The State vs. the Dead Body of Monday

Date: 
May 9, 1833

Deceased

Monday
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Enslaved
Owner: 
John Smith
COD Category: 
Natural Causes
COD: 
Other
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say upon their oaths that the said Negro Slave Monday, died by the visitation of God as he had no marks of violence upon him such as would lead to suppose he came to his death otherwise than in a natural way.

Coroner

Coroner: 
William Graves
Coroner Title: 
Justice of the Peace

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Mr. John Smiths
County: 
Laurens County, SC

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC
Inquest Images: 
Laurens_Cor_D5852_0316.jpg
Laurens_Cor_D5852_0317.jpg
Laurens_Cor_D5852_0318.jpg

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