The State vs. the Dead Body of Sealy Henry

Date: 
July 1, 1873

Deceased

Sealy Henry
Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Natural Causes
COD: 
Brain
COD Inquest Finding: 

we the under named jurors do find in accordance with the opinion of Dr. S. S. Knight. By disease most probably epilepsy caused her death.

Coroner

Coroner: 
E. Thompson
Coroner Title: 
Trial Justice

Location

County: 
Laurens County, SC

Source

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

Dr. S. S. Knight sworns says that upon the examination of the Body, I find no external marks of violence, except such as may have most likely did occur after death I am satisfied from the examination of the case taken in connection with the post-mortem that the deceased died of disease probably epilepsy.

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