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Manners Of The Slavocracy--Quarrels Of Gentlemen

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Day
14
Month
August
Year
1843
Copyright
Public Domain
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that a son of Thomas L. Moore, of Warrenton, Fonquier county, Va. and a Mr. Robert E. Lee, met each other al the Court House, armed. Moore inquired of Lee, fhesaid he intended to cowhide his futher; Lee replied in the affirmative. Moore then struck Lee with a small walking cane, and Lee fired a pisto) nt Moore without effect; Moore then fired at Lee, who returned the fire, but again without effect; Moore drew another pistol and the cap bur6t; Moore's father here handed himjanther pisto!, but the by-standers interfered. - Mr. Lee was then taken to his room, where he died in a few minutes, the ball having entered his left brcasf, broke a rib, and took a direction to his right side. whcre it lodged . - Mr. Lee was a son of the late Charles Lee, of Vt. fAtlorney General under John Adnms,) and sou in-law of the Hon. John Scott, Judge of the General Court in Virginia. Mr. Moore is the cousin of Commodore Edwin Moore, and near relativo of General Henderson, of Marines. OC0 If "I. P. E." will send us his artiole written in a legible hand, we will publisli it Boon. The copy he sent to us canriot be dociphered by the compositor.

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Signal of Liberty