Record #:

21219

Author(s):

Brown, Stephen W.

Abstract:

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.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 58 Issue 1, Jan 1981, p23-43, il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Dueling--North Carolina; Pearson, Joseph, 1776-1834; Jackson, John George, 1777-1825