Bertie  COUNTY  NC  Coroner’s Inquest - Death of Delily, Negro
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Coroner’s Inquest - Death of Delily, Negro
Woman of John Ruffin Heirs

Division of North Carolina Archives & History

Original File “1810 - 1819” [sic] Coroners’ Inquests

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010
929.9

Jurors Verdic of Negro woman Delilia the property
of the heirs of Jno. Ruffin dcd
16 Sept. 1846

State of North Carolina Bertie County
We the Jurors of Inquest first being sworn on the
Holy Avangelist of All mighty God have meet at
the house of James Turner for the purpose of
ascertaining what led to the cause of the death of
Negroe Woman Delily the property of John Ruffin
heirs and after examining the body of Delily and
hearing the evidence of Negroe Woman Mary we
unanimously agree that the said Delily came to her 
death by the throwing of a piece of lightwood at her 
which hit her under the left [   ?   ] side by Negroe 
man Washington the property of the heirs of said
John Ruffin and we can say no farther given under
our hands and seals this the 16 September 1846

John Freeman (Seal)  Foreman
Allen Pritchard (Seal)
Cay Boon (Seal)
Geo W. Sanders (seal)
Zadok  O. Mitchell (Seal)
R M M Harmon (Seal)
Thos Casper (Seal)
Benj. Vick (Seal)
Edwin D. [   ?   ] (Seal)
Kennett Casper (Seal)
Humphry Wilder (Seal)
William Bazemore (Seal) 

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