The State vs. the Dead Body of Curry

Date: 
March 17, 1856

Deceased

Curry
Description: 
slave
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Enslaved
Owner: 
Mrs. Elizabeth Middleton
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Drowning
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the said Curry came to his death by accidental drowning

Coroner

Coroner: 
George W. Nixon
Coroner Title: 
magistrate acting as coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Mrs Elizabeth Middletons Plantation
County: 
Edgefield County, SC

Source

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

four weeks ago Curry was missing from his usual occupation ... he found said Currys batteau near this bank lodged against a willow with a basket and jug with some whiskey in it ... he knew Curry to be very fond of a drink

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