The State vs. the Dead Body of Martin B. Elam

he had been drinking very hard for near two months and he was quite intoxicated

Date:

January 28, 1851

Martin B. Elam

Sex:

Male

Race:

White

COD Category:

Other

COD:

COD Inquest Finding:

upon their oaths do say that they suppose the deceased came to his death by the hand of providence or some other cause unknown

Coroner:

Coroner Title:

magistrate acting as coroner

Inquest Location:

at Mrs Mary Elams

County:

South Carolina Department of Archives & History

Columbia, SC

Inquest Images:

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