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James Byron Gordon

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Campaigns/Elections	Illinois Democrats retain control of the state legislature in the November 1858 election	11/02/1858
Campaigns/Elections	Lincoln-Douglas campaign lasts from mid-June 1858 until January 1859	06/16/1858 to 01/05/1859
Religion/Philosophy	Quakers moderate their demands in marriage and in dress	11/02/1858

Newspaper	New York Times, “Health of New Orleans,” November 2, 1858	11/02/1858
Book	Recollection by Gustave Koerner, Lincoln-Douglas Debates	07/10/1858 to 11/02/1858