Pitt County NcArchives News.....Harriss-Yellowly Duel Fatal September 28, 1847 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Shank Carolynshank@msn.com February 20, 2008, 4:06 pm Oct. 14, 1847, Charlotte Journal September 28, 1847 FATAL DUEL -- A duel was fought, with pistols, on the 28th ult., in the Dismal Swamp, near Norfolk, between FERDINAND HARRISS and EDWARD YELLOWLY, both lawyers of Pitt County, N. C. The first fire grazed HARRISS' shoulder -- the second ball passed thrugh his brain. We believe his opponent was unharmed. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/pitt/newspapers/harrissy366nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 0.9 Kb