The State vs. the Dead Body of William Hutchins

and found his youngest child washed partly upon a rock with his head and shoulders under it in the watter [sic]. He runt to it and ketched up but never could see any signs of life

Date:

December 9, 1840

Deceased

William Hutchins

Sex:

Male

Race:

White

Age Descriptor:

three years old

COD Category:

Accident

COD:

Drowning

COD Inquest Finding:

on oath that we believe that said child comes to his death by accident of falling or slipping in [the Maple Swamp] creek and being drowned near Wm. Smith's mill