Alcoholism

Sex: 
Female
Race: 
Black
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the said Martha Adamson came to her death from excessive intoxication or apoplexy

Sex: 
Female
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Free
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that Betsy Scott came to death from the effects of intemperance

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon there Oaths do say, that the Decd. Came to his Death from the use of intoxicating spirits.

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say upon their oaths, that the said Samuel Ferguson came to his death by Intemperance in the use of Spiritous liquors and not otherwise

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say uppon their oaths that the sd. William Thompsonhere laying dead did come to his death by heavy intoxication and abuse.

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths saith that the said John Boyd came to his Death by Entoxication and hard Drinking of Brandy.

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say upon there oaths that the said Johnston came to his death by intoxication, and So the Jurors afforesaid Say upon there oaths That the afforesaid John Johnston in manner and form afforesaid Came to his Death by intoxication.

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say upon their oathes that the aforesaid John Rea did come to his death By Intoxication; or the visitation of God on the morning the twenty first day of November...

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon there oaths do say S B Miller came to his death by excessive drinking resulting in appoplexy.

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say upon their oaths, that according to the evidence adduced to them, they have reason to believe; that for some time past the deceased has been in the habit of drinking spiritous liquors to excess on every occasion, or at least every opportunity, and on the 9th instant, had drank very freely, and fell once or twice off his own feet. might have been hurt thereby, but they believe, there was no other causes, unless, An appoplectic fit. or Epilectic, might have been brought on thereby

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