Dueling
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College of William and Mary student [Samuel Meyers] challenged William C. Somerville to a duel. Meyers was a student in 1808-1809. (See Meyers Faculty-Alumni File)
The faculty could and did expel students for participating in duels.
Material in the Special Collections Research Center
- "Dueling," University Archives Subject File Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
- "Meyers, Samuel," University Archives Faculty-Alumni File Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
- Search for additional material in the SCRC Collections Database
- Search for additional material in the University Archives Card Catalog.
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