Daily Report

Birthdays

Francis Ellen Watkins Harper, engraving, detail
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
1825—1911
Turns 34 around this date
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John Wesley Landis, detail
John Wesley Landis
1837—1879
Turns 22 on this date
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Henry Warner Slocum, detail
Henry Warner Slocum
1827—1894
Turns 32 on this date
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Eppa Hunton, Brady image, detail
Eppa Hunton
1822—1908
Turns 37 on this date
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William Nathan Harrell Smith, detail
William Nathan Harrell Smith
1812—1889
Turns 47 on this date
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Dickinson College Alumnus - No photograph currently available
Henry Clay Cheston
1834—1882
Turns 25 on this date

Events

Cultural Much anticipated tour of English cricket's finest players begins in Montreal 09/24/1859

Documents
Newspaper New York Herald, “Air Navigation over the Atlantic,” September 24, 1859 09/24/1859