Birthdays
Richard H. DeBaptiste
Turns 28 on this date
Samuel Fernald
Turns 33 on this date
John Augustus Griswold
Turns 41 on this date
Augustus Otto Hiester
Turns 51 on this date
John Codman Hurd
Turns 43 on this date
William David Luckenbach
Turns 19 on this date
Benjamin McCulloch
Turns 48 on this date
Wendell Phillips
Turns 48 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Joseph W. Thornton hangs in St. Louis for murder of Joseph Charless | 11/11/1859 |
| Religion/Philosophy | National Convention of Seaman's Missions holds its annual meeting in New York City |
11/09/1859 to 11/11/1859 |
| Legal/Political | Suspected American slaveship returned under naval guard to New York | 11/11/1859 |
| Foreign | The Treaty of Zurich is signed between France, Austria, and Piedmont-Sardinia | 11/11/1859 |
Documents
| Periodical | Boston (MA) Liberator, "Bad News for the Abolitionists," November 11, 1859 | 11/11/1859 |
| Letter | Eliza Margaretta Chew Mason to Lydia Maria Child, November 11, 1859 | 11/11/1859 |
| Newspaper | Greensboro (NC) Patriot, "Maryland Election," November 11, 1859 | 11/11/1859 |