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Deposition of Dr. Gabriel S. Davies.

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Identifier

loc_robf_000260_000268

Title

Deposition of Dr. Gabriel S. Davies.

Description

As a witness for the defendant, Abner Tate, Dr. Davies' deposition includes a list of the questions asked and the corresponding answers on the blue document. Davies is asked about Elizabeth Routt and her husbands, particularly Alexander Jeffries. Dr. Davies is asked his professional medical opinion about the cause of death to which he states was believed to be from "inflamation of the stomach and perhaps the bowels." Dr. Davies also states that he believed him to have been sick approximately six to eight weeks. He also compares the symptoms of Jeffries and Brown, Routt's fifth husband.

Date

1857-02-10

Temporal Coverage

Source

Frances Cabaniss Roberts
Series I, Sub Series B, Box 4, Folder 20
University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama

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Relation

loc_robf_2021_03

Citation

Davies, Gabriel S., “Deposition of Dr. Gabriel S. Davies.,” UAH Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, accessed November 6, 2024, http://libarchstor2.uah.edu/digitalcollections/items/show/3727.

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