Alcoholism

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do Say that he came to his death by an appoplectic fit in consequence of in temperance[?]

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say upon his oath that the said James Robison did Come to his death by Drinking of Sherriouts Liqur . . .Com to his death by Entockacation

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon there Oaths do Say that from the Effects of Intoxication that the Said James did Come to his death

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that . . .the deceased was put to bed . . .in a state of intoxication and . . .must have come to his death by a fit of appoplexy or some other natural cause

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the said Gabe Wilky came to his death ... from his own impudence & excessive use of alcohol and the visitation of God

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the death of the said John Soseby was caused by intoxication

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say uppon [sic] there [sic] oaths that he had no marks of violence uppon [sic] him & died by intemperance or the visition of God in a natural way and not otherwise

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say upon their oaths that the said Henry Standard came to his death by his own intemperance by drinking ardent spirits

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

after examination reported. . .that they beleave [sic] that the cause of his death was occasion by spiritous liquor

Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the said Margaret Scanlon came to her death at her residence ... by the excessive use on her part of spiritous liquors

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