MR. DUNCAN'S STATEMENT.
To the honorable the Chairman of the Select Committee appointed by the House of Representatives to inquire into the death of the late Hon. J. Cilley:
The statement of Doctor A. Duncan in answer to the request of the said committee, in the words following:
"Please state all you know in regard to the causes which led to the death of the Hon. Jonathan Cilley, late a member of the House of Representatives, and the circumstances connected therewith; and, if present on the field, state further all that transpired, in the order in which it occurred; what were the propositions made for settling the difference, and what was said and responded on each proposition, in the words of the persons speaking."
On Wednesday, the 21st of February, 1838, Mr. Cilley called upon Doctor Duncan, and informed him that Mr. Graves, of the House, had that morning offered him a communication in writing, which he stated at the time to be from James W. Webb, editor of the New York Courier and Enquirer, and that he (Mr. C.) declined to receive it, stating at the time that he could not receive any communication from Mr. Webb, because he did not wish to be drawn into a personal difficulty with that individual. Having declined to receive Mr. Webb's communication, it had been suggested to him he (Webb) might make a personal attack on him, and that he had better be armed and prepared for the worst, and asked the Doctor "if he could furnish him with suitable arms necessary for his personal defence?" The Doctor answered in the affirmative, and proffered any other assistance which might be required, within his power to afford....
The statement of Doctor A. Duncan in answer to the request of the said committee, in the words following:
"Please state all you know in regard to the causes which led to the death of the Hon. Jonathan Cilley, late a member of the House of Representatives, and the circumstances connected therewith; and, if present on the field, state further all that transpired, in the order in which it occurred; what were the propositions made for settling the difference, and what was said and responded on each proposition, in the words of the persons speaking."
On Wednesday, the 21st of February, 1838, Mr. Cilley called upon Doctor Duncan, and informed him that Mr. Graves, of the House, had that morning offered him a communication in writing, which he stated at the time to be from James W. Webb, editor of the New York Courier and Enquirer, and that he (Mr. C.) declined to receive it, stating at the time that he could not receive any communication from Mr. Webb, because he did not wish to be drawn into a personal difficulty with that individual. Having declined to receive Mr. Webb's communication, it had been suggested to him he (Webb) might make a personal attack on him, and that he had better be armed and prepared for the worst, and asked the Doctor "if he could furnish him with suitable arms necessary for his personal defence?" The Doctor answered in the affirmative, and proffered any other assistance which might be required, within his power to afford....
[THE EXTRA GLOBE, CONTAINING POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS, DOCUMENTARY PROOFS, &C. FOR 1838. BLAIR AND RIVES EDITORS. CITY OF WASHINGTON: PRINTED AT THE GLOBE OFFICE, FOR THE EDITORS 1338.,(Extra Globe. By Blair And Rives. Weekly Number 21. Thursday, August 16, 1839. Volume 4.), Pg. 321]
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