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Grave, Richard Dobbs Spaight

Where: 35.07823 -77.05336, Richard Dobbs Spaight's Grave
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• 35.07823,-77.05336, Richard Dobbs Spaight's Grave
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Sources:

• Barefoot: NC p.79-80. Caswell aide at Battle of Camden. Pledged personal fortune to Nathanael Greene to support the war effort. Continental Congress. Speaker of NC House of Commons. Signer of U.S. Constitution. U.S. Congressman. Killed in duel. Grave desecrated by Union soldiers in 1852. Skull hung on gatepost. Coffin used for Union soldier.

• This site plotted based on Barefoot's description of being on SR-1004, 2.5 miles from its intersection with US-70 (presumed to be US-70 Bus.). The cemetery is described as being enclosed in brick wall, visible on the right side of the road (going south).

• On-site gps mark is needed.

• Spaight, Richard Dobbs (1758-1802)
  • Bio
    • From Constitution.org.
    • "Biography of Richard Dobbs Spaight, Sr. 1758-1802" from "Revolution to Reconstruction".
    • "Richard Dobbs Spaight North Carolina"
    • Congressional biography.
    • The Founding Fathers: North Carolina
    • from Virtualology.com
    • Spaight was approximately 22 years old in 1780, and was approximately 44 years old when he died.
  • Grave
    • "Died in New Bern, Craven County, N.C., September 6, 1802, from wounds received in a duel with John Stanly, his opponent and successor in Congress." The Political Graveyard.
    • "Clermont," near Newbern, North Carolina, per Congressional biography.

• Sherman's Calendar.... Not found. To avoid long downloads, use option to "Save and view this PDF in Reader".

• Baxley: SCAR. Not found (through 9-2006).

• BattleofCamden.org. FreeFind search for spaight. 6 returns, all relevant.

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Submitted by: John Robertson

Confidence level: 2