Elizabeth Slick collection, 1863
3 items
This collection consists of two documents and a check related to a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, inquisition into the apparent suicide of Elizabeth Slick in early September 1863.
This collection consists of two documents and a check related to a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, inquisition into the apparent suicide of Elizabeth Slick in early September 1863. The items are:
- 1863 September 11. True copy of a document by Jacob Kemper, Justice of the Peace for Lancaster County, and signed by various witnesses, describing the discovery of Elizabeth Slick's body and the inquisitors decision that Slick's death was a suicide.
- 1863 September 11. Document by Dr. Henry Reemsnyder, detailing the results of his examination of Slick's body. This was provided to the Justice of the Peace as means of documenting the cause of death. The second half of the document records payment to each of the witnesses present.
- 1863 September 28. One check made payable to Jacob Kemper, for $10, as payment for the inquest into the death of Elizabeth Slick.