The State vs. the Dead Body of Humphrey Fletcher

Date: 
April 24, 1876

Deceased

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
COD Category: 
Accident
COD Method/Implement: 
wagon
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that Humphrey Fletcher in manner and form of the foresaid came to his death by misfotune or accident of being thrown from a waggon and draged [sic] some district causing the dislocation of his neck.

Coroner

Coroner: 
Coroner Title: 
Trial Justice

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Laurens C.H.
County: 

Source

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