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West Point cadets fight a duel... dismissal likely...
West Point cadets fight a duel... dismissal likely...
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July 15, 1824
BOSTON COMMERCIAL GAZETTE, Boston, Massachusetts, July 15, 1824
* 2 West Point cadets duel...
* Hoboken, New Jersey...
The front page has a report that says: "We are informed by the N. York American, that a duel was fought on Friday morning at Hoboken, between two cadets from West Point, in which one of them was badly wounded. His name...is Maurice, a native of Virginia....both parties, if the sufferer survives, we presume will be dismissed from the Academy."
Other news of the day includes: "Cultivation of Oysters" "Pirates Captured" "Erie Canal Navigation" and more.
Occasional foxing, otherwise in good condition. 4 pages.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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