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 |