The State vs. the Dead Body of Ben

Date: 
February 12, 1840

Deceased

Ben
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Enslaved
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Exposure
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say upon their oaths [Ben came to his death] by being intoxicated and laying out in the cold of the night

Coroner

Coroner: 
Joseph Caldwell
Coroner Title: 
J.P.

Location

Inquest Location: 
by the publick Road Leding from Mr. Gaydons[?] Store to Rocky Mount
County: 
Fairfield County, SC

Source

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