Daily Report

Birthdays

Ralph Waldo Emerson, detail
Ralph Waldo Emerson
1803—1882
Turns 58 on this date
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Henry Hopkins Sibley, detail
Henry Hopkins Sibley
1816—1886
Turns 45 on this date
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Bennett Henderson Young, detail
Bennett Henderson Young
1843—1919
Turns 18 on this date
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Dickinson College Alumnus - No photograph currently available
William M. Lemen
1834—1910
Turns 27 on this date
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Events

Religion/Philosophy The Presbyterian General Assembly is meeting in Philadelphia and its decisions will split the Church 05/16/1861—06/01/1861
Lawmaking/Litigating John Merryman arrested in Maryland 05/25/1861

Documents
Letter Abraham Lincoln to Ephraim and Phoebe Ellsworth, May 25, 1861 05/25/1861
Newspaper Chicago (IL) Tribune, “A New Trouble in Georgia,” May 25, 1861 05/25/1861