The written terms of a May 1841 duel between C.M. Clay & Robert Wickliffe, Jr., at Locust Grove, in Louisville. Dueling was used, between gentlemen only, to resolve disagreements. Clay was renowned for his dueling & fighting, with a preference for knives, particularly the bowie knife (though these terms specify pistols). May 1841

This document is from the Wickliffe-Preston family papers, 1753–1897, 1770–1887, housed at the University of Kentucky. The collector is the Wickliffe-Preston family. The item was digitized in 2009.