Birthdays
James Brooks
Turns 49 on this date
William Porter Cochran
Turns 56 on this date
Samuel Gridley Howe
Turns 58 on this date
Albert Gallatin Jenkins
Turns 29 on this date
James Miller McKim
Turns 49 on this date
Samuel Nelson
Turns 67 on this date
John Todd Stuart
Turns 52 on this date
Alfred Howe Terry
Turns 32 on this date
Events
| Cultural | Centenary of Schiller's birth celebrated in Europe and North America | 11/10/1859 |
| Legal/Political | Four of John Brown's raiders sentenced to death in Charlestown, Virginia | 11/10/1859 |
| Religion/Philosophy | National Convention of Seaman's Missions holds its annual meeting in New York City |
11/09/1859 to 11/11/1859 |
| US/the World | Treaty negotiations successfully conclude the late war between France, Austria, and Piedmont | 11/10/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, "Harper's Ferry Trouble," November 10, 1859 | 11/10/1859 |
| Newspaper | Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, "Untitled," November 10, 1859 | 11/10/1859 |
| Newspaper | Charleston (SC) Mercuy, "Insanity of Gerrit Smith," November 10, 1859 | 11/10/1859 |
| Newspaper | Philadelphia (PA) Christian Observer, "Character of John Brown," November 10, 1859 | 11/10/1859 |