The State vs. the Dead Body of Ned

Date: 
December 12, 1835

Deceased

Ned
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Enslaved
Owner: 
Joel Dendy
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Exposure
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say upon their oaths the deceased came to his death by the Effects of Cold and other causes not Known.

Coroner

Coroner: 
Charles Allen
Coroner Title: 
Coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Joel Dendys
County: 
Laurens County, SC

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC
Inquest Images: 
Laurens_Cor_D5852_0343.jpg
Laurens_Cor_D5852_0344.jpg
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