Title: Pistols

Identifier: Historic Hope Plantation   (https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/14306)

Description: David Stone's estate inventory, like many others of the time, includes a pair of pistols. These were made in London by John [Nubley?] These firearms had many ceremonial and functional uses, but they were also associated with dueling. Duels were ceremonial fights between men; they were typically carried out in response to a perceived public insult. Duels between John Stanley and Richard Dobbs Speight in New Bern and Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton are discussed in the accompanying video. Date approximated.