Mrs. Martha Lamar

Andrew
Description: 
negro man
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Enslaved
Owner: 
Mrs. Martha Lamar
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Transportation
COD Method/Implement: 
train
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their Oaths do say. . .that Andrew came to his death by being run over by the engine and passenger train

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