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12185
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One of the most sensational and best known duels fought on American soil was that which took place between Andrew Jackson and Charles Dickinson on May 30, 1806. Dickinson was the aggressor, provoking Jackson with his disparaging remarks. Jackson responded with a challenge and the two men faced each other for a duel, Jackson perhaps winning due to the clever addition of a rule constricting the position of their firing arms.
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15483
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In the olden days in North Carolina, a real gentleman considered that there was only one way to settle a dispute and that was with a duel. Many famous duels have taken place in North Carolina, both before and since a drastic law against them was passed in 1803, but none have been more famous than the Spaight-Stanly, Carson-Vance, and Stanly-Henry duels.
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21219
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An account of a speech given by congressman Joseph Pearson of North Carolina on June 13, 1809 accusing President Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of State James Madison of improper conduct regarding the 1805-1806 expedition of Francisco de Miranda to liberate his native country of Venezuela from Spanish rule. These charges, which had long since been disproved, caused Virginia congressman John George Jackson to engage in a heated defense that lead to duel between the men nearly six months after the speech.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 58 Issue 1, Jan 1981,
p23-43, il, por, f
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29110
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Samuel Carson and Robert Vance were two influential men in North Carolina politics during the 1820s. The two became rivals over the congressional seat in 1827. Carson challenged Vance to a duel, leading to Vance’s death.
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