The State vs. the Dead Body of Isaac

Date: 
May 9, 1865

Deceased

Isaac
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Enslaved
Owner: 
L. Abercrombie
COD Category: 
Unknown

Coroner

Coroner: 
J. Ward Motte
Coroner Title: 
Magistrate

Location

County: 
Laurens County, SC

Source

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