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Links| The Litchfield County African Americans and Native
Americans Collection is an artificial collection composed of
photocopies of court cases identified in the records of the
Litchfield County, County Court, Files, 1751-1854 in which an
African American or Native American appears. The African
American(s) or Native American(s) can be the plaintiff,
defendant, subject, or an individual mentioned in a lawsuit.
Scope and Content The database currently holds records of 165
cases involving African Americans between the years 1753 and
1854 and 22 cases involving Native Americans between the years
1765 and 1852. The database provides access to copies of
original documents and the cases involving African Americans and
Native Americans cover a wide variety of subjects from debt and
fraudulent contract to assault and battery and theft. The
database contains the following information: surname and first
name of African American or Native American, if known, pl