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The Code Of Honor; Or Rules For The Government Of Principals And Seconds In Duelling, John Lyde Wilson
The Code Of Honor; Or Rules For The Government Of Principals And Seconds In Duelling, John Lyde Wilson
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The Code of Honor lays out the rules and duties of the principal participants of a duel as well as their seconds. Chapter titles include: "The Person Insulted, Before Challenge Sent," "Second's Duty Before Challenge Sent," "Duty of Challengee and His Second Before Fighting, " and "Duty of Principals and Seconds on the Ground." The author, John Lyde Wilson (1784-1849) was a lawyer, politician and the 49th governor of South Carolina serving from 1822 to 1824.