The State vs. the Dead Body of Ben

Date: 
July 7, 1843

Deceased

Ben
Description: 
slave
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Enslaved
Owner: 
Thomas F. Farrow
COD Category: 
Unknown

Location

Inquest Location: 
at a spring near the plantation fo said Farrow
County: 
Spartanburg County, SC

Source

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