Connecticut legal documents collection, 1744-1866 (bulk 1770-1840).

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Title: Connecticut legal documents collection, 1744-1866 (bulk 1770-1840).
Abstract: The collection contains legal documents, primarily land records in the form of deeds, leases, and quit claims, executed by residents of New Haven and New London counties in Connecticut, in particular families in the towns of Branford, New Haven, and Norwich. Among the surnames most prominent in the collection are Bradley, Daggett, Dunning, Howe, Howell, Hotchkiss, Leffingwell, Lewis, Root, Skinner, and Trowbridge, with some of the deeds related to settlement of estates in these families. Also present are documents related to Scipio C. Augustus and Bias Stanley, both African Americans and residents of New Haven, and the city's Eagle Bank. Documents relating to Stanley include records of the African United Ecclesiastical Society in New Haven
Description: Box 1 contains Scipio C. Augustus, John Bradley, Henry Daggett Estate, and Leeman Dunning. Box 2 contains Eagle Bank, Hezekiah Howe Estate, Thomas Howell, Hotchkiss Leases, and Addin Lewis Estate. Box 3 contains Joel Root, John Skinner Estate, Bias Stanley, and Trowbridge. Box 4 contains Branford Deeds, New Haven Deeds, Norwich Deeds, and Connecticut Deeds.
Provenance: Source unknown.
Extent: 1.5 linear feet (4 boxes)
Language: English

Genre: Deeds Connecticut 18th century
Deeds Connecticut 19th century
Leases Connecticut 18th century
Leases Connecticut 19th century
Legal documents Connecticut 18th century
Legal documents Connecticut 19th century
Subject (Geographic): Connecticut
New Haven.
Connecticut.
New Haven (Conn.)
Subject (Name): Augustus, Scipio C., -1833.
Leffingwell, Christopher, 1734-1810.
Stanley, Bias, -1854.
African United Ecclesiastical Society (New Haven, Conn.)
Eagle Bank (New Haven, Conn.)
Subject (Topic): African Americans
Real property
Social life and customs
Enconomic conditions
Subjects: Augustus, Scipio C., -1833
Leffingwell, Christopher, 1734-1810
Stanley, Bias, -1854
African United Ecclesiastical Society (New Haven, Conn.)
Eagle Bank (New Haven, Conn.)
African Americans > Connecticut > New Haven
Real property > Connecticut
New Haven (Conn.) > Social life and customs > 18th century
New Haven (Conn.) > Social life and customs > 19th century
New Haven (Conn.) > Enconomic conditions > 18th century
New Haven (Conn.) > Enconomic conditions > 19th century
Connecticut > 18th century
Connecticut > 19th century

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Citation: Connecticut Legal Documents Collection. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.