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Daily Report
Friday, May 29, 1857
Birthdays
Events
Legal/Political
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Stephen A. Douglas serves in the United States Senate | to |
Legal/Political
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Elihu Washburne serves in the United States House of Representatives | to |
Legal/Political
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Lyman Trumbull serves in the United States Senate | to |
Legal/Political
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Thomas Langrell Harris serves in the United States House of Representatives | to |
Personal
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Moncure Conway serves as minister at Unitarian Church in Cincinnati, Ohio | to |
Documents
Newspaper
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New York Times, “Prize Essay on Slavery,” May 29, 1857 | |
Newspaper
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Richmond (VA) Dispatch, "The Underground Railroad to Canada," May 29, 1857 | |
Newspaper
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Dred Scott Free At Last |