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 |