The State vs. the Dead Body of Roster

Date:

July 27, 1844

Roster

Description:

slave

Sex:

Female

Race:

Black

Slave Status:

Enslaved

COD Category:

Natural Causes

COD:

COD Inquest Finding:

upon thear [sic] oathes [sic] that the said Roster. . .was found dead, that she had no marks of violence upon her, and died by the visitation of God

Coroner:

Coroner Title:

coroner

Inquest Location:

at Fielden Clayton's

County:

South Carolina Department of Archives & History

Columbia, SC

Inquest Images:

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