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Wednesday, August 16, 1854

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Birthdays

Joseph Bradford Carr

26 years old today

Henry Winter Davis

37 years old today

John Punchard Jewett

40 years old today

Edward Emile Leclerc

35 years old today

James Franklin Purvis

20 years old today

John Severn Tyler

14 years old today

Events

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Stephen A. Douglas serves in the United States Senate to
Legal/Political
William H. Bissell serves in the US House of Representatives to
Legal/Political
Elihu Washburne serves in the United States House of Representatives to