The State vs. the Dead Body of James Blackie

Date: 
August 17, 1836

Deceased

James Blackie
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Natural Causes
COD: 
Infection
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say upon their oaths that they believe James Blackie died on the 16th of August & and that his death was caused by a 'severe acute disease aggravated & hurried to a fatal termination by previous organic affection of all the viscera of the systems

Coroner

Coroner: 
James Marshall
Coroner Title: 
Coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
in the house of Ezekiel Hoy
County: 
Fairfield County, SC

Source

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