Bertie COUNTY NC Court - Coroner’s Inquest - Death of Solomon, Property of Mrs. Ruffin Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Lynn McCarthy Lcmccarthy@aol.com http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie.htm Coroner’s Inquest - Solomon, Property of Mrs. Ruffin North Carolina Division of Archives and History Raleigh, North Carolina Original File CR 010 928.9 Inquest helt over the body of Solomon Property of Mrs. Ruffin Decr 28th 1858 Jurors Inquest State of N Carolina Bertie County The year of our Lord 1858 December 28th We the jurors lawfully summons and sworn from the evidence of Elizabeth Reames that Negro man Solomon belonging to Rachel Ruffin came to his death by the shot from a gun suppose to be in the hand of W. A. Hunt. Given under our hands and seals this the day and date above riten. Thos. B Hardy (Seal) Reddin Bazemore (Seal) J. J. Burdin (Seal) Wm. Jernigan (Seal) Alfred Jernigan(Seal) Ed [Walton Loman ? ] (Seal) William Vaughan (Seal) N. J. Bunch (Seal) John Gardner (Seal) James E. Rodgers (Seal) Werley [Rutlan ? ] (Seal) Wm J Coplin (Seal)