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Seeing in number of the Northern papers different and contradictory statements of the duel lately fought here by Colonel David B Mitchell and William Hunter esquire, appearing either to be letters or extracts of the letters and communications from this place with the malicious intent of wounding the reputation of Col. Mitchell where he is least known, without reflecting that it was keeping alive an unfortunate event distressing to the feelings of the relatives and friends of the deceased, all of which are in many circumstances false and incorrect, I am with great reluctance constained [sic] in justice to the feelings and reputation of Col. Mitchell as well as my own to come forward and give a fair detail