The State vs. the Dead Body of Bob

Date: 
October 10, 1865

Deceased

Description: 
freedman
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Free
COD Category: 
Unknown

Coroner

Coroner: 
Coroner Title: 
magistrate acting as coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
near David Holcomb's

Source

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