The State vs. the Dead Body of Unknown

Date: 
April 15, 1861

Deceased

Unknown
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Age Descriptor: 
about 35
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Overdose
COD Method/Implement: 
laudanum
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say that the deceaced came to his death, they believe by taking Laudanum

Coroner

Coroner: 
J. E. Bellote
Coroner Title: 
Magistrate acting as coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
At Pendleton
County: 
Anderson County, SC

Source

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