Birthdays

William Edwin Baldwin
Turns 32 on this date

James Henry Lane CSA
Turns 26 on this date

Amos Forry Musselman
Turns 29 on this date
William Duncan Smith
Turns 34 on this date

Thomas Snowden Thomas
Turns 31 on this date

Washington Williams
Turns 60 on this date
Events
Lawmaking/Litigating | The convention charged with creating a Kansas State Constitution is meeting in Wyandotte, Kansas |
07/06/1859 to 07/28/1859 |
Documents
Letter | Abraham Lincoln to Samuel Galloway, July 28, 1859 | 07/28/1859 |
Newspaper | Charleston (SC) Mercury, “The Chances of Douglas,” July 28, 1859 | 07/28/1859 |