Birthdays
John Quincy Adams
Turns 9 on this date
James Henry Carlisle
Turns 32 on this date
Phil Moore Leakin
Turns 27 on this date
John Henry Martin
Turns 23 on this date
Dixon Stansbury Miles
Turns 53 on this date
William Pennington
Turns 61 on this date
John Harmon Phillips
Turns 37 on this date
Joseph Pannell Taylor
Turns 61 on this date
Events
| Personal | Harriet Tubman brings her parents to Canada |
05/01/1857 to 06/01/1857 |
Documents
| Letter | L. D. Mansfield to William Still, May 4, 1857 | 05/04/1857 |
| Newspaper | New York Times, “Kansas Politics,” May 4, 1857 | 05/04/1857 |