Founding Brothers

What was an "Affair of Honor?"

What is an "Affair of Honor" that is referred to in Founding Brothers

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An "affair of Honor" was a personal dispute based upon personal charges, and generally settled on the field of honor. Political and ideological disputes were not "affairs of honor."

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Founding Brothers/ Page 15