EXTRACTS FROM A CHARGE DELIVERED TO THE GRAND JURY AT NORTHAMPTON, AT THE MARCH TERM OF THE C.C. PLEAS, A.D. 1838

by John M. Williams

$125 · Offered by Bartleby's Books

Northampton, MA : J. H. Butler, 1838. 21 cm. 16pp. Disbound pamphlet. Paper uniformly darkened. Concerning a fatal duel in Maryland, the survivor being subject to legal action, as a resident of Massachusetts, where dueling was an indictable offence see AAS catalogue . The U.S. Congress passed a law outlawing dueling in Washington, DC. in 1839. American Imprints 53667. Item #68380

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