Daily Report

Saturday, August 23, 1856

Birthdays

48 years old today
23 years old today
46 years old today

Events

Legal/Political
Stephen A. Douglas serves in the United States Senate to
Legal/Political
Elihu Washburne serves in the United States House of Representatives to
Slavery/Abolition
Moncure Conway serves as minister at Unitarian Church in Washington, D.C. to
Legal/Political
Lyman Trumbull serves in the United States Senate to
Legal/Political
Samuel Galloway serves in the Thirty-fourth US Congress to