The State vs. the Dead Body of Fany

Date: 
June 11, 1855

Deceased

Description: 
female slave
Sex: 
Female
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Enslaved
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon there Oaths do say that they Believe she Dsed Came to her death . . .by some cause to the Jury unknown think she might have died sadingly from some Lingering diseasas she was very often Complaing . . .or might have Falen in the Beauch & was unable to get out & Drowned as she was found in the Beach

Coroner

Coroner: 
Coroner Title: 
coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Mrs Jane Clowneys
County: 

Source

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