The State vs. the Dead Body of Jethro

Date: 
July 27, 1857

Deceased

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

upon their oaths do say that the said boy Jethro came to his death by accidental drowning

Coroner

Coroner: 
Coroner Title: 
Coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at the residence of Cornelius B. Sarvis
County: 

Source

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