History of the duel between Dr. Vance and S.P. Carson / by Silas McDowell. [1913?]

Carson, Samuel Price, 1798-1838

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Politician Samuel Price Carson (1798-1838) was born to Col. John and Mary (Moffit) Carson, in Pleasant Gardens, North Carolina. John represented Burke County in the North Carolina General Assembly for many years. Educated by his older brother Joseph, Samuel Carson was elected to the North Carolina Senate in 1822. Two years later, Carson ran for U. S. Senate against Robert B. Vance, who charged that Carson’s father was a traitor during the Revolutionary War. Carson challe...

Vance, Robert Brank, 1793-1827

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McDowell, Silas, 1795-1879

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Silas McDowell was a scientific farmer and writer of Franklin, Macon County, N.C. From the description of Silas McDowell papers, 1827-1895 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24111776 Silas McDowell (1795-1879) was a tailor, farmer, writer, and scientific observer of Franklin, N.C. He was born in York District, S.C., in 1795, but was raised by his maternal grandfather in Rutherford County, N.C. From 1816 to 1846, McDowell worked as a tailor, first in Morganton and...