J. M. Scott

First Name: J.
Middle Name(s): M.
Last Name: Scott
Description: 
free man of Coller
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Free
Cause of Death
COD Category: 
Suicide
COD: 
Drowning
COD Inquest Finding: 

uppon there oaths do say that Decsd came to his death by coluntarily jumping into Mr Thomas Bishops well which was beyond Douby from the Testimony of the witness Caused by Insanity which it appears Decsd was subject to at times

COD Short Description: 
jumped into well
Original Record: 
3370

Get in touch

  • Department of History
    220 LeConte Hall, Baldwin Street
    University of Georgia
    Athens, GA 30602-1602
  • 706-542-2053
  • admin@ehistory.org

eHistory was founded at the University of Georgia in 2011 by historians Claudio Saunt and Stephen Berry

Learn More about eHistory

Supporters

+ American Council of Learned Societies
+ DigiLab, Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, University of Georgia