Birthdays
Adelbert Ames
Turns 22 on this date
Daniel Butterfield
Turns 26 on this date
Raleigh Edward Colston
Turns 32 on this date
Joseph Roswell Hawley
Turns 31 on this date
Alexander Williams Randall
Turns 57 on this date
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, “Important Rumor,” October 31, 1857 | 10/31/1857 |
| Letter | Thomas Garrett to William Still, October 31, 1857 | 10/31/1857 |