Birthdays

John Quincy Adams
Turns 11 on this date

James Henry Carlisle
Turns 34 on this date

Phil Moore Leakin
Turns 29 on this date

John Henry Martin
Turns 25 on this date

Dixon Stansbury Miles
Turns 55 on this date

William Pennington
Turns 63 on this date

John Harmon Phillips
Turns 39 on this date

Joseph Pannell Taylor
Turns 63 on this date
Events
Lawmaking/Litigating | The trial of Oberlin-Wellington rescuer Charles Langston continues in the federal court in Cleveland, Ohio |
04/19/1859 to 05/09/1859 |
Documents
Newspaper | New York Times, “Fugitive Slave Case in Zanesville, Ohio,” May 4, 1859 | 05/04/1859 |