The State vs. the Dead Body of Peter

Date: 
October 25, 1854

Deceased

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Enslaved
COD Category: 
Homicide

Coroner

Coroner: 
Coroner Title: 
Coroner

Location

County: 

Source

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