Birthdays
Varina Howell Davis
Turns 33 on this date
Washington Lee
Turns 38 on this date
Moses Williamson
Turns 57 on this date
Events
| US/the World | Senator Seward sails for Europe on a mission to "recruit his health" and study "Old World" institutions | 05/07/1859 |
| 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 | Charleston (SC) Mercury, “Nullification,” May 7, 1859 | 05/07/1859 |