The State vs. the Dead Body of Nicy

Date: 
October 8, 1859

Deceased

Description: 
female slave
Sex: 
Female
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Enslaved
Owner: 
COD Category: 
Accident
COD Method/Implement: 
train
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that from . . .marks found on the arm and head of Decsd that decsd Came to her death by the cars [?] attemting to cross the track before the cars . . .by misfortune or accident

Coroner

Coroner: 
Coroner Title: 
coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Philip Downs[?] Hous
County: 

Source

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