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for Greenville Times / Pitt's Past Vol. Issue , Mar 14-27 1990
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Dueling used to be a popular way to settle disputes. One duel changed the fate of two Pitt County men forever. On October 1, 1847, Henry Ferdinand Harris (b. 1814) dueled against the county legislator and lawyer Edward C. Yellowley. Yellowley apparently made some rather inappropriate comments about Harris after his 1846 election win. A higher official ordered the men to keep peace for one year. They did. However, they met at the Great Dismal Swamp Canal on October 1, 1847. Harris was killed, and Yellowley participated in another duel years later.
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