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Dueling in Virginia : the influence of honor on the law1663 views
Author
Sayre, Alessandra Ann, Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia
Advisors
Ayers, Edward, Department of History, University of Virginia
McCurdy, Charles W., Department of History, University of Virginia
Abstract
The paper discusses the efforts of the Virginia General Assembly in the common law state to suppress dueling and the use of dueling in southern states as a code of honor.
Degree
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords
Dueling -- Law and legislation -- Virginia; Dueling -- Virginia -- History; Honor -- History; Law -- Virginia -- History; Virginia -- Moral conditions
Notes
Digitization of this thesis was made possible by a generous grant from the Jefferson Trust, 2015.
Language
English
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Sayre, Alessandra Ann. Dueling in Virginia : the influence of honor on the law. University of Virginia, Corcoran Department of History, MA (Master of Arts), 1990-05-01, https://doi.org/10.18130/V3063H.
