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Coffey, R. Kelly

On an August evening in 1788, outside the town of Jonesborough (which was then inside the borders of North Carolina), two men faced each other with pistols in hand, ready to fight a duel. Waightstill Avery, one of western North Carolina's most prominent lawyers and citizens, was one of the men. Andrew Jackson was the other. A courtroom altercation had brought both men to the town's outskirts. Coffey recounts the events leading to the duel and the duel itself.

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 72 Issue 12, May 2005, p34-36, 38, 40, il, por Periodical Website

Avery, Waightstill, 1741-1821

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Browning, Andrew H.

Browning proposed remembering Davie as more than the founding father status of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He included Davie’s contribution to the Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention. This contribution was made possible by the educational experience at Princeton, which for Davie yielded academic achievement.

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 95 Issue 3, July 2018, p281-312

Davie, William Richardson, 1756-1820; University of North Carolina Chapel Hill--William R. Davie; Governors--North Carolina ; Constitutional Convention--William Richardson Davie; United States Constitution--framers--North Carolina--William Richardson Davie; Martin, Alexander, 1740-1807; McCorkle, Samuel Eusebius, 1746-1811; Scotch-Irish immigrants--North Carolina--18th century; Alexander, Hezekiah, 1728-1801; Polk, Thomas (1732-1794); Avery, Waightstill, 1741-1821; Higher education--history--North Carolina ; Spaight, Richard Dobbs Sr., 1758-1802; Constitutional Convention--Great Compromise--William Richardson Davie; Presbyterians--History