Birthdays
James William Boyd
Turns 37 on this date
William Brisbane
Turns 36 on this date
William Henry Campbell
Turns 51 on this date
John Winthrop Chanler
Turns 33 on this date
Asbury Jones Clarke
Turns 18 on this date
Benjamin Harvey Hill
Turns 36 on this date
William Ralls Morrison
Turns 35 on this date
Alfred Foster Mullin
Turns 22 on this date
John Pelham
Turns 21 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Huge fire burns out of control for five days in the Turkish capital of Constantinople |
09/10/1859 to 09/14/1859 |
| Business/Industry | National Agricultural Fair in Chicago, Illinois |
09/12/1859 to 09/17/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “Abr. Lincoln,” September 14, 1859 | 09/14/1859 |
| Letter | M. A. Northrop to Abraham Lincoln, September 14, 1859 | 09/14/1859 |