1862-1863 Coroner's Records Orleans Parish, Louisiana Original Transcribers: Colleen Fitzpatrick and Rose Albrizio African American records extracted by: S.K. Martin-Quiatte redstick4@msn.com Source: 1863 Coroner's Records and a Few Accompanying Newspaper Articles Louisiana Division New Orleans Public Library Also available through the family History Library Date: June 2004 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** November 23rd/1862 Tom Woodson Slave of Thomas Pinckard - Parish St. Charles - 28 years - Virginia - in the cook yard back of Odd Fellows Hall. Verdict - "Pleuro Pneumonia" 30th John Slave of Mr. Roy Bezou - Lafourche - 8 months - Louisiana - in a house on Gentilly Road below draining machine. Verdict - "Pneumonia" December 1862 2d No. 19 Isaac Slave of John Schoffer* - Catahoula Parish - 2 years - Louisiana - No. 226 Levee Street. Verdict - "Pneumonia" *Name is hard to read. Might be Schoffen 4th A Female Negro Child - 10 months - Louisiana - in the Touro Almshouse. Verdict - "Naturel (sic) death but disease unknown" 6th Male Negro Child - 12 hours - Louisiana - Touro Almshouse - Levee St. Verdict - "Premature Birth" 7th Easlis* Robinson Slave of Frank Arfutt - 6 years - Louisiana - Gentilly Road near Ponchartrain R. R. Verdict - "Pneumonia" *Name hard to read. Might be Erlis, Easlis, Etc. 7th Mary Rose Slave of John B. Gervis - 2 years - Louisiana Touro Almshouse. Verdict "Pneumonia" Nelly Slave of Mrs. Knight - Grand River - 25 years - South Carolina - Touro Almshouse. Verdict - "Pneumonia" New Orleans December 1862 December 8th No. 20 Louisa Slave of Don Leche - 26 years - Louisiana - 226 Levee Street. Verdict - "Disease of the Heart" December 9th, 1862 Sam Slave of James Ballow* of Bayou Lafourche - 75 years - North Carolina - cor. Marais & Ursuline Sts. Verdict "Diarrhea" *Might be Ballon, Ballou Male Negro Child Salve of Mrs. Knight - 2 months - Louisiana - Touro Almshouse. Verdict - "Inanition" December 12th/62 John Edmond - F. M. C. - 55 years - Nativity not known - No. 197 Franklin Streets. Verdict - "Rheumatism" This is the old man lame man that used to black shoes in front of St. Charles Theatre. A male free child of colour - cor. Miro & Customhouse St. Verdict - "Still Born" Amanda Pegram Slave of LeBrut* Baton Rouge - 26 years - Louisiana - cor. Baronne and Union Streets. Verdict "Diarrhea" *Might be LesBrut. Sloppy handwriting. December 13th 62 Betsy Slave of William Cox Lafourche - 5 years - Louisiana - Touro Almshouse. Verdict - "Pneumonia" THE DAILY PICAYUNE - SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 14, 1862 - page 3 An inquest was also held on the body of a slave girl named Betsey, belonging to Wm. Cox, of Lafourche, who died in the Touro Almshouse, of pneumonia. Verdict accordingly. N.O. December 14th, 1862 Rachiel (sic) Harris - Slave of Pierre Landreaux - Parish of St. John the Baptist - 8 years - Louisiana - No. 105 St. Louis Street. Verdict - "Diarrhea" December 16th/62 Ann Arjon F. W. C. - 97 years - St. Domingo - Poydras Street bet. Claiborn (sic) & Derbigny Sts. Verdict - Debility in old age. December 18th, 1862 No. 7 Susan Slave of William Cox Lafourche - 30 years - in the Touro Almshouse - Verdict "Diarrhea" No. 21 Jacob Slave of Piere (sic) Landreaux - 5 years - Louisiana - 226 Levee Street. Verdict "Diarrhea" December 19th, 1862 Daniel, an unknown slave said to belong to the lower cotton press - aged about 80 years - Kentucky - on the bank of the Mississippi River in a shanty or tent opposite post 23 - second district. Verdict - "Rheumatism" Black male child slave of Mrs. Dumond - 2 months - Louisiana - (a contraband). - Verdict - "Pneumonia" December 20th/62 Squire F. M. C. - 55 years - Virginia - No. 134 Mandeville Street. - Verdict - "Diarrhea" Samosett F. M. C. - 95 years - Maryland - in a house No. 11 Derbigny St. - Verdict "Debility and Old Age" Dec 23d/62 Benjamin Austin Slave of R. Dodd of Lafourche - 6 years - Louisiana - Touro Almshouse - Verdict "Diarrhea" December 26th, 1862 No. 22 Rose Slave of John Shaffer Catahoula Parish - 2 years - Louisiana - 226 Levee St. Verdict - "Pneumonia" December 28th/62 Isam J. Stewart Slave of Denis Donivar - 55 years- Virginia - 445 Josephine St. Verdict - Disease of the Heart December 29th/62 Mary Ann Taylor Slave of Madam Bourgeois - 14 months - Louisiana - on Broad St. near Gentilly Road. Verdict - "Measles" Peter Slave of L. E. Lambert - 70 years - Louisiana - 613 Bagatell (sic) St. Verdict - "Paralysis" December 30th, 1862 Henrietta Boling Slave of Almindinger - 75 years - Maryland - No. 86 Felicity Road. Verdict - "Debility and Old Age" Wesly Stewart Slave of Mrs. Ann Penro* - 18 months - Louisiana - 271 Felicity Road. Verdict - "Diarrhea" *Could be Penrd. January 1st, 1863 A male slave child cor. Franklin & Poydras Sts. Verdict - Still Born January 2d, 1863 A female free child of colour - on St. Philip St. between Claiborne and Derbigny Strts. Verdict - "Still Born" January 3d, 1863 Daniel Taylor Slave of G. de Castro - 70 years - Maryland - cor. Gasquet and Villere Sts. Verdict - "Asthma" January 10th 63 Cupid Slave of Mrs. Dunn - 23 years - Virginia - Franklin St. bet. Lafayett (sic) & Girod St. Verdict - "Dysentery" January 17th 63 Jim Slave owner dead - 95 years - No. 785 Love Street. Verdict - Debility and Old Age New Orleans January 22nd, 1863 Joseph Slave of Alfred Archenal - 9 months - Louisiana - St. John the Baptist St. between Ninth and St. Antoine Streets. Verdict - "Diarrhea" February 2d, 1863 Solomon Slave of Mrs. Ley - 90 years - Virginia - No. 191 Robin Street - Verdict - "Debility and Old Age" February 2d, 1863 No. 23 Griffin Slave of Madam Vurinoy* - 5 years - Louisiana - 226 Levee Street - Verdict - "Dropsy" *Could be Durinoy. February 6th/63 William Slave of J. D. Picot Parish St. John the Baptist - Aged 10 years - Louisiana - 226 Levee St. - Verdict - "Pneumonia" February 7th/63 Thomas McClery* Slave of Mrs. Olidier** - 4 months - Louisiana - Third St. bet. Bachus (sic) & Dryades St. - Verdict - "Pneumonia" *Could be McClerry. Bad handwriting. **Could be A February 9th/63 Margaret F. W. C. - 95 years - St. Domingo - No. 29 St. Bernard St. - Verdict - Debility & Old Age February 12th, 1863 Bernard Jose Free Child Colour - 3 years - Louisiana - No. 218 Derbigny Street - Verdict "Convulsions" Johnson Col'd Man belong (sic) to 4th Regint (sic) Native Guards - 30 years - Touro Almshouse - Verdict "Epilepsy" 20th/63 Henderson Slave of his mother Mary Russell F. W. C. - aged 22 years - N.O. La. - on board steamboat Southerner lying in River opposite Bienville Street - Verdict - "Natural Death but Disease Unknown" 21st/63 No. 25 Isaac Dunbar Slave of Judge Dunbar - 18 months - Louisiana - 226 Levee St. - Verdict - "Pneumonia" March 13th/63 No. 26 John Slave of Thomas Bourgeois of Parish - 50 years - Virginia - No. 226 Levee St. - Verdict - "Diarrhea" March 16th/63 Bascun? Slave of Mr. Laurens of this city - 45 years - Louisiana - No. 319 Robertson St. - Verdict "Diarrhea" March 22d, 1863 Gustave Slave of Widow Carriere - 6 years - Louisiana - St. Louis St. bet. Roman & Prieur Street. Verdict - "Measles" March 31st, 1863 Jerry Mahony Slave of T. Picou of Bonnet Carre - 60 years - Maryland - Gentilly Road at Mrs. Bourgeois - Verdict - "Diarrhea". Jim Slave of J. D. Weaver - 12 years - Louisiana - cor. Magazine & Natches (sic) Streets - Verdict - "Natural Death but Disease Unknown" April 1st/63 Dick Slave owner unknown - 45 years - No. 152 Conti Street - "Consumption" April 2d, 1863 Samuel Smith - F. Boy of C. - 12 years - La. - 191 Johnson St. - "Accidental Drowning". He was playing in a skiff and fell in the old* Canal opposite Johnson St. yesterday about 1 o.c. p.m. Was got out shortly afterwards but was dead. *Illegible. This is a guess. April 25th/63 Matthew Searcin* F. Boy of C. - 8 years - Louisiana - cor. Rochelblave (sic) & Orleans Street - Lockjaw caused by running a splinter in his foot. *Could be Searcia. April 28th, 1863 Edward Slave unknown - Had a pass on him from G. H. Hanks Lieut. and General Superintend't of Negro Labour - aged about 25 years - found dead in the Miss. River opposite Josephine Street - Verdict - "Accidental Drowning" May 5th/63 Agatha Slave of Mr. Biel* - 48 years - Virginia - No. 16 Fourth St. 4th Dist. Verdict - "Acute Peritonitis" *Might be Riel. May 28th/63 Lewis Burton Slave of Mad. Jourdan - 40 years - Virginia - No. 210 Delord Street - "Strangulated Hernia" John Winey Slave of Antonio - 80 years - Virginia - No. 68 Burgundy Street - "Debility & Old Age" June 2d, 1863 *1 Mary Slave of Robert Newel of Elm Bayou. 30 years - Virginia - "Dysentery" *2 Verna Slave of Francis Ulmack of Grand Coteau - 10 years - Louisiana, "Dysentery' *3 Benjamin Thorton Slave of Mrs. Jenkins Parish St. Landry - 70 years - Kentucky "Pneumonia" *4 Polie Balgeron Slave of Baltere Balgeron Bayou Teche Attakapas - 70 yrs - Africa - "Dysentery" *These four entries are joined by a note written vertically along the left margin that says, "All at the Cotton (sic) Press corner of Greatman (sic) & Cotton Press streets." *5 Henry Slave of Ben Pratt Bellview Parish St. Landry - 9 months - La. Cotton (sic) Press. Greatman (sic) & Cotten (sic) Press St. "Pneumonia" *6 Rose Slave Samuel Bassin Bayou Bell Parish St. Landry 2 yrs - La. - Cotten (sic) Press cor Greatman (sic) & Cotten (sic) Press St. - "Diarrhea" June 4th/63 *7 Aaron Slave of Thomas Firk - Bayou Huppah R. River- 2 years - La - "Pneumonia" *8 Ned Slave of Thomas Anderson - Opelousas 70 years - Maryland - "Diarrhea" *9 Alexandrine Slave of Mad. Lucien Brassear - Faure** Point - 26 years - La. - "Diarrhea" *10 Angel Slave of Col. Olivier Parish St. Mary - 27 years - La. - "Measles" *11 Eliza Slave of Robt. Newel Elm Bayou - 2 yrs - La. - "Diarrhea" *12 Amelia Slave of Thomas Anderson Opelousas - 45 yrs - Maryland - "Diarrhea" *These entries are joined by a note written vertically along the left margin that says, "All at the Cotten (sic) Press corner of Greatman (sic) & Cotten (sic) Press streets." **This might be Fause Point. June 5th, 1863 13 Male Negro Child - Still Born *14 Diana Slave of Gen Pratt Opelousas - 1 year - La. -"Diarrhea" *15 Rosa Slave of Francois Dupre - Opelousas - 2 years - Louisiana - "Pneumonia" *16 Auguste Slave of SeJohn Ceasar - Opelousas - 54 years - Virginia - "Diarrhea" *These entries are joined by a note written vertically along the left margin that says, "Cotten (sic) Press". June 16th, 1863 Henry Rawlins F. Boy of C. aged ~91/2 years - Louisiana - in the Old Basin opposite St. Claude St. - Accidental Drowning June 17th/63 Benjamin Dircon F.M.C. - 40 years - Virginia - in the hold of the Brig Harriet Hallock lying opposite post 14 2d Dist. Killed accidentally by falling in the hold of said Brig on last night. June 24th/63 Cloe Howard - Slave of Mrs. Pandritt - 57 years - No. 203 St. Louis Street - "Diarrhea" July 3d, 1863 27 Wm Field Slave of S. Pompano Parish St. James - 80 years - Louisiana - 226 Levee St. - "Putrid Sore Throat" July 4th, 1863 No. 28 Priscilla Ross Slave of Andrew Day* of Lafourche - 20 years - "South Carolina," No. 226 Levee St. Verdict - "Diarrhea" *This name might be Duy or Diaj. Ann Richardson Slave of Leopold Cluckman - 40* years - Virginia. Girod St. between Camp & Magazine Street. "Disease of the Heart" *Might be 20 or 30. July 7th/63 Joseph Denis - 83 years - Native of St. Domingo - 226 Toulouse St. - Suicide by shooting himself in the face with a horse pistol about 11 oclock last night. July 12th/63 An unknown negro woman - aged about 20 years - found in the Mississippi River opposite Elmira St. 3d Dist. - Verdict - "Found Drowned" She had the appearance of a Plantation negro - Red plaid calico dress - red plaid hdchf round the waist. 21st An unknown Negro man aged about 40 years - found floating in the Miss River opposite Independence St. He was perfectly naked as if he had been in swimming. Verdict - "Found Drowned" N.O. August 9th/63 Rose Slave child of Edmond Rive* - 6 months - Louisiana - Bagatell (sic) St. bet. Greatman (sic) & Casacalvo - "Dentition" *Very hard to read name. Could be Rice, Riven, River, etc ______________- F.M.C. - 27 years *Very badly torn. TORN PAGES (sic) Janvier Slave of _____- 5 years - Louisiana _____ "Dysentery"* *Entry is badly torn. Mathilda Slave of Elbert Gant of Opelousas - 13 years - Louisiana - No. 65 Marais St. - "Dysentery" Ellen Gilloly - 35 years - Ireland - in a house on Corduroy Alley - St. Thomas St. - "Gastritis," caused from drinking to (sic) much "Louisiana Rum". N.O. August 4th, 1863 Ruchar - Slave of Frank Seller of Opelousas - 10 years - Louisiana - 59 Vilerie (sic) St. - "Diarrhea" Louisa Slave of Placide Amant of St. Mary - 10 years - Louisiana - corner of St. Ferdinand & Good Children Streets, "Cholera Morbidus" July 5th, 1863 Frank Slave of Frank Seller of Opelousas - 3 months - Louisiana - 59 Vilerie (sic) St., "Diarrhea" Sophia Burns Slave owner unknown - 15 years - Louisiana - cor Orleans & Prieur Sts, "Pneumonia" Simeon F. Boy C. - 10 years - N.O. La - cor. Dumain (sic) & Bourbon Sts. Killed by having his head crushed by the flywheel of a force pump used for making mineral water at the establishment of L. Deloche. The boy sliped (sic) and fell with his head in the wheel while it was revolving crushing his scull (sic) and right arm. Entirely accidental. New Orleans August 9th, 1863 An unknown Negro man about 20 years - First dist Police Station - "Diarrhea". Was picked up early this morning on the levee opposite Canal St. dead. Nothing on him to indicate who he was. August 10th/63 Celestine Marigny F.M.C. - 90 years - N.O., La. - Orleans St. bet. Dorgenois & Broad Sts. - "Debility & Old Age" Louis Pollard - Slave of Wm Barnes of N.O. - 14 years - La. - cor Dryades & Triton Walk Sts - "Pneumonia" Jerry Slave of John Campbell of Attakapas - 3 years - Louisiana - 88 Urquhart St - "Dropsy" Mary Slave of Mrs. Charveaux of N.O. - 45 years - Virginia - No. 95 St. Ann Street. "Gastritis" August 12th/63 Louis an old Negro man about 70 years found dead in a shanty on the Levee opposite Phillipe St. 2d Dist. - Natural death disease unknown. August 13th, 1863 Hilyard Slave, owner unknown, 17* years - No. 192 Franklin St. - "Dysentery" *Ink is smeared. Might be 16. The first digit is a 1. Priscilla Slave of Jacob Vanwinde of Point Coupe (sic) - 26 years - Louisiana - cor Constance & Melpomene St. "Congestive Chills" August 15th Rufus Allen - Contraband - 55 years - native of Alabama - in Miss. River opposite Girod St. Accidental Drowning - Fell overboard from U.S. Steam Man of War Albatros (sic). August 15th/63 Emperor William Slave of Rufus McIlhenny - 10 years - N.O. La. - Accidental drowned yesterday in the Ninth St draining canal at the crossing of the Jackson Rail Road. Charles Slave of Coulon de Villier - 2 years - in Pickayune (sic) Cotten (sic) Press on Levee, 3d Dist. "Diarrhea" Marie Louise F.W.C. - 69 years - N.O., La - Claiborn (sic) St. bet. Annett & St. Antonio St. - "Suffocated from a very large goiter (sic)" August 18th/63 Eliza Burns Slave owner unknown - 15 yrs - N.O. La. - cor. Orleans & Prieur Sts. Pneumonia Alexander Slave of Lt. Gov. Mouton - 90 years - in Pickayune (sic) Cotten (sic) Press. 3d Dist. Debility & Old Age An unknown Negro Woman - 35 years - in Miss River opposite St. Josephine St. (sic), "Found Drownd (sic)" The same woman whose basket and bonnet was found on the warf (sic). N.O. August 19th, 1863 John Slave of Edward Ducre of Attakapas La. - 3 years - Louisiana - Claiborne St. bet. Montegut & Clouet Sts. "Dysentery" Edward Slave of Joseph Shannon of N.O. La, 20 years - Maryland - No. 244 Camp Street - "Diarrhea" August 28th, 1863 Margaret Stevens an Indian woman - aged 33 years - St. Joseph, Missouri - on Lake Shore in a house Milneburg. "Swamp Fever" Bidwell - Slave of John Donavan - 65 years - Virginia - Hunter St bet Levee & Tchoupitoulas Sts. - "Asthma" August 30th/63 Ceaser Phillips, Slave of John Phillips - 50 years - Georgia - in Charity Hospital - died from the effects of a penetrating wound in the abdomen causing perotinitis (sic). Case set for examination Wensday (sic) evening Sept 2d (8h). Ambrose Slave of S. Broussard - 5 years - Attakapas La cor. Good Children & St. Ferdinand Sts. "Pneumonia" Sept. 4th/63 Robert Slave of Lt. Gen. Hitchcock of Miss - 35 years - Miss - Treme Police Station - "Dysentery" Sept. 15th/63 Mary alias Yanke (sic) Mary - 45 years - No. 208 St. Louis St. "Dropsy" Sept. 17th, 1863 Unknown Negro boy aged about 14 years found drownd (sic) in the new canal opposite Claiborne Street. Dressed in check shirt and brown cloth pants with fancy stripe (sic) on the side of the legs. Harriet Slave of Mr. Cooper of N.O. - 30 years - No. 104 Gainne (sic) Street. "Uterine Hemorhage (sic)," She was found dead in her room last evening. Body much decomposed and the room in the most filthy and disgusting condition. Sept 25th, 1863 Rose Ellen Fallon - 11 months - N.O. La. - No. 201 Tchoupitoulas Street - "Accidentally Burned to Death," The Mother of the child had gone to market - the Father was working down stairs - Had left the child in bed - in the room was (sic) three other children - one of them a small boy struck a match - set the musketon(?) bar on fire - Elder child gave the alarm - Father ran up - found the bed all on fire - snatched the child from the bed - child was burnt from head to foot - lived about one hour - occured (sic) about half past 7 o.c. this morning. Father was quite badly burnt about the arms in trying to rescue the child. DAILY PICAYUNE - SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1863 - PAGE 2 PAINFUL AND FATAL CASE OF BURNING. - Yesterday a little child named Rose Ellen Fallon, aged 11 months, was burned to death at the residence of her parents, No. 201 Tchoupitoulas street. The mother had gone to market and the father was employed in the lower portion of the building. There were three children together; a little girl, a little boy and the infant Rose. The boy in playing lighted a match and set fire to the mosquito bar of the bed where the child was lying, and little Rose was at once surrounded by a sheet of flame. The girl screamed, and the father rushed to the spot, taking the child from the bed and burning his own arms severely in the act. But it was too late. In an hour the mother was weeping over her poor faded Rose a lifeless, disfigured mass! The Coroner was sent for, and after due formalities a verdict in accordance with the facts was rendered. Oct 5th Jane Couzan col'd child contraband - 4 hours - La. "Inanition" Charlot Slave of Mr. Sinclair of Attakapas - 14 years - La. - cor. Prosper & New Orleans - "Pneumonia" Eve Slave of Sam'l Lepe of Washington, St. - 62 years - Louisiana - No. 402 Good Children Street October 7th, 1863 or yesterday An old Negro woman unknown aged at least sixty found dead on the side of Comon (sic) Street shell road about two hundred yards this side of Broad St. She had been seen lying there sick on the night of the fifth (Monday) and was alive next morning but died about six o'clock - natural death from want and destitution, disease unknown. October 8th, 1863 Elizabeth Slave of Dr. Bour of Opelousas - 50 years - Louisiana - Bagatelle St. bet. Giraud (sic) and St. John the Baptiste (sic) Sts. "Dropsy" N.O. Oct 22d, 1863 Nancy Slave of McClin of N.O. La. - 3 years - N.O. La. Second St. bet. Laurel & Annunciation St. "Sore Throat" Oct 24th/63 Nicholas Slave of Octave Olivier - 5 months - Louisiana - No. 226 Levee St. cor. Eighth & Dryades St. "Pneumonia" #29 Henry Slave owner unknown - 45 years - Virginia. No. 226 Levee St. "Pneumonia" New Orleans, October 26th, 1863 Oliver Mills F.M.C. - 85 years - Georgia - 369 Robertson Street - Old Age & Debility. Nov. 2d, 1863 #31 Edward Nicholson Slave of D. Boudreaux - 55 years - Virginia - 226 Levee St. "Remitting Fever" November 14th, 1863 James Johnson F.M.C. 24 years - New Jersey - on board U. S. Steamer Lackawana. Post Mortem - A contused wound on the left side of the head. On removing the skull there was found a large coagulation of blood on the left side, and a slight coagulation on the right side. Skull fractured perpendicular about three inches. Compression and death. Case set for Monday at 4 o.c. p.m. 16th Nov on board Lackawana. The next entry was X'd out: Nov. 17th/63 Concluded James Johnson F.M.C. - 24 years - New Jersey - on board U. S. S. Sloop War Lakawanna was concluded and a verdict of manslaughter returned against Samuel Sislir*. *Might be Sistir, Sistin, etc. Nov. 17th/63 An inquest comenced (sic) on Ellen Green F. W. C. - 62 years - Louisiana - No. 69 Howard Street. Post Mortem - Showed a gun shot wound on the right temple, the ball entering the scalp and passing out again, then entering the top of the right shoulder passing directly downwards breaking the collar bone and the first five ribs, passing through the edge of the middle and lower lobe of the right lung then through the diaphragm and right lobe of the liver, passing through one of the small intestines and lodging in the colon. Case set for Saturday at 5 o.c. pm. at Charity Hospital. Have since understood that a soldier of a firing squad fired of (sic) his musket yesterday in passing along but did not know he had shot anybody - the ball found was a minie (sic) ball an (sic) one ounce weight. Nov. 27th, 63 An unknown Negro man about 60 years. No. 80 Thalia St. "Dysentery" Male Negro child. "Premature Birth" George Dars - Slave - 57 years - No. 128 Basin St. "Pneumonia" August Dickason Slave - 18 years - Perdido St. bet. St. Paul & Howard St. Diarrhea Monday Nov. 30th 1863 Easter Harris a contraband girl - aged 5 years - Convulsions. No. 73* St. Thomas St. *Might be 173 St. Thomas St. Prince Negro man aged about 25 years found dead in the gutter on Labadie St. bet. White & Dupre. Cold & Exposure. His clothes were wet, perfectly dry where he lay. A pass in his pocket from Col. Killbore* stated his name to be Prince. Panama Hat, gry (sic) box coat, plaid velvet vest. Black pants. Congriss (sic) gaiter shoes. Mustache & Goate (sic). *Might be Kilbone. Dec 5th, 1863 Mary Ballou* F. W. C. - 17 years - La. - No. 56 Poland Street. Congestive Chill. She had been ironing, got very warm and sit (sic) in a draft, took chill and died in short time. *Might be Ballon.