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State South Carolina
Laurens County
An inquistion from indented taken on
10th May near Watts Mill 1908 before
W D Watts cororner for said county
upon view of the body of Pearce Davenport
then and there being dead by the oath of
Jeff Sexton Foremen Boyd Sexton
Geo Franks YW Garrett ST Taylor
A M Lafoy SM Layfoy FM Dorman
EY Jesse WC Taylor JW Healie JJ
Healie being a lawful jury of
inquire who having been charged and
sworn to inquire for the state South
Carolina where and by what means
said Pearce Davenport came to his
death upon their oaths do say he came
to his death from a gunshot wound in
the hand of Henry Beasley
In Witness where of I WD Waters Coroner
of aforesaid and jurors aforesaid to
this inquisition have interchangeably
put our hands & seal the day
and year above mentioned
WD Waters Coroner [LS]
Jeff Sexton Foreman [LS]
Boyd Sextion [LS]
Geo Franks [LS]
YW Garrett [LS]
ST. Taylor [LS]
RM Lafoy [LS]
SM Layfoy [LS]
F M Dorman [LS]
EY Jesse [LS]
WC Talor [LS]
JW Healie [LS]
JJ Healie [LS]