When was it published?

May 26, 1825 in Martinsburgh Gazette

Filler May 26, 1825

Martinsburgh Gazette

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Crime Note, Human Interest, Marriage Or Courtship

Q: What keywords are associated?

Duel, Colored Gentlemen, Batesville, Crawford County, Rivalry, Woman, Reconciliation, Masters Intervention

Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia

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What is this article about?

A duel near Batesville between two colored gentlemen, one from Crawford county and one from Batesville, resulted in one being severely wounded. The fight stemmed from rivalry over a woman, but reconciliation was expected after intervention by their masters.

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Little Rock, April 12.—We learn, by a gentleman from Batesville, that a duel was fought, at or near that place, a few days since, between two Colored Gentlemen, one belonging to Col. of Crawford county, and the other to a gentleman of Batesville, in which the former was severely, though not dangerously wounded. We forbear to mention the names of the combatants, as we understand the further effusion of blood has been happily stayed by the timely mandate of their respective masters, and that a reconciliation was likely to take place between the parties, through the mediation of their mutual friends.

This affair, we understand, originated in consequence of a rivalship between the parties, in which one of the fair sex was concerned. Gazette.

What sub-type of article is it?

Crime Note Human Interest Marriage Or Courtship

What keywords are associated?

Duel Colored Gentlemen Batesville Crawford County Rivalry Woman Reconciliation Masters Intervention

Where did it happen?

Batesville

Filler Details

Topic

Duel Between Two Colored Gentlemen Over Rivalry With A Woman

Location

Batesville

Event Details

A duel was fought at or near Batesville a few days before April 12 between two colored gentlemen, one belonging to a colonel of Crawford county and the other to a gentleman of Batesville; the former was severely but not dangerously wounded. The fight originated from rivalry involving a woman. Names withheld as further violence was prevented by their masters, and reconciliation was likely through friends' mediation.