Record #:

2818

Author(s):

Jones, Joe

Abstract:

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.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 56 Issue 6, Nov 1988, p16-17, por

Subject(s):

Dueling--New Bern; Spaight, Richard Dobbs Sr., 1758-1802; Craven County--History; Stanley, John, 1774-1833