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Daily Report

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Tuesday, April 07, 1857

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Birthdays

William Smith Hanger Baylor, detail

William Smith Hanger Baylor

26 years old today

Francis Martin Drexell, self-portrait, circa 1825, detail

Francis Martin Drexell

65 years old today

Charles Godfrey Gunther, detail

Charles Godfrey Gunther

35 years old today

Alexander Kelly, circa 1900, detail

Alexander Kelly

17 years old today

William Rufus King, detail

William Rufus Devane King

71 years old today

Gershom Mott, detail

Gershom Mott

35 years old today

Francis Wilkinson Pickens, detail

Francis Wilkinson Pickens

50 years old today

Frederick Charles Salomon, detail

Frederick Charles Salomon

31 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
Legal/Political
Lyman Trumbull serves in the United States Senate 03/04/1855 to 03/03/1873
Legal/Political
Thomas Langrell Harris serves in the United States House of Representatives 03/04/1855 to 11/24/1858
Personal
Moncure Conway serves as minister at Unitarian Church in Cincinnati, Ohio 10/26/1856 to 01/01/1862

Documents

Newspaper
New York Times, “Virginia Frightened,” April 7, 1857 04/07/1857

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