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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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A duel in Sun Tavern Fields, Shadwell, between a hatmaker from Wapping Wall and a tallow chandler from the same neighborhood resulted in the chandler's fatal wound. Commentary highlights the spread of dueling among lower-class mechanics, calling for measures to stop it.
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Their Seconds were, an Apprentice to a Glass Seller and a Journeyman Hair Dresser. To such a Height is this Evil arisen, that it is become as general among the lower Class of Mechanicks as among People of Fashion; and every Shop Boy, who has but Courage to fire a Pistol, thinks himself entitled, on the least Offence, to demand the Satisfaction of a Gentleman. Pity it is that Some Method is not used to put a Stop to so iniquitous a Practice.
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Sun Tavern Fields, Shadwell
Event Date
Last Tuesday Morning
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tallow chandler received a wound and expired on wednesday evening
Event Details
A duel was fought between a hatmaker on Wapping Wall and a tallow chandler in the same neighbourhood, with the latter wounded and dying the next evening. Seconds were an apprentice to a glass seller and a journeyman hair dresser. The report notes the prevalence of dueling among lower-class mechanics, comparing it to people of fashion, and calls for methods to stop the practice.