Symptoms of a Duel
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Title
Symptoms of a Duel
Subject
Duel
Description
A cartoon from 1839 satirizing a congressional probe of Martin Van Buren's Treasury Department. It depicts the Treasury Secretary Levi Woodbury aiming a pistol at James Harlan, the chairman of the probe.
Creator
Henry Dacre
Source
Dacre, Henry, Approximately, and Henry R Robinson. Symptoms of a Duel. , 1839. N.Y.: Printed & Publd. by H.R. Robinson. Photograph.
Date
1839
Contributor
Parker Slack
Rights
Library of Congress
Type
Caricature
Files
Citation
Henry Dacre, “Symptoms of a Duel,” Mason's Legacies, accessed October 22, 2026, https://masonslegacies.org/items/show/985.