There is a series of books, The Public Record of the Colony [State] of Connecticut. These books contain transcriptions of various public records. Many of the volumes can be found as digital files online; a listing is included at the end of this post. Following are four examples of what can be found in these books.
Example 1
This is a (partial) list of Assembly members that took the Oath of Fidelity in August 1777, taken from the book, The Public Records of the State of Connecticut From October 1776 to February 1778 (p. 378; the rest of the list is on page 379).
Example 2
This excerpt related to the will of Lieutenant Robert Webster in May 1677, taken from the book, The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut From 1665-1678 (p. 310).
Example 3
This is a list of Freemen on the “South side of Hartford, 1669, Octo.,” , taken from the book, The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut From 1665-1678 (p. 518).
Example 4
This excerpt has to do with the dividing line between Preston and New London in May 1702, , taken from the book, The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut From August 1689 to May 1706 (p. 384).
Online Availability
I was able to find many of the volumes online through either Internet Archive or Google Books. Following is a list of those I was able to find, with a link to the book. They are also available at Ancestry here.
The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut Prior to the Union With New Haven Colony May 1665
The Public Records of the State of Connecticut 1665-1678
The Public Records of the colony of Connecticut May 1678 to June 1689
The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut August 1689 to May 1706
The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut October 1706 to October 1716
The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut May 1717 to October 1725
The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut May 1726 to May 1735
The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut October 1735 to October 1743
The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut May 1744 to November 1750
The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut May 1751 to February 1757
The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut May 1757 to March 1762
The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut May 1762 to October 1767
The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut May 1768 to May 1772
The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut October 1772 to April 1775
The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut May 1775 to June 1776
The Public Records of the State of Connecticut October 1776 to February 1778
The Public Records of the State of Connecticut May 1778 to April 1780
The Public Records of the State of Connecticut for the Year 1782
The Public Records of the State of Connecticut May 1793 to October 1796
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