The State vs. the Dead Body of Stephen

Date: 
December 6, 1833

Deceased

Stephen
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Enslaved
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
Firearm
COD Inquest Finding: 

do believe that the s'd boy Stephen came to his death by a gunshot wound, inflicted by Ephraim Morgan: and that in accordance with the testimony adduced, we believe that the s'd boy was killed by the sd. Ephraim Morgan in self defence.

Coroner

Coroner: 
Charles Bell
Coroner Title: 
Esq.

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Ephraim Morgan's house
County: 
Fairfield County, SC

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC

Perpetrator

Perpetrator: 
Ephraim Morgan
Inquest Images: 
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