The State vs. the Dead Body of George

Date: 
June 24, 1857

Deceased

George
Description: 
slave
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Enslaved
Owner: 
W. B. Far[?]
COD Category: 
Natural Causes
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the said George came to his death by the [?] of Almighty God.

Coroner

Coroner: 
H. J. Thompson
Coroner Title: 
magistrate acting as coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at W.B. family[?] plantation
County: 
Greenville County, SC

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC
Inquest Images: 
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