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2818
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A political campaign dispute between Richard Dobbs Spaight, Sr., and John Stanly culminated in the summer of 1802, when the men fought the state's most famous duel in New Bern. Spaight was mortally wounded.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 56 Issue 6, Nov 1988, p16-17, por
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3188
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Although remembered for killing Richard Dobbs Spaight in the state's most famous duel in 1802, John Stanley had a distinguished career in politics. Elected in 1801 to the U.S. House of Representatives, he was speaker when felled by a stroke in 1827.
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Record #:
12365
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John Stanley killed former governor, Richard Dobbs Spaight in a mortal duel fought over the policies of President John Adams.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 25 Issue 23, Apr 1958, p11-12, il
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13977
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The Spaight-Stanly Duel in 1802 is one of the most notorious duels fought in North Carolina and resulted in the death of one of its most distinguished citizens.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 18 Issue 36, Feb 1951, p11,17, f
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