I think I heard about the duel from Jordan Maxwell Robert. People weren't citizens up until the establishment of the U.S. so men could "call each other out" without any interference. Could be just a story though...
Printed copy · Anthology Volume 4, page 1176Printed copy from The Tender For Law Anthology, Volume 4, page 1176 (printed 13 June 2014). Added by this site; not part of the Facebook export.