Charles

First Name: Charles
Description: 
negro boy
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Cause of Death
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Burns
COD Inquest Finding: 

Upon their oaths do say, that the boy Charles . . .came to his death by being burnt to death in an old house, accidently caught fire in some unknown or misterious way to us

COD Short Description: 
burnt to death in old house
Original Record: 
3489

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