness (Criminal law); Denison, George, 1618-1694; Pawcatuck (Conn.); Stonington (Conn.); New London (Conn.) Capt. George Denison is accused of drinking and of having words with Goodman Gallop at Goodman Shaw's home in Pawcatuck. Others later testified on Capt. Dension's behalf saying he had not been drinking....
8. Case of Elizabeth Clawson (Elizabeth Clauson) Case of Elizabeth Clawson (Elizabeth Clauson) Trials (Witchcraft); Trials -- Connecticut -- History -- 17th century; Clauson, Elizabeth, 1630 or 31-1713; Stamford (Conn.) Case of witchcraft against Elizabeth Clawson of Stamford with testimony by Eliezer Slawson, Marry Newman and others.
9. Case of Goodwife Seager (Elizabeth Seagar) Case of Goodwife Seager (Elizabeth Seagar) Trials (Witchcraft); Trials -- Connecticut -- History -- 17th century; Seagar, Elizabeth; Greensmith, Rebecca; Hartford (Conn.) Case of witchcraft against Goodwife Seager and Goodwife Greensmith of Hartford with testimony by Robert Sterne, Stephen Hart and others.
10. Case of Goody Ayers Case of Goody Ayers Trials (Witchcraft); Trials (Murder); Trials -- Connecticut -- History -- 17th century; Ayers, Goodwife; Hartford (Conn.) Case of witchcraft against Goodwife Ayers of Hartford with testimony by Goody Burr, Joseph Marsh and others.
11. Case of Goody Francis Case of Goody Francis Students -- Crimes against; School violence; Francis, Goodwife Testimony of John Coultman in the case of Goody Francis whose son was being misused by students at the school.
12. Case of Indian (named Mesquamp) Case of Indian (named Mesquamp) Murder; Assault and battery; Indians of North America -- Crimes against; Mesquamp; Wethersfield (Conn.) Mary Wright testifies that she saw the Indian Mesquamp cut the neck almost off a squaw, and wound another Indian with an ax. He then wounded her in the face and the arm with the ax. She testifies that...
13. Case of Israel Dibble & Deborah Bartlett Case of Israel Dibble & Deborah Bartlett Adultery; Dibble, Israel; Bartlett, Deborah A case of adultery between Israel Dibble and Deborah Bartlett, the wife of Benjamin Bartlett. Conflicting testimony is given by many of Israel Dibble's family members.
14. Case of John Biggs Case of John Biggs Murder; Biggs, John; Hartford (Conn.) The inquest into the death of John Biggs.
15. Case of John Fish Case of John Fish Divorce -- Connecticut; Desertion and non-support; Adultery; Pregnancy; Fish, John; Culver, Samuel The case of John Fish, whose wife has run away with Samuel Culver after becoming pregnant. Samuel Wyllys and Amos Richardson both testify on Fish's behalf in his attempt to divorce his wife.
16. Case of John Roberts Case of John Roberts Claims against decedents' estates -- Connecticut; Roberts, John An appeal filed by John Roberts in the case of his father's will in which Samuel Stone never collected property left to him. Roberts argues the Executrix has since died and he is not bound to her duties....
17. Case of John Rogers Case of John Rogers Imprisonment; Prisoners -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Rogers, John; Hartford (Conn.) John Rogers asks the Court of Assistants in Hartford for the name(s) of those who complained against him and supplied the information that led to his being confined in jail. He also asks the court to grant...
18. Case of Katherin Harrison (Katherine Harrison) Case of Katherin Harrison (Katherine Harrison) Trials (Witchcraft); Trials -- Connecticut -- History -- 17th century; Fortune-telling; Harrison, Katherine; Wethersfield (Conn.); Lilly, William, 1602-1681 Case of witchcraft against Goodwife Harrison of Wethersfield, with testimony by John Welles, Thomas Waples and others.
19. Case of Mary Stapels (Mary Staples), Mary Harvy (Mary Harvey), and Hannah Harvy (Hannah Harvey) Case of Mary Stapels (Mary Staples), Mary Harvy (Mary Harvey), and Hannah Harvy (Hannah Harvey) Indictments -- Connecticut; Trials (Witchcraft); Trials -- Connecticut -- History -- 17th century; Harvey, Hannah; Harvey, Mary; Staples, Mary; Fairfield (Conn.) The indictment by the Grand Jury, on charges of witchcraft, of Widow Mary Stapels, Mary Harvy and her daughter Hannah Harvy of Fairfield.
20. Case of Mercy Disbrough (Mercy Disbrow) Case of Mercy Disbrough (Mercy Disbrow) Trials (Witchcraft); Trials -- Connecticut -- History -- 17th century; Disbrow, Mercy Holbridge, ca. 1637-ca. 1714; Staples, Mary; Compo (Conn.); Fairfield (Conn.); Westport (Conn.) Case of witchcraft against Mercy Disbrough of Compo in Fairfield, with testimony by John Wakeman, John Barlow and others.
21. Case of Poipee Case of Poipee Murder; Indians of North America--Crimes against; Poipee; Groton (Conn.); New London (Conn.); Stonington (Conn.) Grand jury inquest on the death of the Indian Poipee whose death in Stonington was found to be "rece[ieve]d by some hands." Sitting on the Grand Jury was James Avery, John Avery, John Davie, John Ffaning,...
22. Case of Robert Old & John Williams Case of Robert Old & John Williams Assault and battery; Beswick, George; French, John; Old, Robert; Williams, John John French testifies about being witness to Robert Old and John Williams assaulting George Beswicke at Goodman Sadlor's house. He also says later in the evening Robert Old assaulted him while John Williams...
23. Case of William Cady Case of William Cady Theft; Calico; Cady, William; Gilbert, Samuel; Gilbert, Ebenezer; Gooden, William; Hartford (Conn.) The case of William Cady, an apparent seaman who has had money and "callecos," or bolts of fabric, stolen from him. Testimony is given by William Pitkin Esq., Capt. John Hamlin and others.
24. Case of William Moore Case of William Moore Desertion and non-support; Pregnancy; Paternity; Slavery; African Americans -- Connecticut -- History; Moore, William; Moore, Lydia; Richardson, Amos, 1623-1683 Amos and Mary Richardson testify that William Moore left his wife Lidea four and a half years past and never returned. They also testify that Moore impregnated Richardson's negro woman, paid her a shilling...
25. Case of William Newman injuring Indian Case of William Newman injuring Indian Assault and battery; Indians of North America -- Crimes against; Indians of North America -- Alcohol use; Middletown (Conn.); Hartford (Conn.) The case against William Newman, who is accused of injuring an Indian in Middletown.
26. Cesar Beamont deposition Cesar Beamont deposition 1820 June Military pensions -- United States -- Revolution, 1775-1783; Military pensions -- Connecticut; Connecticut -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, African American; African Americans -- Connecticut -- History -- Sources; Beamont, Cesar Deposition by Beamont, an African American, that he served in the Continental Line during the American Revolution and is deserving of a pension due to his poverty.
27. Charges of Catherine Branch against Elizabeth Clawson (Elizabeth Clauson), Mercy Disbrough (Mercy Disbrow) Charges of Catherine Branch against Elizabeth Clawson (Elizabeth Clauson), Mercy Disbrough (Mercy Disbrow) and Goody Miller Trials (Witchcraft); Trials -- Connecticut -- History -- 17th century; Clauson, Elizabeth, 1630 or 31-1714; Disbrow, Mercy Holbridge, ca. 1637-ca. 1715; Miller, Goody; Branch, Catherine; Fairfield, (Conn.); Stamford (Conn.); Westport (Conn.) Case of witchcraft against Elizabeth Clawson of Stamford, Mercy Disbrough of Compo in Fairfield and Goody Miller, with testimony by Catherine Branch, John Pettit and others.
28. Grand Jury report to the Honorable Superior Court, Fairfield County, April 29, 1938 Grand Jury report to the Honorable Superior Court, Fairfield County, April 29, 1938 Merritt Parkway (Conn.); Government purchasing of real property; Political corruption; Grand jury; MacDonald, John A. The Grand Jury, which investigated land acquisition practices for the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield County, concludes that many purchases were accompanied by waste and extravagance. It makes recommendations,...
29. James, a Negro, v. Grace, a Mulatto James, a Negro, v. Grace, a Mulatto 1771 Mar. Divorce -- Connecticut -- Sources; Slaves -- Connecticut -- Norwich; African Americans -- Connecticut -- History -- Sources; James; Grace Petition for divorce by James, a slave of Mrs. Abigail Hide of Norwich, from Grace, a servant of Jonathan Trumbull of Lebanon, on grounds of desertion. Petition granted. This may be the earliest divorce...
30. London and Phillis v. Ozias Brownson London and Phillis v. Ozias Brownson 1787 Mar. Trials (Slander); Libel and slander; African Americans -- Connecticut -- History -- Sources; Brownson, Ozias; London; Phillis; Winchester (Conn.) A case of defamation and slander involving Ozias Brownson of Winchester who falsely accused Phillis, a Negro Woman and wife of London, of calling his wife a Bitch. Phillis was jailed for four months, her...
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