Birthdays
John Wesley Allen
Turns 19 on this date
Stephen Baker
Turns 38 on this date
Daniel Davidson Bidwell
Turns 38 on this date
John Horace Forney
Turns 28 on this date
Samuel Stehman Halderman
Turns 45 on this date
Conway Wing Hillman
Turns 1 on this date
John Rodgers
Turns 45 on this date
William Price Sanders
Turns 24 on this date
Events
| Personal | Lincoln deposits his largest legal fee | 08/12/1857 |
Documents
| Letter | Hiram Wilson to William Still, August 12, 1857 | 08/12/1857 |