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Monday, August 18, 1856

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Birthdays

Charles Francis Adams, detail

Charles Francis Adams

49 years old today

Benjamin Alvord, detail

Benjamin Alvord

43 years old today

Nathan Clifford, Brady image, detail

Nathan Clifford

53 years old today

John Wynn Davidson, profile, detail

John Wynn Davidson

32 years old today

Dickinson College Alumnus - No photograph currently available

Charles L. Ginn

19 years old today

William Higby, circa 1864, detail

William Higby

43 years old today

Phoebe Yates Levy Pember, detail

Phoebe Yates Levy Pember

33 years old today

Events

Legal/Political
Stephen A. Douglas serves in the United States Senate 03/04/1847 to 06/03/1861
Legal/Political
Elihu Washburne serves in the United States House of Representatives 03/04/1853 to 03/06/1869
Slavery/Abolition
Moncure Conway serves as minister at Unitarian Church in Washington, D.C. 10/01/1854 to 10/01/1856
Legal/Political
Thomas Langrell Harris serves in the United States House of Representatives 03/04/1855 to 11/24/1858
Legal/Political
Lyman Trumbull serves in the United States Senate 03/04/1855 to 03/03/1873

Documents

Letter
N. Coryell to William Still, August 18, 1856 08/18/1856

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