The State vs. the Dead Body of Phebe

Date: 
February 25, 1832

Deceased

Sex: 
Female
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Enslaved
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Method/Implement: 
tree fall

Location

Inquest Location: 
at the house of Littleton Kelly

Source

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