The State vs. the Dead Body of Bart

Date: 
October 30, 1822

Deceased

Bart
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Enslaved
Owner: 
Charles Allen
COD Category: 
Unknown
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say upon their oaths, that the aforesaid Negro Bart, was killed, or came to his death, either by an accidential fall from a horse, or some other misfortune.

Coroner

Coroner: 
William Foley
Coroner Title: 
Coroner

Location

County: 
Laurens County, SC

Source

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