The State vs. the Dead Body of Littleton Hollis

Date: 
December 11, 1831

Deceased

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say upon their oaths, that according to the evidence adduced to them, they have reason to believe; that for some time past the deceased has been in the habit of drinking spiritous liquors to excess on every occasion, or at least every opportunity, and on the 9th instant, had drank very freely, and fell once or twice off his own feet. might have been hurt thereby, but they believe, there was no other causes, unless, An appoplectic fit. or Epilectic, might have been brought on thereby

Coroner

Coroner: 
Coroner Title: 
Coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at the house of Sanders Gibson

Source

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