Newspaper clipping from the October 1, 1833, edition of the *Daily Evening Transcript* reporting on a duel between J. Hemphill, editor of the *Sumter Gazette*, and Capt. M. M. Levy of Camden, South Carolina. The article includes a letter from C. Levy expressing satisfaction with the resolution of the duel. Published in Boston, Massachusetts.
Subject: Duels and dueling
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Letter written by Lieutenant H. Dayo from a camp near Fort Niagara, New York, to Captain Mordecai Myers. The letter discusses a delayed duel between Dayo and Myers, scheduled to take place during the War of 1812. Received by Lieutenant Joseph Eldridge of the 13th U.S. Infantry on May 22, 1813, and signed by both Dayo and Eldridge. The letter is significant due to the context of the pending duel, the involvement of notable figures in the War of 1812, and the subsequent death of Lieutenant Eldridge.
Four letters detailing the events leading up to and surrounding a duel between Lt. Henry Deyo and his superior officer, Capt. Mordecai Myers, in Williamsville, New York, in April and May 1813. The correspondence includes a challenge, acceptance, and the terms of the duel. A fifth letter, dated May 23, 1813, discusses a delay in the duel due to the Battle of Niagara Falls.