Craven County NcArchives News.....Spaight-Stanley Duel 1802
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The Courier, 1802 1802
VIRGINIA.
NORFOLK, SEPT. 14.

   We are informed by a gentleman from Newbern, N. C. that a Duel was fought a 
short distance from that town, on Sunday evening the 5th inst. between Richard 
Dobbs Spaight, Esq; formerly Governor of the State of North-Carolina, and John 
Stanley, Esq; Senator for the District of Newbern.  After exchanging three 
fires each, without effect; at the fourth fire, R. D. Spaight, received a ball 
directly under his right arm-pit, which put a period to his existence four 
hours afterwards.  The cause of this unhappy affair proceeded from a dispute 
of a political nature.


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