The State vs. the Dead Body of Anthony

Date: 
July 2, 1853

Deceased

Anthony
Description: 
slave
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Enslaved
Owner: 
Samuel J. Hammond
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Fall
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say the deceased came to his death by causes unknown. We find marks or bruises on the right side of the head and behind the right ear. We find no more marks or bruises on the deceased more than what might have been made by a fall.

Coroner

Coroner: 
James McClusky
Coroner Title: 
magistrate acting as coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Samuel J. Hannond's plantation
County: 
Anderson County, SC

Source

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