Birthdays

Thomas Kempis Bull
Turns 49 on this date

Darius Nash Couch
Turns 37 on this date

William Wood Gerhard
Turns 50 on this date

James Willis Nesmith
Turns 39 on this date

Gabriel Colvin Wharton
Turns 35 on this date
Events
Lawmaking/Litigating | Nevada delegates meet to frame a constitution for their unorganized territory |
07/18/1859 to 07/27/1859 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The convention charged with creating a Kansas State Constitution is meeting in Wyandotte, Kansas |
07/06/1859 to 07/28/1859 |
Documents
Newspaper | Ripley (OH) Bee, “Slave Cargoes Landed in Florida,” July 23, 1859 | 07/23/1859 |