Washington

First Name: Washington
Description: 
negro man
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Enslaved
Cause of Death
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Exposure
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon there oaths do say that they believe Decsd Came to his death by misfortune though intoxication & exposure to rain & cold

COD Short Description: 
intoxication
Original Record: 
3416
Owner: 
R. F. Glum[?]

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