The State vs. the Dead Body of Edward

Date: 
October 22, 1857

Deceased

Description: 
slave, boy
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Enslaved
Owner: 
COD Category: 
Natural Causes
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

came to his death by the act of Providence

Coroner

Coroner: 
Coroner Title: 
coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at the residence of Wm Miller

Source

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