Summary: Originally this was published by the author (1784-1849), a
former governor of South Carolina, as a 22-page booklet, in 1838.
Before his death he added an appendix of the 1777 Irish duelling code,
but this second edition was not printed until 1858, as a 46-page small
book, still sized to fit in the case with one's duelling pistols. This
code is far less blood-thirsty than many might suppose, but built on a
closed social caste and standards of behavior quite alien to today.

Transcriber's Note: In the appendix the term "rencontre" is used. In
British law (then covering Ireland) this refers to an immediate fight
in the heat of offense. A duel would be undertaken in "cold blood" if
not cool temper. Killing a man in a rencontre counted as manslaughter;
in a duel, as murder.

On more than one occasion, the author refers to "posting" an offender.
This refers to posting to the public a notice as to his behavior in
some central club or business spot frequented by all men of that level
of society; exactly where varied from town to town. It was the
ultimate sanction, making the challengee's refusal to either apologize
or fight a public stain upon his character.

THE CODE OF HONOR;
or
RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT
of
PRINCIPALS AND SECONDS
in
DUELLING

by John Lyde Wilson