Birthdays

George David Cummins
Turns 35 on this date

Clemence Sophia Larned Lozier
Turns 44 on this date

Hiram Paulding
Turns 60 on this date

George Washington Wright
Turns 48 on this date
Events
Legal/Political | The 35th Congress is in session in Washington, DC during December, 1857 before its holiday recess |
12/08/1857 to 12/22/1857 |
Documents
Newspaper | New York Times, “More Slave Cases,” December 11, 1857 | 12/11/1857 |