John Lyde Wilson (May 24, 1784 – February 12, 1849) was the 49th Governor of South Carolina from 1822 to 1824 and an ardent supporter of dueling. (From Wikipedia) More about John Lyde Wilson:
| | Books by John Lyde Wilson: Wilson, John Lyde, 1784-1849: The Code of Honor: or, Rules for the Government of Principals and Seconds in Duelling (Charleston, SC: Printed by T.J. Eccles, 1838) (page images at HathiTrust) Wilson, John Lyde, 1784-1849: The Code of Honor: or, Rules for the Government of Principals and Seconds in Duelling (Gutenberg text) Wilson, John Lyde, 1784-1849: The Code of Honor: or, Rules for the Government of Principals and Seconds in Duelling (Charleston, SC: Printed by J. Phinney, 1858)
Additional books by John Lyde Wilson in the extended shelves: Wilson, John Lyde, 1784-1849: Abstract of a system of exercise and instruction of field-artillery, and the exercise of heavy-artillery in battery, and some directions for the laboratory, together with the sword exercise of the artillerist; for the use of the South-Carolina militia. (Printed by A. E. Miller, 1834) (page images at HathiTrust) Wilson, John Lyde, 1784-1849: The Cash-Shannon duel; also: Duels around Camden. (Trend House, 1963), also by Harris H. Mullen (page images at HathiTrust) Wilson, John Lyde, 1784-1849: Codification : speech of the Hon. John L. Wilson ... on the propriety and expediency of reducing the laws of the state into a code ; to which is added a codification of the law of carriers. (Gray and Bunce, 1827) (page images at HathiTrust) Wilson, John Lyde, 1784-1849: Cupid and Psyche; a mythological tale, from the "Golden ass" of Apuleius. (Printed by B.B. Hussey, 1842), also by Apuleius and Hudson Gurney (page images at HathiTrust) Wilson, John Lyde, 1784-1849: Down the river or, Practical lessons under the code duello. (E.J. Hale, 1874), also by George W. Hooper (page images at HathiTrust)
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