The State vs. the Dead Body of George Robinson

He was not sick atall last night only complaining of sour belches. He has had the sour belches ever since last Sunday a week ago

Date: 
January 12, 1892

Deceased

George Robinson
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Natural Causes
COD: 
Heart
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say from Heart failure

Coroner

Coroner: 
B. P. Covar
Coroner Title: 
coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at the plantation of E. B. Davis
County: 
Edgefield County, SC

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC
Inquest Images: 
L19077_0001_646.jpg
L19077_0001_647.jpg

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